<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">D4 Champs on the horizon. However,<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR> I'll be attending the Huntsville, AL contest tomorrow... and hope to get a first official flight in...</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Looks like 10 Intermediate pilots pre-registered... So I have a shot at the top 10... :-) If another one rolls in, I may need to settle for the Top 20... </SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Looking forward to it...</SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"></div></SPAN>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> "Atwood, Mark" <atwoodm@paragon-inc.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, September 13, 2013 10:41 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Intermediate Question - Two 1/2 rolls, Opposite<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="RIGHT: auto" class=y_msg_container><BR style="RIGHT: auto">Suck up. There must be a contest coming up… OH yeah, district champs :):):):)<BR><BR>I agree with Ken though…and me…lol. Any length is ok. BUT CENTER IT!!!<BR><BR><BR>Mark Atwood<BR>Paragon Consulting, Inc. | President<BR>5885 Landerbrook Drive Suite 130, Cleveland Ohio, 44124<BR>Direct: 440.229.2502 | Fax: 440.684.3102<BR>www.paragon-inc.com<<A href="http://www.paragon-inc.com/" target=_blank>http://www.paragon-inc.com/</A>><BR><BR><BR>[cid:<A href="mailto:image001.png@01CE481F.E" ymailto="mailto:image001.png@01CE481F.E">image001.png@01CE481F.E</A>6A56C70]<BR><BR>On Sep 13, 2013, at 11:26 AM, "S. McNickle" <<A href="mailto:nelson_jett@comcast.net" ymailto="mailto:nelson_jett@comcast.net">nelson_jett@comcast.net</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:nelson_jett@comcast.net"
ymailto="mailto:nelson_jett@comcast.net">nelson_jett@comcast.net</A>>> wrote:<BR><BR>One of the best judges I fly in front of, Mark Atwood, told me "It just needs to be there". An immediate reversal wouldn't show a pause and also would be darn near impossible to center. Most of us seem to be late on this one so I try to start early and roll out before I really think I need to.<BR><BR>________________________________<BR>From: "Ihncheol" <<A href="mailto:pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net" ymailto="mailto:pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net">pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net" ymailto="mailto:pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net">pnahobbies@sbcglobal.net</A>>><BR>To: "Larry Diamond" <<A href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com" ymailto="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com" ymailto="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</A>>>,
"General pattern discussion" <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>>><BR>Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:17:36 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Intermediate Question - Two 1/2 rolls, Opposite<BR><BR>Larry,<BR>Since the manuever descriptions doesn't specify the length/time, there isn't specific length of hesitation.<BR>However, I wouldn't stay long since it is down wind with Humpty bump with option is following.<BR>I usually try to keep it no longer than a second for the hesitation.<BR><BR>Ihncheol<BR><BR><BR>Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® II<BR><BR><BR><BR>-------- Original message --------<BR>From: Larry Diamond <<A href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com"
ymailto="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com" ymailto="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</A>>><BR>Date: 09/13/2013 9:31 AM (GMT-06:00)<BR>To: General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><mailto:<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>>><BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Intermediate Question - Two 1/2 rolls, Opposite<BR><BR><BR>How long does the pause at inverted need to be.<BR><BR>If I roll inverted and then roll upright in the opposite direction, is it assumed there was a pause because it is natural in 1/2 rolls in opposite directions; or, must there be a lengthy hesitation?<BR><BR>It's been awhile since I've flown in a contest... 2010
with a Zen 50 (only two contest that year); prior to that was 2007 w/ a 2M plane...<BR><BR>As I recall the length of pause is not a downgrade. However, being a spectator at a contest earlier this year I noted many Intermediate pilots with a very long pause, almost or likely an inverted flight segment in the manuever as the length of inverted seemed much more than just a pause perhaps a second or so.<BR><BR>Inverted segment must be centered. For scoring, if I roll early to inverted, I must hold the same length on the other side of center so that the inverted segment is centered. Not a questioning this...<BR><BR>Probably should have clarified this prior to the day before a contest... LOL<BR><BR>Larry Diamond<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><mailto:<A
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