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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hey, give credit where credit is due….that was MY suggestion,
not Chris. LOL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<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-dist7-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-dist7-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Derek
Koopowitz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 03, 2012 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AZ CA, HI, NV, UT<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist7] Fwd: To all D7 pattern pilots<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I
realize we face any issue with Masters - but that doesn't mean we need to make
the change in FAI to accommodate all those Masters pilots that may move up to
remove congestion in Masters. I've always felt that if anyone chooses to
fly FAI then they should realize that means having to learn 2 sequences.
I see no reason to come up with 2 different classes in FAI and have one
or 2 people compete in each class. I seriously doubt we'll see a large
increase in FAI pilots coming from Masters just because of this... the FAI P
sequence this year isn't any more difficult than Masters, but that's why we
have an F sequence which is there for a reason - to separate those really good
P sequence pilots from those pilots that choose to learn the F sequence and can
demonstrate those same skills in F.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>I think we would be better served by doing what Chris F.
suggested... create 2 separate Masters classes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:
</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>"Dale
Olstinske" <dale@cadence.com><br>
<b>To: </b>"AZ CA, HI, NV, UT" <nsrca-dist7@lists.nsrca.org><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:06:07 AM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [NSRCA-dist7] Fwd: To all D7 pattern pilots<br>
<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Derek, The intention is not to force anyone to FAI, rather
create an environment whereby a Masters pilot who otherwise would not, may move
to FAI. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>That said, how would we handle a contest with say 25
contestants, and 15 + masters pilots? I think is could very well happen. We
couldn’t put everyone on one line, that could take 2.5 hrs to complete a
round, with no judging snafu’s, probably longer.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dale</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> nsrca-dist7-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-dist7-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Derek
Koopowitz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 03, 2012 8:31 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NSRCA Dist7<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [NSRCA-dist7] Fwd: To all D7 pattern pilots</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jon,</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve
been mulling this over since the original email from you…</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Here
are my thoughts – leave it as is. The problem isn’t with F3A… it’s with
Masters. I don’t see why we have to modify the F3A format to fix a
problem with Masters. That doesn’t make any sense at all.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My
preference is to have the same format as we did last year – if the F3A pilot
wants to fly F then let them fly F… if they don’t then fly P without a penalty.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Let’s
come up with a workable solution for Masters – not break up F3A to fix
Masters. Masters is THE destination class for AMA – not F3A. There
is no way I would force anyone up from Masters just to clear up a logjam in the
class… we can come up with other, better solutions.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-Derek</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Jon
Carter [mailto:joncarter60@comcast.net] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 02, 2012 1:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CA, AZ, HI, NV,UT<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Adrian Wong; Bill Sneed; Bill Wallace; Dale Olstinske; Derek Koopowitz;
Dick Belden; Don Atwood; Frank Capone; Frohreich, Greg; Jarvis Johnson; Jerry
Budd; Jim Oddino; krishlan fitzsimmons; kysung@comcast.net; Luke Peng; Lynn
Burks; LuvtheRocs@aol.com; rob@koolsoft.com; Robert Gillespie; Ron Davies;
completemarine02@sprintpcs.com; steve hannah; Terry Walker; Tom Messer; 'Jon
Carter'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> To all D7 pattern pilots </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Happy New
Year to all!!!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Here is
an e-mail I have been working on for the last month. I am finally sending it
out to start the discussion process. If there are pilots who I have missed,
please feel free to forward this e-mail to them.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>FAI and
Masters in District 7: Issues and Opportunities</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I want to
start some discussion among FAI pilots, Masters pilots and CDs about the FAI
and Masters class in District 7. Please keep in mind that this discussion needs
to focus on our experience here in District 7. This is a revision to a section
of my K-Factor article that will appear in January. Given publication
deadlines, I did not have the opportunity to get very much feedback before I
had to submit the article! I have since received some feedback which I have
added and this e-mail is my attempt to get more.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>In 2010 I
heard from some of our local FAI pilots that they would like to fly the finals
or “F” sequence at local meets. They felt that getting the opportunity to fly
judged “F” sequences at our local contests would help them improve their flying
and enable them to be more competitive at the Nats. I also heard that “FAI has
two sequences so we really should fly them both in order to “really” fly FAI” I
polled and spoke to most of the FAI pilots in our district and came up with a
proposal. In 2010 we flew two rounds of judged “F” at local contests but if a
pilot did not want to fly “F” he could fly “P” for those two rounds with no
penalty. (We worked out a K-factor modification in an attempt to score “P” and
“F” together) In 2011 we went one step further and had everyone fly two
rounds of “F” at local contests. If a pilot did not want to fly “F” he took a zero
for those two rounds. I definitely heard some feedback about that! I think the
attendance numbers speak for themselves. In 2009 (“P” only) we had the highest
number of pilots fly FAI since I have been the district scorekeeper. At some
local contests we had more FAI pilots than Masters. This number dropped in 2010
(“P” and “F” sort of “fudged” together) and it fell even further in 2011 (“P”
& “F”). Concurrently, we have a LOT of Masters pilots! This creates real
problems for the CDs in balancing the lines, and for the judges, usually FAI
and Advanced pilots, who spend way too much time in the chair. I have heard
from many pilots this year that they do not have the time or the inclination to
fly the “F” sequence but they really enjoy the extra challenge of the “P”
sequence. This leads me to a discussion of some proposed solution for 2012.
Please keep in mind that we are just discussing proposals at this point. </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Option 1</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Don’t do
anything. We continue to fly FAI with 4 rounds of P and two rounds of F. At
local contests last year we flew this way and simply counted the best 4 rounds.
That way you do not have to “keep” an F score. At the district championships
you must keep an F score. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Advantages</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Keeps
things the same as last year, we continue to fly the “full” FAI pattern.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Gives our
local pilots who want to fly at the Nats a chance to fly judged “F” patterns.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Disadvantages</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Many
pilots don’t seem to want to fly F and so they stay in Masters creating a
“bulge” that makes the CDs and the contestant judges lives more difficult.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>We seem
to be having a declining # of pilots in FAI.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Option 2</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Go back
to the way we did it in 2010 and let some people fly P and some fly F and do
some sort of score “fudge”.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Advantages</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Kind of a
middle ground solution. Might get some pilots to leave Masters and try FAI. </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Disadvantages</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I don’t
really care for “fudge’ing” scoring. It just doesn’t seem right in a
competitive sport.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Option 3</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Split FAI
into two “divisions” let’s call them “Gold” and “Silver” these two divisions
are competed for and scored separately. Here’s a simple description.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>FAI
“Gold”</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This
class will fly 4 rounds of the “P” sequence and two rounds of the “F” sequence
at each local contest. Their final contest score will consist of their best 3
out of 4 “P” rounds and their best 1 out of 2 “F” rounds. This will also be the
format used for FAI “Gold” at the district championship contest. If there is
enough interest we could even fly an unknown round at the season championships.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>FAI
“Silver”</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This
class will fly 6 rounds of the “P” sequence at each local contest. Their final
contest score will consist of their best 4 out of 6 “P” rounds. This will also
be the format used for FAI “Silver” at the district championship contest.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>A pilot
may enter either class at any contest. You cannot fly in both at one contest
though! You can change back and forth as many as you want to during the pattern
year.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Advantages:</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Possibly
increase the pilots flying FAI and reduce the pilots in Masters. This will
greatly simplify line balancing and judging assignments. Gold pilots are
perfect judges for Silver and vice a versa. Masters pilots can judge Gold,
Silver or Advanced. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Reduce
the length of time spent in the judging chair. Judging 10 Masters pilots is not
an easy task and requires you to be in the judging chair for almost an hour and
a half. Not very fun at a local contest!</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Make the
CDs job of finding and assigning judges much easier.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Might
improve competition within FAI (Gold and Silver) and Masters.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Disadvantages:</span></u><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The CD
needs to provide one more set of trophies. Extra cost is “bad”!</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Depending
on who shows up the CD might have extra trophies that he will have to “eat”</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Further splits
a small pool of competitors. How many pilots will fly “Gold”, maybe not enough
to have a fun competition?</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I think
the trophy problem can be worked around. By the time we get to be a Masters or
an FAI pilot do we really need to get a trophy at a local contest? I know I
don’t! A simple group photo or a medal or a simple metal plaque that lists the
event and the class would be fine. At my contests this year I intend to
simplify the Masters and FAI trophies regardless of what we do with FAI. In
regards to the other issues I don’t know.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Please
bear in mind that I am looking for ideas and proposals. If you are a Masters or
FAI pilot and you don’t think that anything is “broke” just let me know! If
most Masters and FAI pilots think it ain’t broke then we won’t “fix it”!!!
(Option 1) Or if you don’t like any of my proposals but have another thought in
mind just let me know. So to you FAI and Masters pilots and Cds out there,
think about it and please let me hear from you.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jon
Carter</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>NSRCA D7
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