<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Cool. <br><br>A huge thanks to Mellisa! She owns site 4!!!! Awesome for you to have such a cool wife Mike! I can't wait for these guys to have a finals day! They deserve it!<br><br>I was glad to be able to go down and watch as they announced the places down there this year. I think it's something we all should at least try to do. I got to judge advanced and it was fun to be able to see all the talented flyer's there! <br><br><div><strong><em><font color="#0000bf" face="comic sans ms" size="3">Chris </font></em></strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div><br><br>--- On <b>Thu, 7/30/09, Mike Hester <i><kerlock@comcast.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Mike Hester <kerlock@comcast.net><br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats
format<br>To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 8:25 PM<br><br><div id="yiv149009642">
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I agree totally, and I'm all for it.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">FWIW Melissa said she'd be happy to score it, no
problem.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I really don't think it'd be that hard to do. Every
intermediate and advanced pilot I have asked said "hell yeah!" so I think it's
viable.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">-Mike</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats
format</div>
<div><br></div>Bill:<br><br>I agree 100% with you. Everyone pays the
same entry fee and should have a similar experience. The Intermediate or
Advanced Champion is no less excited than the Masters or FAI Champ I'm
sure. Giving them a comparable event is the right thing to do and I will
volunteer now to help judge their finals next year if they are short of
judges. I understand the logistical issues but we need to have one event
with 4 classes and not 2 events with the have and have nots.
<br><br>Chris<br><br>Bill Glaze wrote:
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Glad that you recognized that not everyone has
the capability or ambition to be a Master or FAI pilot. For whatever
reason. I feel that fact doesn't make their membership in
NSRCA an less valuable, nor does it make them a second-class
member. IMHO. However, my feeling is that, if you want them to
stick around, that they should be given (granted?) the same consideration as
all other classes. Not venting, or ranting; just stating a
belief.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bill Glaze</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">NSRCA 2388</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">AMA 2221</font></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Excellent
idea.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Also,
I think we do the intermediate pilots a disservice by assuming they’re
overwhelmed. There are as many destination Intermediate pilots as
there are Masters. They’re not all beginners and would appreciate
some respect for their level of accomplishment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 11pt;">Honestly
I think we currently do the same for the Masters pilots. They’re
finals is almost an afterthought compared to FAI. We
need to celebrate and respect each level somewhat equally. We all
know the top dogs are the FAI finalists… but that shouldn’t diminish
the accomplishment of the lower class victors.</span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>John Konneker<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 30, 2009
10:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> 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-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Why not let
the NSRCA ask this year's Nats Intermediate pilots how they feel about a
finals being added?<br>JLK<br> </span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">From: <a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" ymailto="mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=drmikedds@sbcglobal.net">drmikedds@sbcglobal.net</a><br>To:
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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:09:18 -0500<br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW:
nats format</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 10pt;">I
agree with Earl that intermediate is in a big learning curve and coming to
the nats ,competing at that level, learning the ropes, taking it all in,
seeing all the other flyers, competing for 3 days,etc. should be more than
enough for these newcomers. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 10pt;"></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size: 10pt;">The
banquet can make that night sort of special for these intermediate pilots
as well. They can give out the trophies and prizes for these pilots.
There wonderfully are many young and new pilots that can celebrate at this
time. The finalists for the next day can be announced also.
</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>michael s harrison<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 30,
2009 7:30 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'General pattern discussion'<br><b>Subject:</b>
[NSRCA-discussion] FW: nats format</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">From:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> michael s
harrison [<a rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" ymailto="mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=drmikedds@sbcglobal.net">mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net</a>]
<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 style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">They
are:</span></p>
<p style="" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">1.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Have a finals
for advanced</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">a.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">8
finalists</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">b.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3
rounds</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">c.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Judged by
advanced or intermediate judges(qualified
volunteers)</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">d.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The site is
open so it is not a space issue</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">e.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">24 flights
would take app 3 hours</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">f.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Do on
4<sup>th</sup> day</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">g.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Count the
prelims as a 1000 normalized score</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">h.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Count 3 of 4
scores for the winner</span></p>
<p style="" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">2.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Modify
masters accordingly</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">a.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3 round
finals</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">b.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Count prelims
as a 1000 normalized score</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">c.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Count 3 of 4
for the winner</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">d.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">10
finalists</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">e.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">30 flights
about 5.5 hours</span></p>
<p style="" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Fai</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">a.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">3 rounds
final</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">b.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">F-11 flown 1
time</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">c.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Each
unknown(1&2) flown once</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">d.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Count the
semi-final F-11 scores only as a single 1000 normalized
score</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">e.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Count 3 of 4
for the winner</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">f.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">10
finalists</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">g.</span><span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">30 flights
about 5.5 hours</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Rationale
behind changes:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Advanced
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Masters
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">FAI</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">To
conclude:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">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></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Respectfully</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Mike
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