<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><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><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: rixsweeney--- via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> </div><div>Date: 7/19/17 11:44 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org </div><div>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Removing FAI F from local contests </div><div><br></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Perhaps removing FAI F from local contests would solve a few issues discussed on this list:</p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><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><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><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><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Rick</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>