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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">I'm not sure if my prior post-attempts
made it to everyone, so some of this may be a repeat:<br>
<br>
First, I'm not in favor of a district-shared printer. I've had
two printers go to dry-ink conditions from lack of constant use,
which would be a very likely scenario between contest seasons for
D1. While new ink cartridges easily resolves this issue, via
purchase immediately prior to a contest, the dry ink within the
printer can be challenging to recover from.
<br>
<br>
Second, having experience running a contest essentially by myself,
I am intrigued if the Vogel system could ease my workload with
score-entry. If a local WiFi needs to be set up to enable it,
this presents the problem of wifi distance/range limitations or
requirements. Site-specific arrangements will need to be
considered. My site probably has too great of distances to
effectively use Wifi due to electric source via generator
arrangement (which is set up to support local in-place structures
that are intentionally far away from the flight line). Therefore,
is there a long-wired option with the Vogel system to consider?
<br>
<br>
As you recall, at my last hosted-event, I used an erasable marking
board, which seams to satisfy pilot's thirst for placement info
entering the last few rounds. I use the Master Scoring software
which will very easily generate each pilot's data and statistics
for the entire event that can easily be emailed to anyone
requesting their info.<br>
<br>
Regarding Raspberry Pi: why bother with a Pi if we're already
bringing laptops to the event, for software scoring purposes,
which could also display on the big screen TV via HDMI port? On
the flip side, if Scott Smith's Master Scoring program could be
made to work on the PI, then PI would be another smaller package
and cheaper alternative versus bringing out a laptop or desktop
PC.<br>
I wonder if the Vogel system use a Pi and/or a PC
laptop/desktop ?<br>
<br>
Sal<br>
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
<br>
On 11/2/2015 7:07 PM, Dave Lockhart via NSRCA-dist1 wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I’d
be fine with a video scoreboard. Pilot tares / stats can be
emailed at the end of the contest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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NSRCA-dist1 [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nsrca-dist1-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-dist1-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dana Beaton via NSRCA-dist1<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 02, 2015 7:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Anthony Romano
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:anthonyr105@hotmail.com"><anthonyr105@hotmail.com></a>; CT, DE, ME, MD, MA, NH,
NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org"><nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist1] PatternScoring System<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not much. We need hard copy to share out
the pilot stats at the end of the contest. <br>
<br>
Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Nov 2, 2015, at 6:38 PM, Anthony Romano via NSRCA-dist1
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now that is kind of intriguing!
Instead of hassling with a printer and ink cartridges
set up a scoreboard.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What would people think of just
having a scoreboard and no printer?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> A quick web search yields a 32"
flat screen at WallyWorld for $129 dollars along with
a Raspberry Pi for $40 could simplify our output and
provide dynamic results for under $200!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anthony<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Date:
Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:44:17 -0400<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist1] PatternScoring System<br>
From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:vze23c3q@gmail.com">vze23c3q@gmail.com</a><br>
To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:anthonyr105@hotmail.com">anthonyr105@hotmail.com</a>;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The actual computer is less of
an issue than how much malware and other
applications have been installed. Any "clean"
Win7 or later will suffice. A Surface Pro may be
a way to go.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note that E-Scribe still uses
the MasterScore app. One solution to the
printer would be using a large monitor along
with <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://patternscoring.com">PatternScoring.com</a>
(like we had a Canandaigua) This would require
WiFi (phone hotspot?) and a second computer at
the field. If you recall, Peter had a Raspberry
Pi (something like $40) running Chrome for the
scoreboard. I think a quality printer is still
required for the complete package however.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:23
PM, Anthony Romano via NSRCA-dist1 <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org"
target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org</a></a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you again Dana
for making the extra effort! Anyone else
to join the D1 Scoring Team?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Scott, what is the
minimal system that would run Master
Score? Also, how old of a system will
run Master Score effectively. Just
trying to get a sense if we could
collect some of people unused not so
current laptops for scoring purposes as
opposed to buying equipment.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Another issue is
output. Trying to keep a printer running
outdoors can be quite a challenge but is
key to generating scores. I wound up
writing them on poster board but we need
to have scores available after each
round. Anyone have ideas on how we can
streamline this equipment need?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-dist1] PatternScoring System<br>
From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:danamaenia@me.com"
target="_blank">danamaenia@me.com</a><br>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 07:14:15 -0400<br>
CC: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:anthonyr105@hotmail.com"
target="_blank">anthonyr105@hotmail.com</a><br>
To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:davel322@comcast.net"
target="_blank">davel322@comcast.net</a>;
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org"
target="_blank">nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree with
Dave’s observations about
manpower, our recent contests
and the problems to solve except
for the funding part. Our
contests have been friendly
& small; what proceeds there
are need to go to the clubs that
have closed their airfields for
the day or weekend so we can
have our contests. Perhaps if
we had large turnouts like they
have in D7, fund raising might
be feasible but that is just not
realistic for D1. We are having
fun at our small turnout
contests so I don’t see that as
the most rational problem to try
to solve, given the recent
history of D1 in the 5 years
that I have been competing. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree also
with Anthony on solutions. This
year is a off year for both
Sequence Committee and Contest
Board, so I can volunteer for
scoring team work in D1 if
others will also support
Anthony's idea. We would need
Scott Smith’s help to make this
completely successful, IMO. If
Scott would contact me off
thread, I can share some
observations and ask for some
specifics on how to solve. We
would not need a lot of
volunteers to make this idea
work for D1, but one or two more
who either have reliable laptops
running MS smoothly, know how to
correctly install and operate
MS, or would be willing to work
during the off-season so we are
ready to go with updated,
primary and back-up computers
(and printers) known to operate
for our 2016 contests. We can
think through staffing for
scoring ideas once the laptop
solution is in sight. Will be
much easier than a conversion to
the Vogel system for 2016 IMO.
Dana<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Oct
28, 2015, at 11:49 PM, Dave
Lockhart via NSRCA-dist1
<<a
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target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org</a></a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">D1
has never done much in
the way of raising
funds for the
District.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">IF
we start raising funds
for the District….what
is the best way to
spend it?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Some
(somewhat) random
thoughts -</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Manpower
is much more of a
problem at contests
now than in the past.
More contests are
being run by fewer
people, and at smaller
contests, running a
single flightline is
the only option. If
the contest were more
efficient to run….that
would help….the Vogel
system is efficient
(when working properly
with a trained person
to set it up and watch
over it).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Many
of the problems I see
at contests are due to
inadequate planning /
prep. This is not a
knock on the CDs or
organizers….it is a
reflection of ONE guy
putting together the
event and not having
time to do a dry run,
or operation check on
all the equipment
prior to the
contest….so problems
end up being found and
addressed on the day
of the contest. A
Vogel system will not
help much here….and
may be more difficult
since it requires a
greater level of
knowledge/skill to get
it right.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I
think the Vogel
scoring system may (in
time) increase the
range of scores used,
and reduce impression
judging….the effect
may not be as
pronounced as
predicted. Is $2500
best spent on a Vogel
system or on
encouraging people to
attend judging
seminars, clinics,
sponsoring pattern
primers, etc? Or on a
“contest” laptop to be
passed along contest
to contest….and setup
by a savvy scorekeeper
at the beginning of
each season?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">If
we want $$$ for D1
(for whatever use)…we
can “skim” a little
from each contest
entry fee. We can run
50/50 raffles at every
event. We can sell D1
hats, Tshirts, etc.
And we can do a lot of
these things at WRAM
show and look for
opportunities to do so
at other events.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Dave</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> NSRCA-dist1
[<a
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href="mailto:nsrca-dist1-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:nsrca-dist1-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-dist1-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a></a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Anthony
Romano via
NSRCA-dist1<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday,
October 28, 2015
4:50 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> district
one <<a
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<b>Subject:</b> Re:
[NSRCA-dist1]
PatternScoring
System</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks Dana. You beat
me to the punch on a
lot of this. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">My takeaway is that
we still have some
CDs struggling
with scoring and
Master Score setup
resulting in the
last minute
spreadsheet and
subsequent hair
pulling. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The idea of a few
designated D1
laptops/printers
and individuals to
assist in scoring
set up would be
the first step
before adding
complexity. Now
who would
volunteer to part
of a scoring team
to manage this?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<p><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date:
Wed, 28 Oct 2015
15:52:27 -0400<br>
To: <a
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Good conversation! I
agree with
John that
there is a
consistency
issue to
solve. The
problem I’ve
observed is
around legacy
laptops not
always
reliability
running Master
Scoring.
Perhaps Scott
can consult
with us and we
can see what
can be done on
a local level
before contest
season
begins? Maybe
we need a tech
session at
WRAM where CDs
or score
keepers can
bring in their
laptops for a
tune-up (or
assessment if
the equipment
is not up to
the job)?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">No doubt there are
many
advantages to
Peter Vogel’s
system if it
can be
digested by
those who
choose to use
it, but it
remains to be
seen if it
changes
judging
behavior or
outcomes.
Perhaps not as
much as D7
would like us
to believe? I
have not used
it yet myself,
but I go with
Ed on the
point about
noting
deductions as
I see them.
The tech
problem I see
in D1 would
not
necessarily be
solved if we
just have new
problems that
come with the
new gear.
Sometimes less
is more,
especially
when the main
activity is
competitively
flying model
aircraft, can
be complex
enough at (the
wrong) times!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To Joe’s point about
better
judging, D1
made a huge
step forward
this year in
having a well
attended
Judging
Clinic. We
should
continue this
so that all
can improve
our skills and
assist the
newcomers and
growing
Sportsman
class maintain
interest and
gain
competency.
Will be
critical as
they challenge
Intermediate.
We might even
think of
holding a
second one in
NJ or PA if
one of the
clubs that is
not hosting a
contest is
interested in
education as a
more managable
alternative.
(Mike,
interested?)
Will help D1
get more
people out to
contests, or
at least come
back again in
2016, if they
feel in the
know.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">To Mike’s question,
the investment
is one of time
rather than
money (D1 has
none I think),
and adding
even one new
contest to the
calendar is a
major
committment
for a flying
club. We
actually have
enough
contests so my
interest would
be improving
the quality of
each that we
have and
increasing
attendance,
rather than
holding more
of them.
There is never
enough stick
time,
practice,
practice, LOL!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We have a terrific
DVP in Anthony
who had done a
great job for
D1 in 2015.
We need to
return the
favor and all
get a little
more involved
doing things
in D1 as he
has a new job
and perhaps
much less time
to practice
and
contribute.
We all have
great ideas,
if we can put
some of those
to work on a
proactive
basis, D1
should
continue to
thrive in
’16! As for
raising $2,500
for the new
system,
perhaps we
could just
start with
tending to the
local laptops
first so next
season runs a
little
smoother for
the CD’s and
their
non-combatant
scoring
volunteers (or
wives). Will
make the
contests more
engaging for
the newcomers
too if results
are not so
painful to eek
out or wait
on. That and
judging
clinic(s) will
help us keep
up the
momentum.
Other ideas?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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2:24 PM, Scott
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Score distribution of
4 contests
using the
E-Scribe and 4
using paper.
Slightly
higher scores
overall with
E-Scribe, but
no difference
below 6...I
have to admit,
that isn't
quite what I
expected!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Sans MS"">Folks, <br>
<br>
I may be a
newbie to
Pattern but I
have vast
experience in
complex
instant
scoring
systems. In
this case
there is only
a "cool
factor" and in
my opinion no
measurable
affect on the
outcome or
attendance of
a contest. <br>
<br>
If D1 is to
invest hard
cash into
something
perhaps some
more actual
events/contests
would be nice.
Would our D1
folks benefit
more from
slick scoring
or more
flying? </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Actually,
there needs to
be more focus
on getting
people to the
contests. <br>
<br>
<br>
Joe Lachowski</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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On Wed, Oct
28, 2015 at
10:57 AM, Ed
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On Oct 28,
2015, at 10:52
AM, JOE
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<p
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I never look at
scores. It
only makes me
angry. Only
interested in
results
relative to my
fellow
competitors.
LOL. Focusing
on having
better
qualified and
a bigger pool
of judges than
an automated
scoring
program is
more
important. I
prefer writing
on paper no
matter what
and will never
use an
automated
system when I
judge.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Joe Lachowski</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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On Wed, Oct
28, 2015 at
10:43 AM,
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I think, more than
anything,
Peter's system
provides for
better
judging.
Points are
deducted as
defects are
seen; no more
impression
judging. If
no defects are
seen, it's a
10. If
numerous
defects are
flown, a 1 or
0 is easily
possible.
Where as how
many actually
write a 1?
It also allows
for the judge
to never have
take their
eyes off the
airplane to
record a
score. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The logistics of
moving scores
and
eliminating
transcription
errors is just
gravy. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">On Wed, Oct 28, 2015
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to remember
what the core
problem is…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The core problem
isn't the
choice of
scoring
system,
hi-tech,
lo-tech, or
anything
else. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The NSRCA's mission
is to provide
Contests and
Contest
Experiences to
its members.
That means
that the local
contest is
king of
everything we
do and has the
greatest
influence on
how our sport
evolves and
lives. (Sorry,
but the NATS
are a
statistically
trivial part
of all NSRCA
activity) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">From the perspective
of a new
Sportsman, THE
SINGLE BIGGEST
DEAL in
his/her mind
is seeing
their score
after the
first round of
their first
contest…that's
it. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">In the Districts
(I've seen
several, not
only D1), we
have
volunteers/CD's
who run the
current
"manual"
software very
very well,
without a
hitch, and
posting rounds
a few minutes
after the last
pilot lands.
Within the
same
districts,
there are
contests where
scores are
simply not
available at
all until
Sunday
afternoon. We
even see
contests where
an
"on-the-spot"
excel
spreadsheet
gets created
on Saturday
morning
because of an
unresolvable
glitch in the
software. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">So we have a
consistency
issue to
solve, not
necessarily a
major
technology
obstacle to
overcome. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Probably relatively
easy to solve
the former,
and much more
demanding on
someone's time
to solve the
latter via
Peter's
system.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">It’s a system Matt,
and someone
needs to
set-up WiFi at
each contest
so that the
scores are
passed to the
computer as
the judges
record them.
Would require
a non-trivial
level of
knowledge,
training and
commitment to
implement and
maintain in
any District;
that said, not
insurmountable
if that’s what
any District
wants to do
and has
volunteers who
will see it
through. What
is perhaps as
interesting is
that how our
members wish
to score
rounds at a
contest?
There is a
certain
simplicity in
the way we do
it now, with
pencil and
paper, that is
perhaps not
something that
all would like
to discard for
recording
downgrades.
We could say
that if it
isn’t broke,
don’t fix it;
but to be
honest that is
not entirely
the case, that
what we do now
is not broke;
but Vogel’s
solution is
only one
possible way
to address
what sometimes
does not work
well at our D1
contests. What
do others
think?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I want to qualify my
comments. I
only have a
passing
interest in
Peter's
scoring
system, so
take what I'm
about to say
with a grain
of salt.
Bottom line,
"I think" that
it scores each
maneuver
directly into
a database and
produces
immediate results
after each
pilot has
flown. That's
really cool!
If I
understand it
right.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I think that for D1
it's likely a
mater of
logistics. How
many contests
are there and
what is the
real workload
the system
likely to
alleviate?
Having the
instant
response is a
nice to have
but is it
absolutely
necessary? Are
the required
people who
have been
doing the job
no longer
available? Or
is it one big
hassle every
Saturday
morning and
that's the
real benefit?
But someone
still needs to
manage
something with
this software,
don't they?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
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style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Money: Chances are
that you the
pilots will
need to put up
the money. You
may ask the
NSRCA board
for assistance
and might get
200$. And what
about new
pilots coming
into pattern
(in D1)? When
do they
participate
with their
wallets?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Is the app enough
technology to
help a contest
or do you have
to have the
full blown
system?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">-----Original
Message-----<br>
From: Dana
Beaton via
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To: Anthony
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target="_blank"><span
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NJ, NY, PA,
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Sent: Wed, Oct
28, 2015 6:27
am<br>
Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-dist1]
PatternScoring
System</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Aside
from the
obvious
question of
where would
the $2,500
investment
come from, I
wish I could
say that
contest
scoring has
NOT been an
issue in D1,
and that we
really don’t
need a some
solution.
With all due
respect to our
clubs, CDs,
their
assistants and
volunteers who
have been
doing their
very best with
what they have
to work with;
we have had
challenges in
recent
contests with
legacy laptop
computers and
that remains
an issue,
albeit a local
one for
contests in
2016. Now I
would not go
so far as to
say that
Vogel's
solution is
the right fit
for D1; but
it’s
availability
does beg the
question if we
can do better
as a District;
and raise the
question if
there is an
alternative to
continuing
with the
various local
laptops?
Perhaps D1
acquiring/updating
a laptop or
two to support
contests at
the District
level as an
intermediate
step? If we
cannot
supply/support
a D1 laptop or
two, and
manage the
logistics of
who has it,
where &
when, then we
are not likely
to pull off a
full
conversion to
Vogel’s
system. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My
observation is
that we have
enough capable
volunteers at
each contest
to enter
scores, many
of whom are
now familiar
with Master
Scoring
software; but
we have had an
uneven
experience
with the the
laptops
themselves in
recent years.
What do others
think and is
this an issue
we want to
address as D1
(or just let
it stay local
knowing that
contests may
not go as
smoothly as
they could if
we had some
robust D1
hardware
backing our
local
efforts)?
Perhaps if we
can manage the
logistics of
shepherding
two D1 scoring
computers
around in
2016, we might
upgrade to
Vogel’s system
in the future
once
additional
members have
been exposed
to it enough
to decide if
they want to
use it at
their local
contests (most
D1 members do
not travel to
the Nats)?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On Oct
27, 2015, at
9:00 PM,
Anthony Romano
via
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please
read the below
message from
Peter Vogel
about the
electronic
scoring system
he brought to
the
Canandaigua
contest this
year. Should
D1 invest in
one of these
systems?
Anyone willing
to manage
this?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After
2 very
successful
trouble-free
runs at the
SAM contest 2
weeks ago and
the Cajun NATS
last week.
Last Monday I
finally
decided it was
time to submit
the app
formally to
the app store
rather than
relying on
development
loads to
individual
iPod touches
or TestFlight
30-day conk
beta loads for
my friends in
Australia who
have been
experimenting
with the app.
As more
districts
reach out to
me with orders
for fully
configured
setups I
wanted to make
sure I had a
path to get
software
updates out to
devices in a
timely manner.
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<p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">So I'm
pleased to
announce that
as of today
the
PatternScoring
app for iOS is
live on the
App Store as a
free app!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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target="_blank"><span style="color:purple"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/patternscoring/id1018433564?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/patternscoring/id1018433564?mt=8</a></span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If
you've never
used the
scribe app
before, feel
free to
download and,
with a good
internet
connection,
use the "demo
contest" mode
to play with
it. Naturally
the intent is
to use it with
a game
controller,
but the
buttons on the
screen with
the picture of
the game
controller do
work to give
you a flavor
for how things
work.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you
are using it
on iOS 8, you
will notice
that the voice
is a little
bit fast.
That's because
iOS 9 changed
the pace of
the voice
synthesizer
and I
submitted the
version to
work best with
the latest iOS
(9). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I've
also completed
a complete
Bill of
Materials for
the contest
scoring
system,
including two
handy rolling
cases with
custom-cut
foam for
everything
needed (except
the laptop) to
run a contest,
I sell these
at my cost of
$2500, fully
configured to
run a contest
out of the box
(i.e.: I'm not
trying to make
money on
this). D8
just bought
one, and D7
has bought
two. If any
other
districts have
an interest in
getting one or
more sets,
please contact
me directly
and we can
make
appropriate
arrangements.
Please make
sure you have
one or more
people in the
district who
are willing
and able to
take on the
running of
scoring at a
contest using
the system.
I'm making
continuous
refinements to
the system to
make it easier
for anyone to
run scoring,
but it does
require a
certain level
of comfort and
familiarity
with
technology in
general.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Fixed Wing
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Clara County
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Skypark</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Associate
Vice
President,
Academy of
Model
Aeronautics
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Treasurer,
National
Society of
Radio Control
Aerobatics
(NSRCA)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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