<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>Go Lester! Go Team USA! </div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Regards,</div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757"><br></div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Dave</div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757"><br></div><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5.</div></div><div><br></div><div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Earl Haury <ejhaury@comcast.net> </div><div>Date: 7/19/17 2:35 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: DaveL322 <DaveL322@comcast.net>, General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests </div><div><br></div></div>
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<div>The options for F3A being discussed are available to the CD for any
contest, decide what the local folks want and announce it beforehand as per the
rules. No reason to “legislate” the F sequence away, I suspect that the F3A
pilots in the Gulf Coast D6 region (average of 6 for 12 contests, high of 8
& low of 3) would rather fly all F. Certainly a larger range of scores and
easier to differentiate. For those uncomfortable with taking on F (real skill
builder), then Masters is probably best for them – whatever sequence they hammer
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<div>It wasn’t that long ago that Masters was a huge class. Where’d everyone go?
Life changes? Dissatisfied with sequences? Pretty sure very few moved to F3A
which had a much shorter P sequence than Masters and F wasn’t all that
tough.</div>
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<div>BTW – humble brag – my son Lester made the 2018 F2D WC Team last weekend.
Interesting that those folks have 32 entries in their TS. </div>
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<div>Earl</div>
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<div style="font-color: black"><b>From:</b> <a title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">DaveL322 via NSRCA-discussion</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:05 PM</div>
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<div>Allow F as an option for rounds 5 and 6 and you get the best of both worlds
with the benefit of making it easier to separate top F3A flyers when more than
one is at a local contest, which is not uncommon in some parts of the US. </div>
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<div>From: rixsweeney--- via NSRCA-discussion
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<div>Date: 7/19/17 11:44 AM (GMT-05:00) </div>
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<div>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps removing FAI F from local contests would solve a few
issues discussed on this list:</p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Current Masters flyers who
are advocating for the Masters schedules to adopt FAI P as the Masters
schedule could just move up and fly FAI knowing they will not be required to
fly the F pattern. That makes them happy.
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Current Masters flyers who
think adopting FAI P is a bad idea can rest easy as nbr #1 above takes FAI P
for Masters off the table.
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">Current FAI flyers who have
no one to compete against at local contests because of F, will now have
a few competitors that will undoubtedly move up.
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">If even one or two Masters
flyers move up it will ease the judging issue.
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1">If FAI guys that want to
get some F practice for the NATS or Worlds, they can accomplish that at the
practice field, and or another option…A CD could optionally add some F demo
flights during a contest and have Masters and FAI guys judge and score them.
These would be demos and would not count as a contest flight but allows FAI F
guys to get some judging exposure. I have no doubt some of the FAI guys who
don’t fly F would be willing to Judge the one or two FAI F guys or even a few
Masters flyers. These F demo flights could be flown at days end on either day
or however a CD wants to fit them in. Lunch break perhaps. </li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I know first hand that a few FAI guys insist on flying F at
local contests so they get judging exposure and as a result they have no one to
play with. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For this to work, all CD’s in all districts would need to
adopt removing F from all local events. I am seeing many benefits to flying P
only, locally. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Rick</p>
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