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Instead of flying back to back sportsman schedules, I suggest that
the CD direct the judges to use that time for an immediate two
minute debrief with the pilot, gently pointing out where he could
improve and praising the good parts. If the contest is not under
severe time pressure, I believe this would do a lot for the
Sportsman, both in his flying and in feeling included. Assigning
experienced callers often has a similar effect. <br>
<br>
John<br>
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On 9/23/2010 8:16 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</a> wrote:
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<div>I agree, hence why I stated it in parenthesis at the
end of my comment. My opinion is that a Sportsman pilot
would only fly 1/2 of the rounds as the rest of the
pilots. Pro's and Con's with this...When I flew
Sportsman, I can say I felt a little cheated not flying
on a Sunday because all my rounds were complete by the
third round on Saturday.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I also believe the intent was to allow for more
flight maneuvers at a contest to increase the learning
curve of the Sportsman and reward the best sequence of
the flight. I would find it difficult to believe the
intent of this rule was get them done faster.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>As a CD I would never use the Sportsman Option to
count as two rounds.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Larry Diamond</div>
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--- On <b>Thu, 9/23/10, Jon Lowe <i><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jonlowe@aol.com"><jonlowe@aol.com></a></i></b>
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From: Jon Lowe <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jonlowe@aol.com"><jonlowe@aol.com></a><br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Proposed NSRCA sequences
for 2011 and beyond<br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 10:04 AM<br>
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<div id="yiv371565653"><font color="black" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">The<span
style="font-size: small;"
class="yiv371565653Apple-style-span"> rule for
sportsman only says <strong>"suggested procedure"</strong>.
Where the suggested procedure leaves off and the
requirement restarts is unclear. We've used the
tow rounds per fligh</span><br>
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From: Gene Maurice
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><strong>"BTW,
the rules also state that a CD can have
Sportsman fly their sequence back-to-back
if they'd like to fly a little longer."</strong></div>
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style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">It's a little
vague, but I don't interpret the Sportsman
Option to be considered as two rounds. I
have seen this done in the past (albeit
not recent). The scoring is the
best sequence of the flight with TO/L
counting the same for both. PACSS doesn't
solve for this, so it's difficult to
produce scores for this (suggested
procedure).</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:
11pt;">I’m working on it, but, as you
said, “it’ difficult to produce……….” AND
difficult to program. Part of the problem
is the statement in the rules that “The
Contest Director may use this option on a
round by round basis.”. </span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:
11pt;">The scoring can be handled in the
system today by changing the Scoring
Parameters to “Throw Out 0 High Rounds
and Throw Out 0 Low Rounds”, produce the
standing for all 12 rounds and manually
determine the ‘keepers’. </span></div>
<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:
11pt;"> I would like to hear how you would
like to see this presented in the system.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-size:
11pt;">Thanks,</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 22,
2010 9:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Proposed NSRCA sequences for 2011 and
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><strong>"BTW,
the rules also state that a CD
can have Sportsman fly their
sequence back-to-back if they'd
like to fly a little longer."</strong></div>
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<div>
<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">It's a
little vague, but I don't
interpret the Sportsman Option
to be considered as two rounds.
I have seen this done in the
past (albeit not recent). The
scoring is the best sequence of
the flight with TO/L counting
the same for both. PACSS doesn't
solve for this, so it's
difficult to produce scores for
this (suggested procedure).</span></div>
</div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">OK,
back on topic...</span></div>
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<div>
<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Masters
Short Vs Long...I haven't
compared the two...However, IMHO
keep the length and K-Factor
constant in terms of flight time
and difficulty for every AMA
Class. If the Masters Class is
subjected to a "Feature Creep"
process to challenge those that
have been in the class many
moons, then the gap between
Advanced and Masters grows. Not
a good thing for all AMA classes
as this gap will surely be
distributed to the lower classes
for balance.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Using
this philosophy, if a Master
Pilot feels that the sequence is
too easy and no longer
a challenge to them, I
say...Move up to FAI...</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Looking
forward, into the future,
seriously...If Masters Pilots do
not move up to FAI and see the
Masters Class as a Destination
Class, what competition will our
prospective US Team Pilots face
to get ready? Currently, there
are few people flying FAI at
local contests. This can only
mean that the level of
competition for FAI is down in
the USA. If the level of
competition is down, how can one
become consistent and reach
their potential as a World USA
Team Member?</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">If the
Masters Class is not held at a
constant level of difficulty,
then there is No Incentive to
move up to FAI. The US will
suffer for it in World
Competition as pilots or not
challenged on a regular basis
and practicing for the Worlds is
not the same as Competition
Experience at a contest.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">For the
argument of a Masters Pilot to
say, “I don’t have and never
will have a desire to fly FAI”,
I say, "no problem"…Just don’t
expect the level of Masters to
become more difficult to
challenge you.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Now
that you read all this, I don’t
have skin in the game, or do
I…If a pilot wants to fly, I
will judge no matter how long
the sequence is.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Many of
the guys at the top have
invested their time in me to
become a better pilot. I would
never turn my back and say, "I
don't want to judge because the
Masters Class is too long".
That, IMHO, would be a slap in
the face to every pilot that
called and coached me to be a
better pilot. I don't know of
anybody that has learned to fly
Pattern on their own.</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">My .02,
flame suit on!!!</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Larry
“No Skin in the Game” Diamond</span></div>
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<div>
<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">Intermediate
Pilot, Bottom Feeder</span></div>
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<div class="yiv371565653MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;">NSRCA
3083</span></div>
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5024</div>
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--- On <b>Wed, 9/22/10, Derek
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From: Derek Koopowitz <<a
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Proposed NSRCA sequences for 2011
and beyond<br>
To: "General pattern discussion"
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Date: Wednesday, September 22,
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<div style="margin-bottom:
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class="yiv371565653MsoNormal">Pattern
length for each class has been
a design criteria for a number
of years and it has been used
very successfully to build
current and past sequences.
Since we are using each of
the classes as a building
block to the next higher
class, it makes sense to use
each sequence to work on and
build flying skills. One can
only do so much with maneuvers
in a class before it becomes
too intense for the pilot and
wears them out (in the lower
classes) - that's why
Sportsman has box entry/exit
breaks during the sequence.
BTW, the rules also state
that a CD can have Sportsman
fly their sequence
back-to-back if they'd like to
fly a little longer.</div>
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<div
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Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 3:53
PM, John Gayer <<a
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<div
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<br>
When it comes to the
pattern length we should
all have a say. Why should
the Masters pattern have
more maneuvers and take
longer than any other
pattern? You cannot say
there is no impact on
other flyers and their
judging duties when
Masters is often the
largest class and use more
than their share of the
contest time as well. You
<i>could</i> say that the
"content" of each class
pattern should be up to
those with "skin" in the
game.<br>
<br>
There was nothing in the
survey that stated "Vote
only for the patterns in
the class you are flying
or may fly next year". Nor
do I believe that such a
statement should be added.<br>
<span style="color:
rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br>
John</span> </div>
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<br>
On 9/22/2010 4:30 PM,
Derek Koopowitz wrote:
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<div
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writing my reply to
you I got to
thinking again and I
don't agree with
your assessment.
This is about
selecting a sequence
that matter to the
people that fly it
not to the people
that judge it or to
the people that may
have to wait around
to fly again because
of a large Masters
turnout.</div>
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<div
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away...</div>
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<div
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Wed, Sep 22, 2010
at 3:05 PM, Dave
Burton <<a
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<div
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style="color:
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125);
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<div
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style="color:
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125);
font-size:
11pt;">I
really object
to your
definition of
who has “Skin
in the game” -
<b>We all do
if we pay our
dues and
attend contest</b>.</span></div>
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<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal"><span
style="color:
rgb(31, 73,
125); font-size:
11pt;">The
“skin” is the
impact of a long
vs. short
sequence for
every Masters
flyer, Flyer who
will be flying
Masters in the
next two years,
every flyer/non
flyer who judges
at a contest,
and every other
flyer in all the
other class who
have to wait
until the
typically large
Masters class
finishes
whatever
sequence they
fly.</span></div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal"><span
style="color:
rgb(31, 73,
125); font-size:
11pt;">So,
whether I fly
Masters in the
next two years
or not, I intend
to let my
opinion be known
to my district
VP and I expect
him to give my
view the same
weight of any
other opinion
from “Masters”
flyers or
others. </span></div>
</div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal"><span
style="color:
rgb(31, 73, 125);
font-size: 11pt;">This
is an issue that
should not be
decided by only
“Masters” flyers.</span></div>
</div>
<div
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font-size: 11pt;">Dave
Burton</span></div>
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style="font-size:
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Derek
Koopowitz<br>
<b>Sent:</b>
Wednesday, September
22, 2010 5:31 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General
pattern discussion</span></div>
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<div
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<b>Subject:</b>
[NSRCA-discussion]
Proposed NSRCA
sequences for 2011 and
beyond</div>
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<div
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</div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">Over
10 months ago the NSRCA
Sequence Committee completed
its work on the new
sequences. These were
posted on the NSRCA website
for review and comment - see
below:</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div
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</div>
<div>
<div
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moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://nsrca.us/proposedsequences/2011sequences.html"
rel="nofollow"
target="_blank">http://nsrca.us/proposedsequences/2011sequences.html</a></div>
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<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal"> </div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">Included
in all this material was a
draft document that outlined
the process on how sequences
are developed, tested and
approved and the
makeup/content of the
sequences based on the class
it is meant to serve. This
document is titled "NSRCA
Procedures, Standards and
Guidelines for AMA R/C
Precision Aerobatics
Sequence Development". A
mouthful, but it does
outline a lot of
information. It details the
charter for the Sequence
Committee, sequence
development standards and
guidelines for all classes,
catalog of maneuvers for all
classes and the process that
the NSRCA will follow in
designing, testing and
approving changes to
sequences, or for proposed
sequences. These sequence
development standards and
guidelines have been in
place for about 4 years now
and have been used very
successfully to build the
current set of sequences
that everyone is flying
today, in addition to the
prior Masters sequence (and
the new one as well).</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div
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</div>
</div>
<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">Overall
we received positive comments on
the proposed sequences from
Sportsman through Masters. As
you know, there were two
sequences developed for Masters,
a long sequence using the
standard 23 maneuver count and a
short sequence using 19
maneuvers. In the time since we
posted the sequences, some
informal surveys were also made
on the NSRCA website as well as
on RCU asking for a preference
of either the short or long
Masters schedule. The
overwhelming majority of
respondents chose the short
sequence. However, these
surveys were a little flawed in
that we didn't really know who
was voting for them - were they
all judges/pilots who voted
because they didn't want to
judge a long sequence, or were
they really current and/or
future Masters pilots that
really did want to fly a shorter
sequence.</div>
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<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">Since
the release of the proposed
schedules, and some post Nats
comments, the sequence committee
has been hard at work making some
tweaks to the short schedule with
a view to increasing the
difficulty level of the short
Masters sequence to bring it into
line with the long Masters
sequence and also to ensure that
we weren't lowering the bar in
difficulty by introducing a
shorter sequence. Bear in mind
that the short sequence is only 19
maneuvers (17 of them flyable) so
raising the difficulty level is a
challenge if one is to avoid using
some existing F3A type maneuvers,
or "airplane killers", and to only
use maneuvers that match the
philosophy that we've embraced for
a number of years. Since we've
never developed a short Masters
sequence, we need to make sure we
get it right and that it not only
provides a challenge to those that
fly it but that it still provides
a somewhat relatively higher jump
for those pilots that are moving
up from Advanced. We realize that
creating a perfect schedule is not
going to happen - we won't be able
to please every pilot that moves
up from Advanced, nor will we be
able to please some former F3A
pilots that think the schedule is
too easy and isn't enough of a
challenge. There has to be a
balance. The Sequence Committee
came up with some good positive
changes and these are being
vetted/tested as I write this.
They've received extremely
positive feedback from everyone
that has either flown the newer
short sequence on a simulator or
using their pattern plane at the
field. By the end of this weekend
we'll know for sure whether it is
a keeper or not.</div>
</div>
<div>
<div
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</div>
<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">When
we do post the revised sequence I
would like all of you that have
"skin in this game", meaning you
are a current Masters pilot or
will be moving to Masters in the
next year or two, to please
contact your NSRCA District VP and
let them know what your preference
is - short or long sequence. The
reason they need to know is that
the NSRCA board will vote in the
next couple of weeks to approve
all the proposed sequences and
also to select which sequence the
Masters class will be flying in
2011/2012.</div>
</div>
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<div
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</div>
<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">The
Sequence Committee is comprised of
Joe Lachowski, Dave Lockhart,
Verne Koester, Bill Glaze, Archie
Stafford, and Richard Lewis.
They've put in an extraordinary
amount of work on these sequences
and documentation and deserve huge
kudos from everyone! Thanks guys
- your work is very much
appreciated!</div>
</div>
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<div
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<div>
<div
class="yiv371565653yiv1960264070msonormal">We've
also created a Sequence Committee
section on the NSRCA website which
will have more information soon.
It will contain the updated draft
documentation and all the proposed
sequences in one location. You
can get to the new section from
the main menu - just look for
Sequence Committee - it is near
the bottom of the menu.</div>
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