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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I&#8217;ve been flying intermediate for
about 3 years going on 4. <span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>The two
rolls are still kicking my you know what.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>I can do one slow roll and one 4 pt roll but not two consecutive rolls. <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;</span>I&#8217;m certain that the average
advance pilot would really have trouble with 3 rolls.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I see a lot of intermediate, advanced
and sometimes even <span class=GramE>masters</span> pilots almost loose
airplanes on the horizontal rolling maneuvers.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>They shouldn&#8217;t be underestimated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I agree with Mark, lets make advancement
at all levels a guideline.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I had to
move up from sportsman to intermediate after my first year in sportsman because
I beat 4 other pilots.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I was flying
a <span class=SpellE>Kaos</span> and the other pilots were all flying their 1<sup>st</sup>
contests with trainers.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>They had no
chance.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>In the end I&#8217;m glade
I moved up but at the time it made me real nervous.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I was so determined to fly pattern that
I decided to give it the old college try in intermediate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think Advance could use a few more
maneuvers that exit inverted.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp;
</span>Otherwise, I believe all the sequences are pretty good.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ron <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Richard Lewis<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 08, 2009 4:38 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Advancement System</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>There is a provision in the current rule set to
accomodate these situations, see 8.1.2 of the competition regulations....<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Richard<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
&quot;jeffghughes@comcast.net&quot; &lt;jeffghughes@comcast.net&gt;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion
&lt;nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org&gt;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 8, 2009 3:30:24
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Advancement System</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Bob,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I understand completely,
I moved up to advanced, then my daughter got sick and I've been to one contest
in 4 years. My flying has regressed, and my confidence along with it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Jeff<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
----- Original Message -----<br>
From: &quot;Mark Atwood&quot; &lt;atwoodm@paragon-inc.com&gt;<br>
To: &quot;General pattern discussion&quot;
&lt;nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org&gt;<br>
Sent: Friday, May 8, 2009 2:52:19 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Advancement System<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>I
know you&#8217;re joking some Bob, but I think you&#8217;re actually a great
example of someone that was able to fly a lot, and progressed nicely through
the system, but then when you got to Masters&#8230;a time when you really need
to practice even more to be competitive, your job suddenly changed,&nbsp; home
life became more complex, and you&#8217;re lucky to fly 10 practice flights a
year outside of contests.&nbsp;&nbsp; Your experience and skill would allow you
to be competitive in Advanced, without dominating and likely have a lot more
fun being a spoiler to that crowd, rather than trying to fly masters without
hardly even knowing the pattern.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#1F497D'>You&#8217;re
the perfect candidate for someone that should be able to choose where they fly (which
pattern) and have the most enjoyment.&nbsp; </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Bob Kane<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 08, 2009 2:40 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Advancement System</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hey, I
resemble that remark . . . . . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Bob Kane<br>
getterflash@yahoo.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> &quot;jeffghughes@comcast.net&quot;
&lt;jeffghughes@comcast.net&gt;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> General pattern discussion
&lt;nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org&gt;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Don Ramsey &lt;don.ramsey@suddenlink.net&gt;<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, May 8, 2009 12:17:58
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Advancement System</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This is all pretty
interesting. From my perspective, I didn't &nbsp;really care who beat me when I
was in intermediate or advanced. I just knew that I was seeing the skill level
necessary to win. While it's nice to win a trophy in the lower classes, I
understood I wasn't competing against the best pilots anyway.&nbsp; From what
I've seen there is a huge variation of talent&nbsp;within a class anyway.&nbsp;I've
seen Masters pilots fly that wouldn't win in advanced if they bumped back down
(maybe not even in intermediate). People move up for all&nbsp;kinds of reasons
unrelated to skill level. &nbsp;It's also interesting that we talk about using
each class to improve our flying until we get to Masters, then it appears
nobody wants to improve to FAI. </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
database 4063 (20090508) __________<br>
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The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br>
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