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<DIV>You would need 9 pilots to cover three rounds of judging...3 judges for
each round....9 finalists and it works.</DIV>
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<A title=cahochhalter@yahoo.com href="mailto:cahochhalter@yahoo.com">Charles
Hochhalter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">General pattern discussion</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 30, 2009 19:54</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats
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<DIV>Why cant the finalists from advanced judge intermediate and vice
versa.</DIV>
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<DIV>Seems it would work to me.. long day but worth it cause they are in
the FINALS.</DIV>
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<DIV>Chuck<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 7/30/09, michael s harrison <I><<A
href="mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net">drmikedds@sbcglobal.net</A>></I></B>
wrote:<BR></DIV>
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michael s harrison <<A
href="mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net">drmikedds@sbcglobal.net</A>><BR>Subject:
Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats format<BR>To: "'General pattern
discussion'" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Date:
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 3:55 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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advanced, as I said in my initial proposal is self supportive.
It does not require recruiting additional judges per say. It
comes from the intermediate pool and those that did not make the
finals.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>Joe Lachowski<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:40
AM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Discussion List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats format</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">I have
not read everyones comments to thoroughly to digest
this.<BR> <BR>But, we already have a problem with getting judges
for the Masters and FAI finals already. Getting judges for the other
classes on top of that really makes it difficult. This years Nats was
a prime example, there was an imbalance of judges district wise in the
Masters finals. Don't know how FAI panned out.<BR> <BR>Do we
really need a finals for Intermediate and Advanced? They get equal
exposure already. If there is a finals for Advanced and
Intermediate, it really only needs to be the top 5. I had the
opportunity to judge Advanced this year and that is what I see
from this experience. Another option for Masters finals is top 8 with
the the 8th being determined by a one round sudden death flyoff
between numbers 8 through 11 or 12 at the end of day
3.<BR> <BR>Also, for this to really work properly,
there is a need for a pool of say, at least, 6 paid full time judges
available. Not to mention more volunteers or paid individuals
for various other duties if there is a plan to weigh every plane,
etc.<BR> <BR>What really messed up this years Nats was the fact
that no shows did not bother to contact Dave early enough or at
all for him to fix judging assignments. No shows are what
really screw things up for the contest management. No shows screw up
flight order exposure, create an imbalance in matrix seeding and
sends contest management scrambling to fill judging assignments
vacated by the no shows. We were short about 10 or so judges
from the FAI and Masters pool. This is the critical pool of judges to
make things work. This does not include the Advanced and Intermediate
no shows. This all gets amplified when there is a year with lower
than usual attendance which this year was.<BR> </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">From:
drmikedds@sbcglobal.net<BR>To:
nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:29:38
-0500<BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats format</SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma', 'sans-serif'"> michael
s harrison [mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net] <BR><B>Sent:</B>
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 3:45 PM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Don
Ramsey'<BR><B>Subject:</B> nats format</SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">After
considerable thought and reflection, I would like to share my views of
the nats and the classes flown. I believe we have been very
fortunate to have an excellent group of volunteers that work and
sacrifice to make the nats happen. That group is led by the
event director Dave Guerin, who has worked tirelessly and unselfishly
for years at this job. I believe he has responded to our desires
to make this the best national event possible. With that in
mind, there are some changes I believe we can make that would be a
win-win for everyone and reduce the workload as well. </SPAN>
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are:</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">1.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Have a
finals for advanced</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">a.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">8
finalists</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">b.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">3
rounds</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">c.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Judged
by advanced or intermediate judges(qualified volunteers)</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">d.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">The site
is open so it is not a space issue</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">e.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">24
flights would take app 3 hours</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">f.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Do on
4<SUP>th</SUP> day</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">g.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Count
the prelims as a 1000 normalized score</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">h.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Count 3
of 4 scores for the winner</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">2.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Modify
masters accordingly</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">a.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">3 round
finals</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">b.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Count
prelims as a 1000 normalized score</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">c.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Count 3
of 4 for the winner</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">d.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">10
finalists</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">e.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">30
flights about 5.5 hours</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">3.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Fai</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">a.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">3 rounds
final</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">b.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">F-11
flown 1 time</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">c.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Each
unknown(1&2) flown once</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">d.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Count
the semi-final F-11 scores only as a single 1000 normalized
score</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">e.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Count 3
of 4 for the winner</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">f.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt">
</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">10
finalists</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">g.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7pt"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">30
flights about 5.5 hours</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Rationale
behind changes:</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Advanced
</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">This
would make for a very exciting and fun event for the advanced
class. It would make the 4<SUP>th</SUP> day a very real part of
the nats for them. This format is totally self contained with no
additional personnel required. It could be started and finished
before the masters and fai is done. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Masters
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">Masters
is in a real sense an endurance contest. How many times does
someone have to fly the same sequence to prove he is the best in that
class. The present system is 10 times! The only argument
is the equal exposure issue-which may have merit. The
system I propose addresses that issue and takes less time. I
raised the number of finalists to 10 to close the argument that
someone is cutout of the finals because of unequal exposure.
Counting the prelim as one of the 4 scores is, in my opinion a
legitimate score to keep-having been earned over a period of 3 days
under a number of variables. Assuming incorrect scoring(bias,
unequal exposure, etc.), the competitor has 3 flights to erase that
concern. Any 3 flights count so the prelims score can be
dropped. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">The
argument for doing 2 Finals pattern is that at the world event in the
semifinals, there is not equal exposure of the pilots and the pool is
so large that conditions can change substantially over the course of
doing the semifinals. This rationale wouldn’t apply at the
nats. The semifinals at the nats is only 2 flights with 20
pilots, using the prelim score as a 1000 normalized score.
Therefore, the 2 F patterns can be combined to be a score carried over
into the finals event. The finals then becomes a single F
pattern and 2 unknowns. Count 3 of 4 scores. I would
recommend doing the F schedule first, then the 2 unknowns. I
believe all the other pilots would love to see FAI unknown finals
flown by some of the best pilots in the world. It would be a showcase
event. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">To
conclude:</SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">I
believe this is a win-win for everyone. We would add finals to
advanced; both the Masters and FAI finals would be shortened; the best
pilots would be showcased; more pilots would be in the finals; fewer
personnel to do the finals. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana', 'sans-serif'">There is
no perfect system. I am sure there will be objections of some
kind, but I believe this system has real merit and should be
implemented. </SPAN>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Harrison</SPAN>
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