[NSRCA-dist8] Red Apple Pattern Contest

Wed May 21 14:19:10 AKDT 2014

I'll opt for the FAI rules. I've got a better chance with the way I fly the Immelman X 2.
On May 21, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Patrick Harris wrote:

> Gentlemen,,
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> 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:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Hope to see you in Wenatchee this weekend!
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> --Gordon
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