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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would disagree about removing the turnarounds
from Sportsman since they have the opportunity to exit the box twice and get
back on their line. Those turnaround maneuvers teach where the box is and how to
manage the confines of it. If you remove the turnarounds then the move to
intermediate becomes much more difficult as now the newly moved pilot would not
only have to worry about turnarounds and center maneuvers but also box
management.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=jgghome@comcast.net href="mailto:jgghome@comcast.net">John Gayer</A>
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<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> Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:39
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules
proposal 11-6 question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>As I recall, the ONLY reason AMA is now flying turnaround is
because F3A went to a turnaround format. The "powersthatwere" were concerned
that our team would not have the relevant experience to compete on the world
stage. This started a process of conversion to turnaround by including the FAI
pattern and then expert turnaround in AMA pattern contests.<BR>The pendulum
has now swung the other way where the AMA pattern community, while overly
committed to turnaround, rejects the patterns, rules and concepts of the
FAI.<BR><BR>While I no longer see a need to use the current(or past schedule
as we have already done) F3A pattern as the Masters pattern, I believe it is
important to address whatever is new and challenging in the upcoming F3A
patterns and consider introducing similar elements into the Masters
pattern.<BR><BR>At the other end of the spectrum, I believe that the Sportsman
class should have the turnaround elements removed completely. Perhaps some of
the center maneuvers could be upgraded in difficulty at the same time. The
sportsman flyer needs more focus on learning the maneuvers and where to place
them. Making them fly the box simply insures that they aree not in position to
do a proper center maneuver. This is not intended as a first step in getting
rid of turnaround but rather creating a progression in the learning
process.<BR><BR>John Gayer<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>