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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Allowing people to move back without issue would be a big part
of this for several reasons. 1) people climb to masters…but often
can’t sustain that level of competition. Either life/age/ability
gets in the way and instead of moving back, they either hang in there in the
bottom or even lower middle of the pack, or they quit. Both are
bad. 2) People jump too soon and realize that it’s less the
maneuvers, than the brutal level of the competition that should have kept them
in Advanced… Again, they can’t move. 3) Sequences change and
the patterns march forward in difficulty, and often we don’t keep
up. Allowing movement would let people make that shift.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Adding a new class would kill contests financially and
logistically. It might have been possible in the era of 50 person
contests but when the norm is 18-25, it’s just not practical. Also,
where is the fun in competing in groups of 3?? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joe
Lachowski<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2009 3:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NSRCA Discussion List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I
think one of the biggest problems we face right now is the void in
Advanced. The Advanced sequence this time around was made just a tad more
difficult and some of us in the sequence committee are all for
changing Advanced every two years along with Masters. In my opinion, some
are moving up to Masters too quick. Changing Advanced more frequently along
with changing the advancement requirements might just be the ticket for keeping
guys in Advanced a little longer. Hopefully, we can build up this class to
where it should be which should increase the judging pool at local
contests. I am also for allowing guys to move back to Advanced when the new
sequences come into use.<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>From: jnhiller@earthlink.net<br>
To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:57:15 -0700<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ecxemailstyle22><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>You know there was some resistance
to splitting masters into two groups "A" & "B" so they
could judge each other when a contest was overloaded with masters fliers. I
don't see two FAI classes as being much different. Adding an 'Expert"
class also addresses the judging overload. There may also be some concern that
the ever increasing difficulty in FAI may encourage some people to fly masters,
adding to the judge imbalance.</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ecxemailstyle22><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>I'm a new guy in masters and will
fly or stumble through whatever is decided on. I just want to point out that
there are other ways to deal with contest judge imbalances. </span></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=ecxemailstyle22><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'>Jim</span></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<b>On
Behalf Of </b>Atwood, Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2009 9:07 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I for one have gotten VERY
poor feedback from our masters flyers on this. It makes sense to me, and
in a vacuum I would certainly vote for it, but alas, I</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>’</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>m
not. Given the current sentiment on this in D3(AMA D3 that is, not NSRCA)
it would be a resounding no vote without removing the integrated rolling maneuvers
at a minimum.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Those maneuvers alone keep
many from moving up to FAI, in addition to having to learn 2 sequences. I
don</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>’</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>t know what the response would be to a Masters </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FAI
LITE</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>”</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> sequence where you simply removed the integrated roll from the
Figure M and maybe replaced the Loop w/8pt with an avalanche or
such. But I know I</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>’</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ll
get an ear full of </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Nays</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>”</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> if there</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>’</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>s a proposal for straight FAI in masters.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave
Burton<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2009 11:57 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'General pattern discussion'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Tom Miller<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It seems to me that adopting
the FAI </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>P</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>”</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> schedule for the Masters class with </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>changes</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>”</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> is
not the way to go. A better alternative IMO is to fly FAI P schedule
under FAI rules as a separate class. Those of us with some age remember when
this was done years ago as </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>D</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>”</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>
expert and </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>“</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>D</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>”</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> Novice classes. As I remember AMA class </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>“</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>D</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>”</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> was
the FAI event back then. This would have the advantages of two classes
flying under the same rules and the benefits of more flyers/judges
familiar with the same rules and maneuvers. It would also eliminate the work
involved in coming up with a new Masters sequence every three or so years as a
new schedule would be automatically be invoked FAI changed. I</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>’</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>d
like to see a proposal for this change submitted to the Contest Board.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dave Burton </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
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font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span
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[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Vicente
"Vince" Bortone<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 19, 2009 11:29 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Hi Lance,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Just to clarify. I am not the only one making this
proposal. Don Ramsey and Charlie Rock helped me to put it
together. I am going to try to respond to your questions below.
Please read below in <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>bold.
</span></strong>Thanks for bringing this discussion to the list. <br>
<br>
Vicente "Vince" Bortone<br>
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----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "Lance Van Nostrand" <patterndude@tx.rr.com><br>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2009 11:51:30 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central<br>
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules proposal 11-6 question</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I know official discussion hasn't
started but this list is one of the good vetting forums. Vince proposed
Masters flying FAI P, which is clear <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(this
is for sure the most important statement)</span></strong>, but if the logic
behind the proposal as written causes confusion it may make a less convincing
case. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Good
point. We assumed that was easy for someone that is very familiar to
pattern to digest the intent of the proposal. Your conclusions are
correct. We are assuming that the current procedures we use
to design the Master schedule are not changed. We adopt the
current FAI P schedule with the appropriate changes to suit the
Master class. This is the reason why we didn't try to discuss other
details. </span></strong>For example, it says "there is an
evident pile up f pilots in the Masters class" but never clearly states
how flying the same sequence would change that. He may be implying that
people will more freely move between classes to balance the lines because they
are flying a similar sequence but the sequences may not be identical and the
judging rules are not identical. <strong><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Correct. You actually saw what happened in Tulsa
this year. There were 10 pilots in Masters and you decided to divide
the group in two and five flew Masters and five flew FAI. This
also happened already in other local contest around KC. It happens at
Fort Scott contest also. Pilots will be more willing to do this we
fly the same schedule. </span></strong>At another point it says
"This will make judging of both classes very accurate" but doesn't
address the obvious differences in judging criteria between AMA and FAI, which
is the current burden that Masters and FAI pilots currently bear when the fly one
class and judge the other.<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
I am sure that we will agree that it will be a lot easier to deal with these
differences if we fly the same schedules. The proposal intent is not to
address the differences in judging criteria between AMA and FAI.
I believe that it will become natural as we start to fly
the same schedule and the differences will go away with time. </span></strong>Finally,
there is no exact wording proposed on the form where it is expected, but later
in the logic it refers to the idea of replacing some FAI maneuvers where
appropriate. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We
are assuming that the current procedure to design the schedules
is still in place. The committee will check the current FAI P
schedule and proposed a final one with the changes to make it suitable for
Masters. For example, P11 the only portion I will change is the
integrated half loop on the figure M. I will suggest something like
2 of 4 or 1/2 roll on bottom to replace the integrated 1/2 roll. I
believe that all other maneuvers are suitable for Masters. </span></strong>Without
exact wording, its not clear how this is done, or if the maneuver descriptions
will be re-written in the AMA rules, or referenced to the FAI descriptions like
the sequence. <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
committee will decide whatever is appropriate. If they feel that the FAI
descriptions are appropiate we could use it as is.</span></strong>
Oh, and how does AMA deal with the fact that FAI changes schedules in odd
years?<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> We will
need to follow FAI schedule. I think that this is very possible
and should not be a problem. </span></strong></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>My intent is simply to point out
aspects that detract from it's thoroughness. I do not yet have a stance on
the issue.<strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> We put
this together just taking at the 2008 Nats. I remember that I have to
judge FAI and I never had the chance to judge FAI before the Nats. I was
trying to study the FAI schedule at the same time that I was trying to fly my
own contest. This is clearly an additional pressure on the
contestant. If this proposal pass it will make our life easier at
the local contest and when we judging at the Nats or any other contest. Also,
clearly will make the judging level very high because Masters and FAI pilots
will be very familiar with the schedules we fly and the details requires to
judge each of the maneuvers. Finally, the balance in local contest
will be easier to fix since we will more willing to fly FAI when
required. </span></strong></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>--Lance</span><span
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