[NSRCA-dist8] Red Apple Pattern Contest

Gail & Robert Walker grbwii at comcast.net
Wed May 21 09:19:05 AKDT 2014


Gee Pat,
  And you kept telling me I was sloppy when I was actually flying it right:-)
                   Bob W
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patrick Harris 
  To: AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 9:15 AM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Red Apple Pattern Contest


  Gentlemen,,


  We have a very important judging issue that needs to be addressed. In the June K Factor proof, the Judging Committee took a reversed stance on how a few FAI maneuvers are to be judged. I will go over this at Wenatchee for the folks that don't receive this email. Here is the article:


  For this month’s column we have a few important clarifications to 
  make for certain FAI maneuvers. We learned of these issues from 
  the F3A Sub-committee chairman at the AOC F3A Competition 
  in Thailand. We then did some research with our compatriots 
  in Europe and the rest of the world. We decided it was very 
  important to align ourselves with the rest of the FAI community 
  in the world and to get this information out as quickly as possible 
  so that all of our pilots and judges could digest this before our 
  Nationals and Team Selection event in July. 
  First, for the FAI Golf Ball maneuver (P15 and F15) we have stated 
  that the rolls on the 45° up/down lines must be centered on the 
  line segments AND centered on the center pole. After carefully 
  looking at the geometry and drawing a lot of pictures we realize we 
  were mistaken! The rolls MUST be centered on the line segments 
  that they are contained in, this might or might not mean that the 
  rolls will be centered on the center pole. In several “normal” loop 
  size drawings that we have made, they are not centered on the 
  center pole, they are offset slightly. Depending on the radius of the 
  loop segments the rolls can properly occur before, at or after the 
  intersection of the two line segments. As judges we must simply 
  verify that the roll element is in the center of the line segment 
  that contains it. Of course the apex of the ¾ loop segment must 
  be over the center pole for proper centering of the maneuver.


  The second clarification concerns the Double Immelman 
  maneuver that is in both the P15 and the F15 sequences. Under 
  AMA rules a Double Immelman maneuver is defined as a square 
  with half loop segments on each end and that is the way we have 
  been writing about and recommending judging these maneuvers 
  in FAI. The FAI maneuver however is defined differently; it has no 
  express relationship between the horizontal line segments and 
  the half loop diameter. Thus, this maneuver can be wider than it 
  is tall or taller than it is wide with no geometry downgrade. Bear 
  in mind though that other downgrades we have mentioned are 
  still applicable, rolls must begin immediately after loop segments, 
  loops must be round with no flat spots, etc…
  The third clarification is closely related to the second. This 
  concerns the center Top Hat maneuver in P15. In AMA rules a 
  center Top Hat is defined as 3 legs of a square. That is the vertical 
  legs must be equal to the horizontal leg. Again, the FAI rules do 
  not state this. Therefore, in FAI, a center Top Hat shall have both 
  vertical legs the same length but there is no required relationship 
  to the horizontal leg. I.e. it can be wide and short or tall and skinny 
  with no geometry downgrade as long as the vertical legs are the 
  same length.


  We hope that this clarifies the proper judging of these maneuvers 
  for you. Please remember, these clarifications are for FAI only! The 
  AMA rules require that a center Top Hat be 3 sides of a square 
  and a Double Immelman be a square with half loop segments on 
  each end when flown in an AMA pattern class.
  Remember; never take your eyes off the plane when judging… 
  Keep your wings level!


  See you guys in a few days.


  Pat



  On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 8:48 AM, J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:

    Thanks Gordon. I forgot all about pre-registering.





    -----Original Message-----
    From: nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Gordon Anderson
    Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6:09 AM
    To: AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
    Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Red Apple Pattern Contest



    This Memorial Day weekend is the D8 Pattern season opening contest held in Wenatchee Washington. You can find all the details on the NSRCA we site at this link: http://nsrca.us/index.php/d8-contest-schedule/2014



    If you plan to attend this contest please register using the link provided on the NSRCA web site. This helps us accelerate the contest setup.



    If your flying FAI you will want to checkout this link for details on how this class is flown in D8: http://nsrca.us/index.php/d8-contest-schedule/contest-details



    Hope to see you in Wenatchee this weekend!



    --Gordon










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