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Matt, <br>
If it doesn't work we can always submit another rules proposal to
change it back.<br>
Give it a chance. <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
<br>
Joe<br>
<br>
<br>
On 9/23/2010 12:30 AM, Matthew Frederick wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
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73, 125);">Sad news for pattern…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>John Fuqua<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:23 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'General pattern discussion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Proposed NSRCA
sequences for 2011 and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);">Based on the votes I have received the proposal
has passed. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);">John Fuqua<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);">CB Chairman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31,
73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif";">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Derek Koopowitz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 22, 2010 7:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Proposed NSRCA
sequences for 2011 and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Based on the preliminary votes I think
the removal of the schedules from the rule book will pass
(I'll keep my fingers crossed), which essentially means that
we could possibly wait until 12/31/2010 before the NSRCA
board announces the new schedules for 2011/2012. That won't
happen (waiting until 12/31) since it isn't fair and doesn't
make sense. I've revised the guide which includes a defined
timeline and I'm just waiting on some minor adjustments to
be made before I have the board review and approve the
guide. Here is the draft timeline that is in the revised
guide:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="nsrcastyle1"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
name="_Toc272919817"></a><a moz-do-not-send="true"
name="_Toc272909297"></a>1.0<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span>Sequence Submittal Process <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The
following is the recommended timeline for the development
and submission of new sequences. Sequence development
should always start in the year prior to when the sequence
is to be replaced. For example, if the Masters sequence (2
year lifecycle) is to be replaced in 2013 (X) then work on
the development of a new sequence should start in 2011 (X –
2). What follows is a timeline showing the activity (task)
and the month the activity should start:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><u>TASK</u>
<u>TIMELINE</u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Assign and approve Committee
Chairperson October - year X – 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Committee Chairperson recruits
Committee Membership October – year X - 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">BoD approves Committee
Membership November –
year X - 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Establish development
schedule
December – year X - 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Review design criteria/receive
BoD approval for changes December – year X - 2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Develop preliminary
changes/sequences and flight test January through
March – year X - 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Publish for public comment on
NSRCA website/K-Factor April through May – year X - 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Finalize changes/sequence
selection based on comments June through August –
year X - 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Submit proposed
changes/sequences to BoD for approval September – year
X - 1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">Publish approved sequences on
NSRCA website/K-Factor October – year X -1<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="">New sequences in
use
January – year X<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully this answers your question.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Derek<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Jon
Lowe <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jonlowe@aol.com">jonlowe@aol.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">De</span><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color: black;">rek,</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;">When, exactly, do the District VP's vote on
this? A "couple of weeks" doesn't mean much to me.
When, exactly, do we get to see the "new and improved"
masters sequences? Why aren't they posted now? Why
do we have to wait until after "the end of the
weekend"? It would appear that they would want as
much feedback as they can get, especially at this late
date.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"> When is the schedule for final approval and
announcement of the new sequences going to be added to
the Sequence development guide? There is a schedule
of sorts in there, but it doesn't state when final
sequences will be announced. You asked this at the
NSRCA Board Meeting this year, and I asked this
shortly after the Nats, and got blown off, here:</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9759516/anchors_9899988/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9899988"
target="_blank">http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_9759516/anchors_9899988/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#9899988</a></span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;">So I'm asking again since the guide hasn't
been revised in this area.</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;">Since the AMA contest board final vote isn't
due to be announced until 30 Sep (ballots were only
due to the AMA on 15 Sep), are you sure we will be
able to revise our own sequences? Do you have
advanced info from the AMA that it passed?</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
style="font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;">Jon Lowe</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Derek Koopowitz <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:derekkoopowitz@gmail.com"
target="_blank">derekkoopowitz@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: General pattern discussion <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"; color:
black;">Sent: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 6:10 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Proposed NSRCA
sequences for 2011 and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:
12pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at
3:53 PM, John Gayer <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jgghome@comcast.net"
target="_blank">jgghome@comcast.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:
10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">Derek,<br>
<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><span style="font-size: 10pt;
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><br>
John</span><span style="font-size: 10pt;
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
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color: black;"><br>
<br>
On 9/22/2010 4:30 PM, Derek
Koopowitz wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">Dave, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
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color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">After 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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">Flame away...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">-Derek<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">On Wed, Sep 22,
2010 at 3:05 PM, Dave Burton
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:burtona@atmc.net"
target="_blank">burtona@atmc.net</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Derek,</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This
is an issue that should
not be decided by only
“Masters” flyers.</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Dave
Burton</span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 11pt;
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color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:
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"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size: 10pt;
font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";
color: black;"> <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
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Proposed NSRCA sequences
for 2011 and beyond<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color: black;">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).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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