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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I may be the odd man out here but I would be bored to tears if I flew the same old stuff every year. I for one like the opportunity to do maneuvers I have never done before. To me that is the challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 17, 2017 1:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Joe Lachowski<br><b>Cc:</b> General pattern discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] New sequences<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In reply I’ll admit I did not evaluate it against any guideline criteria. I only flew it for “feel” and admittedly, I’m somewhat proud to say I’ve flown enough F and Unknown sequences now that it didn’t seem very unusual. So your critique there is likely valid. Given that all the maneuvers were flyable with little more than calling the primary maneuver name along with the individual elements, real time, I’m hard pressed to call them “fabricated garbage”, as I think that needlessly insults the people that worked hard, with good intent, to put these together. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I do fly a fairly low drag, power efficient setup, so that point is valid.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I will also agree that our constant evolution and increasing difficulty of sequences has generally stagnated class advancement. When I was moving up, the classes never changed. So once you were proficient in a class, the only new challenge was to move up. Now, with new classes every 2 years, even if the difficulty is the same, you can stay put and still feel challenged learning something new.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-M<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#65646A'>MARK </span></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#80BD01'>ATWOOD</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#65646A'>o. (440) 229-2502</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#65646A'>c. 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Only a couple should be introduced each rules cycle if necessary. That was part of the intent of the guide. Battery consumption is too high with the low drag plane and motor combination that you use Mark in comparison to others. I'm assuming this is the sequence that is on the NSRCA site.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A few of the maneuvers are just fabricated garbage. When the guide was put together it was done to keep getting carried away with this stuff and adding a boat load of "Oh, this would be cool to do" type maneuvers which have already infiltrated FAI. There is a lot of stupidity designed into the sequence. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>A fellow Masters pilot tried to fly some of this this weekend and concluded it was a bunch of crap, ripped it up and threw it into the garbage.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br>I had an Advanced pilot fly the new sequence for Advanced this weekend also. The Cobra with snap may be an issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>There are also a lot of 3/4 rolls in the sequence that an Advanced pilot will have to figure out which way to roll. This may be an information overload requirement that might be overcome by a lot more practice than typically required. You only have some much time available to practice. The designers did not do a thorough analysis of the roll elements.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I firmly believe we need to dumb down on Masters. The current one is already difficult and requires more practice time than I would care to put into flying pattern. The fun is starting to dissipate for this flyer and I'm retired.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Not everyone can get out several evenings during the week and the weekend to practice. I'm thinking of the 95% not the top 5% and I'm a middle of the road Masters pilot. I have also seen decline in Masters attendance on the local level. Based on what I see so far, I will either pack it in or reluctantly drop to Advanced which has crept ever closer towards being a Masters sequence. This is the first time I have seen so much controversy over one sequence. Start fresh. There is still time to form a new committee hopefully with some people who previously served and get this thing right. There is still plenty of time to get it right by December 31st. Heck I could do it all on my own and come up with something more sane that what has been proposed or thrown out in this discussion list!<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width=1330 style='width:997.4pt' align=center></span></div><div id=divRplyFwdMsg><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>> on behalf of Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Monday, July 17, 2017 8:09 AM<br><b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[NSRCA-discussion] New sequences</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Hey All, <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I was able to fly both the proposed Masters and Advanced sequences this weekend with Chuck Edwards. All in all good, with a few thoughts.<br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span><b>Masters</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>- <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I like it. Flows reasonably well. Some fun challenges, but nothing daunting. The two rolls opposite is easily the prettiest maneuver in the schedule, and it will separate anyone not comfortable rolling both ways. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>One concern</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>- The only sticky maneuver I thought is the 1 1/4, KE flight, 1 1/4. It’s simply too long to make look pretty, and if it’s a strong head wind, will really look like crap. You’re basically trying to fit 2 1/2 rolls AND sustained KE flight on a downwind leg and stay in the box, thus forcing somewhat rapid rolls which simply look rushed. <br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span>I would strongly suggest changing it to 3/4 roll, KE, 3/4 roll. Same difficulty really, but a full roll shorter and thus allows for a more graceful, controlled roll rate.<br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span>Total Mah draw in modest wind (7-9kt cross) was 3580mah without paying particular attention to throttle management, given that it was the first time through the sequence. Quite a bit less time and power than the current schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span><b>Advanced</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>It’s also nice, with one<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>major</i><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>concern. The Cobra. It’s not as conventional as I think is expected, and I feel it’s too much for an advanced flyer just learning to snap their airplane (my opinion). You’re already a bit rushed going into is, and you’re pushing in from Inverted. No biggie. Half roll up, over the top and back down on a 45. THEN you have a single snap on the 45 deg DOWN line. <br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span>I can tell you from personal experience and a re-kitted Spark (St. Clairsville flying F-11 with a 1 1/2 snap down on the cobra) that a snap like this<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>WILL </b>crash an airplane. You’re heading down, not all that high to begin with, and if you badly miss the snap and lose your orientation, you’re likely on low throttle and low airspeed and will proceed to stall/snap it into the ground in your attempt to recover. I’d much rather see a snap on the UP leg of the cobra. It would still be rushed, but FAR more airplane and pilot friendly. <br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span>Other than that, is has all the traditional challenges. Power was very low as I flew the schedule with only 2800mah (also a 7-9kt crosswind). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>My $0.02 worth with 1 time through Advanced and twice through Masters. So limited testing. Your mileage may vary.<br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span>Hope to see a bunch of you in Arkansas! <br><span style='color:#5856D6'><br></span>-Mark<br></span><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#65646A'>MARK </span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#80BD01'>ATWOOD</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#65646A'>o. 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