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<p class="MsoNormal">Just a point of clarification the Double key was pulled from P-19 where it is listed as a K5 maneuver.
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<p class="MsoNormal">PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE P-19 (2018-2019) K-Factor</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">P-19.01 Triangle loop with ½ roll, consecutive two ¼ rolls, consecutive two ¼ roll, ½ roll K 3
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<p class="MsoNormal">P-19.08 Push-Push-Push Humpy-Bump with consecutive two ¼ rolls, consecutive two ½ rolls in opposite directions (Option: with ¼ roll, consecutive ½ roll, ¼ roll in opposite directions) K 4
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<p class="MsoNormal">P.19.11 Knife-Edge flight with 1 ¼ roll, 1 ¼ roll K 4 </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">P-19.17 Square Loop with, ½ roll, ½ roll, ½ roll, ½ roll K 4 Total K = 60
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">Jon Lowe via NSRCA-discussion</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Monday, June 19, 2017 7:13 PM<br>
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<p>For what it's worth, I generally agree with Tony's comments on the "P" pattern. A few other comments are below. Note that this sequence does not meet three different criteria in the development guide.</p>
<p>#14 (Double key). This is listed by the FAI as a K5 without any rolls in their advanced pattern. The proposed manuever has several, which would bump it to a K6 or better. Doesn't meet the guidelines, in my opinion, which only allow K5 maneuvers.</p>
<p>#4, #6, #12. There seems to be an infatuation with knife edge flight in this sequence, and the double immelmann has two. With all of the manuevers in the guide, it would appear something else could be substituted.</p>
<p>Too many overly tall maneuvers necessitated by either point rolls on down lines, or as Tony said, the Z with KE at the bottom. I've been able to live with 4500 mAh packs up to now. No more.</p>
<p>Doesn't meet criteria of minimum of one 4 of 8 or an 8 pt. roll in the sequence.</p>
<p>Doesn't meet criteria for placement of positioning manuevers at approximately 1/3 and 2/3 of way thru sequence. Para 3.1 of criteria. Currently placed at #11 and #17 of 19.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">Going over the Masters proposal here are my thoughts. Also, sure wish they could have supplies the Aresti's.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#2. With the full roll requirement this will have to be flown huge to have the time for any hesitations before and after the roll, especially since the roll is downwind.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#3. There isn't really a requirement to make the two legs of this maneuver the same length. I don't like that interpretation because it removes the symmetry that I always loved in pattern. Nevertheless, having
no roll on one leg and a 2 of 2 on the other will drive it to be asymmetrical big time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#4. Having the roll sequence on the bottom leg will again drive it asymmetrical. What will be the center of the maneuver?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#5. I absolutely hate the Clown Dances. Putting a spin immediately after a 1/2 loop is just stupid. Too difficult to judge the entry to the spin.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#6. OK.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#7. You want to put in these kind of maneuvers in Masters, I am personally not against them. But it will drive away many current Masters pilots and keep many Advanced fliers in that class.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#8. OK.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#9. This is the second snap roll. Both of the snaps are downline snaps, which for the most part are easier then level or climbing snaps. The one snap is dictated as a positive and this snap will be flown as
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#10. OK.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#11. OK.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#12. OK.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#13. Description doesn't state about a hesitation between the reversing 1/4 rolls. Is there a hesitation allowed?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#14. Maneuver will have to be huge to have correct geometry and time for the rolls.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#15. Will have to be very tall to get in that diving 4-point roll.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#16. Putting in no hesitation brings in all the problems that F3A has with no hesitation. It's unnecessary in Masters. Judging will be confusing. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#17. Again, this will need to be tall.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">#18. OK.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">I'm not even going to comment on the individual maneuvers in the proposed Masters "F". I find that idea to be so against what Masters is supposed to be that I can't even believe they did this proposal without
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">Can the Committee tell us what models were used to fly this pattern and what the average mAh use was for each model?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">I currently fly Masters as at my age I really have zero chance of being competitive in F3A F. I'm still OK at some of the technical stuff like roll integration. But I really suck at the many varied snaps in
F. Let alone the Unknowns. A man has to know his limitations. So I've been flying Masters for the last two seasons with the hope of being able to go to the Nats. But now that desire has been eliminated with the announcement that Masters will only have a 2
round Finals. I'm not going all that way, spend all that money and have it end up in just a 2 round Finals. Sorry, I won't do it. It leaves too much to chance. I hope this will be resolved but with the Entry deadline coming up next week I don't know if it
will be fixed before that passes. And I won't be paying the ridiculously high late entry fees.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt">On Jun 16, 2017, at 8:13 AM, Dave Lockhart wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="color:#1F497D">Yes…..quite a bit of P17 has to be flown big to look good…..I’d wager MORE of the proposed Masters has to be flown BIG to look good. I haven’t flown the proposed Masters, but after
designing sequences for 20 years and flying F3A Unknowns for more than a decade……a vote for the proposed Masters is a vote for increased mah for the average Masters pilot.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><b>From:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>NSRCA-discussion [<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org?">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On
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<b>Subject:</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Leadership / New Sequences - My thoughts - Long<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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even looked at P-19 as I was sure I didn't need to do so!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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don’t need a proposal that legislates we follow the FAI P pattern for Masters. I agree with those that state that FAI can create some wacky sequences and we don’t want to be locked to that. BUT… we CAN put forth the proposed P pattern as our next Masters
pattern and look to each successive P sequence as our starting point. If there’s a crazy maneuver (ala the Barral roll), then we simply alter it. It still gives us most of the advantages in judging, and flying by having a very similar pattern. Currently,
both P-17 and P-19 are very viable Masters sequences with no alteration. Why not start there? If P-21 is good, then great, if not, we can consider changing the one or two maneuvers that seem questionable. That was really my intent. Not a binding proposal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Who is on the sequence committee besides Sean Mersh?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">From: "Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-<a href="mailto:discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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every two years, according to AMA rules. Other classes change every four years. Further, according to the AMA rule book, NSRCA must submit the sequences to the membership for approval prior to implementation by the BoD.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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to consist of?I've also heard of some sort of unpublished MOA between NSRCA and Mike H about the NATS. Would be nice to know if that is true, and, if so, see a copy. I looked thru the BoDs book of motions, and at least thru April of this year, there is no
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a member for a very long time and have always felt it was a great organization and have worked hard to encourage others to join us. I don’t believe that anyone in the organization is trying to be a dictator, or usurp the control from the masses. But I do
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we understand the need to move it around and our group was a strong supporter of trying a new venue even though we personally would all have farther to travel. Not all, but many of our regulars will be in Arkansas. But as a group, we were all in Muncie
when there was collective agreement that Al Glenn had done a great job in 2016, and was selected to be the ED for 2017, which was later confirmed by the BOD. We also knew that there was an official vote to move the Nats to Arkansas and that Mike Harrison
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doors” politics. Something that’s intolerable in a hobby. Mike may be the greatest ED of all time. But there’s a process we go through, membership to communicate with and get consensus from, and general common courtesy to Al, ALL of which appears to have
been laid to waste. If that’s NOT the reality… it’s clearly the perception. It may be too late to fix the reality of who’s doing what for the nats. But I would very much like NSRCA leadership to start addressing the issue, perception or reality, in a meaningful,
transparent, and communicative manner. And if decisions were made inappropriately, simply apologize, and we’ll move on, and make an effort not to repeat them. No one here is a paid professional. EVERYONE is doing their best to promote the hobby they love.
We all have opinions (I’m clearly expressing mine), and we won’t all agree. Just remember that board members are elected to voice the opinions of their ENTIRE district, which may differ with their own personal opinions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Lower classes<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">- Meant to be the Building blocks for
Pattern. Each class having increasing difficulty, measured spacing in complexity, designed to prepare the pilot for the next class. ALL classes are potential “Destination” classes for a variety of reasons, (Time, age, interest, talent, etc). As such,
changing the schedules periodically allows for some variety without moving classes. All Good. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">But that said, creating all new sequences ever few years is both a time consuming effort, and requires strict discipline and guidelines to prevent complexity
creep. So my suggestion is, rather than a new committee making a new set of sequences every few years, that instead, we take the time to create 3 sequences for each class, an A, B and C pattern, which would allow a one time effort to produce balanced, thoughtful,
progressive sequences that would effectively create a 6 year cycle in any class before the patterns repeated (assume you flew each for 2 years). Even for the perennial Advanced flyer, that’s sufficient to provide challenge if they truly are unable to move
up. As always… My $0.02<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Bored perennial Masters pilots that want ever increasing complexity but who lack the desire to attempt to fly the F pattern in FAI. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">An every increasing complexity gap as FAI continues to push the boundaries of what our aircraft can do<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A dwindling FAI class due to that gap, and a Masters sequence that does little to truly prep a pilot for FAI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Judging challenges, as ever increasing complexity in our routines makes them harder to judge if you’re not intimately familiar with the sequence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Contest Logistics - Too many in one class, not enough in another (typically Masters vs FAI)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In my mind, ONE thing fixes all of this. <b>Adopting the P pattern as our Masters class sequence.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In the rest of the world, The P pattern IS the pattern for those not flying the full FAI program. It’s designed with that in mind. It’s complex, but very
much on par with our typical Masters programs. It will challenge those bored pilots and changes reliably every 2 years with NO effort!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As FAI adds new maneuvers, they put components of them into the P pattern. More snaps, some KE segments, introductory integrated rolling, etc. Without this,
the gap between FAI and Masters will continue to widen, making the jump for all but a few virtually impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">By flying the P pattern for the season, should a masters pilot choose to try FAI, they only have one additional pattern to learn. It’s a less daunting exercise
than suddenly having 2 new sequences. In reverse, should there be limited FAI participants at a contest, eliminating the FAI class for logistical reasons allows the one or two FAI pilots to simply fly Masters at the local event and not have it be a complete
unknown. Or alternatively, several of the top Masters pilots could opt to fly with the FAI group, and possibly agree not to fly the F sequence. Bottom line, there are more options.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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it. No more missed zeros because they don’t know it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.75pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There are so many reasons (ok, in MY mind) why this makes sense that I don’t really understand the opposition to it. Yes, the FAI crew throws in a half integrated
loop here and there and I know some are deathly opposed to that. I also recall the first time we told masters pilots to roll both right AND left… 1998. My world came to an end. But we learned. Our planes roll so easily now by comparison to a curare that
we should expect the maneuvers to advance with them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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need to get back to open discussion, survey’s, and consensus. No, we won’t please everyone. But we do need to please “most”. We all love this niche of the hobby. We all want it to grow. We all have good intentions. Let’s go into conversations with that
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