[NSRCA-dist7] District 7 Season Championships

[Anthony Frackowiak]

Hi Jon,

Since this is the District Championships, the most important contest  
of the year, here are my viewpoints. Keep in mind that these  
viewpoints are completely different for one of our regular contests.  
At those, I welcome other fun and interesting stuff like GB's, Classic  
and maybe Unknowns. If they are planned in the weekend schedule and  
announced I can decide if I want to participate or not. But since this  
is the District Championships I feel anything that might detract from  
either the event or the ability of a competitor to prepare for the  
event should be avoided.

So, as to #1, I am against GB racing on Friday and Saturday evening if  
it in any way will keep someone from pattern practice flying. If  
somebody needs to trim, check out a repair or equipment, they should  
be allowed all the time they need on both days. Especially Friday when  
we are inviting everyone to a clinic type atmosphere.

As to #2, I'm not flying Masters this year, but that will add about 45  
minutes to Sunday before the final awards are handed out. Unknowns are  
not a part of the AMA classes, at least yet. So I don't think they are  
appropriate at the Districts.

As to #3, I'm really not that interested myself as I'll probably be  
ready to drop after the end of the contest. And at this point I have a  
hard enough time trying to fly P-13 and F-13 well enough to not  
embarrass myself that it would be too much for me to even try to get  
ready for an Unknown. Again, it will add 45 minutes to the day before  
the awards will be handed out.

Doing both a 3 round Masters Unknown and a 3 round F3A Unknown will  
add about an hour and a half until the awards are handed out and  
people can start going home. You might find yourself with not that  
many pilots hanging around for the award ceremony. And I think that  
would detract from the District Championships.

I think these ideas are great and I hope someone tries them at one of  
the regular contests. But keep the District Championships just for  
pattern. I remember at the 2010 US Nats when they interrupted the  
Finals to have some ice cream for almost an hour. Then a thunderstorm  
moved in and both the Masters and F3A Finals were not completed.  
Really a bummer for everyone involved.

Thanks!

Tony Frackowiak


On Aug 5, 2012, at 6:56 PM, Jonathan L Carter wrote:

> To all pattern pilots in D7 – Greetings! We have been having a nice  
> competition season so far and as you all know the season  
> championships are coming up. They will be at the Arvin field on  
> October 20th & 21st. There has been a discussion started on RCU  
> regarding doing some “extra” things at the district contest. I would  
> like to get some feedback from D7 pilots who are planning on  
> attending the district championships.
>
> Point 1) Understand, the focus of this contest will be AMA pattern.  
> Weather permitting; we WILL fly six rounds in all AMA classes and  
> FAI. Scoring for this contest will as always be best 4 out of 6  
> rounds for the AMA classes and for FAI it will be best 3 out of 4  
> rounds of the P schedule and the best 1 out of 2 rounds of the F  
> schedule.
>
> Given point 1; I would like to hear from you about the following  
> questions.
>
> 1)       Is there interest in doing some “fun” stuff like Gee-Bee  
> racing late Friday afternoon and late Saturday afternoon?
> 2)       For Masters is there any interest in the top three pilots  
> having a 1 round “unknown” schedule “fly-off” after the regular  
> contest finishes on Sunday. This would not count towards the regular  
> contest at all but would have some small prize awarded.
> 3)       For FAI is there any interest in the top three pilots  
> having a 1 round “unknown” schedule “fly-off” after the regular  
> contest finishes on Sunday. This would not count towards the regular  
> contest at all but would have some small prize awarded.
>
> Please give me your feedback on these questions. You can answer to  
> the list or just e-mail me at my usual address joncarter60 at comcast.net
>
> Thanks
>
> Jon Carter
> NSRCA D7 VP & CD
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