<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I don't have to brush up on my math. I won't be 55 for more than a few years.<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "trexlesh@msn.com" <trexlesh@msn.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY" <nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday,
September 26, 2012 12:26 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<br> </font> </div> <br>
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--></style><div>You're going to have to brush up on math a bit!!! :-)<br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone<br><br><div id="yiv466466484htc_header">----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Dennis Cone" <patternpilot25@gmail.com><br>To: "'AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY'" <nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org><br>Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<br>Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2012 11:34 am<br><br></div><br><div class="yiv466466484WordSection1"><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Well I guess this just leaves me out. I won’t be 55 for a few more years.</span></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor;
padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>trexlesh@msn.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 26, 2012 10:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">But I'm so young! ...and shy<br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone</div><div id="yiv466466484htc_header"><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Dennis Cone" <<a href="mailto:patternpilot25@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"
ymailto="mailto:patternpilot25@gmail.com">patternpilot25@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "&apos;AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY&apos;" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<br>Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2012 10:24 am</div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>Age handicap? That’s not fair. It gives Rex a big lead. </span></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]">[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:trexlesh@msn.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:trexlesh@msn.com">trexlesh@msn.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division</span></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Mind your elders, young man!<br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone</div><div id="yiv466466484htc_header"><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"
class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">----- Reply message -----<br>From: "astropuppy" <<a href="mailto:astropuppy@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:astropuppy@gmail.com">astropuppy@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<br>Date: Tue, Sep 25, 2012 8:16 pm</div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"><br>For the record, even though I am <b><u>younger</u></b> then Rex; I will be 55 next year.</div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Another idea would be to use pilot age for handicapping. Something simple: Calculate the adjusted score by taking flight percentage as Pat outline then multiplying it times the pilots age. </div></div><div><div
class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Mike </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Gordon Anderson <<a href="mailto:gaa@owt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:gaa@owt.com">gaa@owt.com</a>> wrote:</div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Pat,</div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">I agree, it adds another element of competition and all it takes is a little more reporting. I see no reason not to do it, you should write up the idea and send it to Rex to publish in the K-Factor! Other districts may want to try the same thing.</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div
class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">--Gordon</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">On Sep 25, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Patrick Harris <<a href="mailto:harris7148@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:harris7148@gmail.com">harris7148@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Gordon,</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Actually Mike's idea has a lot of merit as well. By including all ages, it creates a contest within a contest. Besides, It's the only way I'll ever be able to beat Alex! For most of the year, Dick flying Sportsman by himself, would of had a chance to beat guys in all other classes, Pretty interesting.</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div
class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Pat</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Gordon Anderson <<a href="mailto:gaa@owt.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:gaa@owt.com">gaa@owt.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Pat,</div></div><blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentColor currentColor currentColor rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4.8pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">This would be pretty easy to do. I think I can easily add this to the existing program. I will work on this and have
it ready for next season, its basically just a reporting issue, the only new data I need is age.</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: currentColor currentColor currentColor rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-top: 5pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 4.8pt;"><div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Cool idea.</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">--Gordon</div></div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">On Sep 25, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Patrick Harris <<a href="mailto:harris7148@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:harris7148@gmail.com">harris7148@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div></div><div
class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div></div></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;"><div><div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">At the Richland contest, I discussed with a few attendees, the possibility of introducing a Seniors Division into our events such as IMAC does. </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Some of you may be aware of a gentleman by the name of Ron Smith (AKA Captain Kaos). Ron has been around the pattern scene for many years (thus the AKA name). Ron was instrumental in working with IMAC to set up the current Seniors Division, first introduced a few years ago in the IMAC Pacific Northwest District. IMAC has now rolled out this program on a nationwide basis. </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">I have been in contact with Ron and he is excited at the possibility of
introducing a similar program into Pattern. Ron has stressed he will be of help in any way he can. </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">The mechanics of this program are very straight forward. First off, IMAC uses age 55 or older as their cutoff (I think that pretty much includes all of us). In a nutshell, what they do is use the “percentage of possible points” per round compared to all other competitors’ scores. By doing this, you are competing with all other contestants, regardless of their class. So in other words, if a Sportsman flew a round and received 75% of the total points available for that class, he would finish higher versus a Master’s pilot scoring 74% of the total points available. </div><div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Gordon’s spreadsheet is already calculating a “percentage of points”, so I
trust it would not be too difficult to integrate it into our system. </div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal">Following is the info off the IMAC web site that should clear up any confusion I may have created:</div><div><div class="yiv466466484MsoNormal"> </div></div><div>Starting in 2009, we are introducing the <b>“IMAC Senior Points Series”. </b>This series is open to any IMAC member who competes in any IMAC Regional Points Series (IRPS) contest, in the Sportsman thru Unlimited class and is fortunate enough to be <u>55 years</u> of age or older at the start of any IRPS contest. (Sorry kids, you will just have to wait a few more years.) This series, held in the NW region since 2004, has been a great success and is now expanding to all IMAC regions.</div><div>At each contest throughout the flying season, the Senior Competition is held <b><i><span style='font-family:
"Tahoma", "sans-serif";' class="ms__id895">in conjunction</span></i></b> <i><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";' class="ms__id896">with</span></b></i> your normal IMAC class. Scores are based on the pilots percentage achieved against the maximum possible raw score for their class. You are flying against other Senior pilots in Sportsman thru Unlimited classes.</div><div>For example, the 2009 Sportsman sequence has a total of 2,210 points available per judge per sequence; with 2 judges this equals 4,420 points. If the pilot’s raw score is 3,536 points that is 80.00% of the available points. If an Unlimited Senior pilot scores 75.00% of his available points, the sportsman pilot wins that particular sequence. These percentage scores are calculated in the scoring program automatically and normalized against all other Senior pilots by round. Standard formats for throw-out sequences and normalizing are still the same.</div><div>There are no
additional fees, sequences, or rounds flown and you are <i><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif";' class="ms__id897">still</span></b></i> competing in your normal IMAC class. All points, placements and/or trophies you earn for your class are still awarded. The host club has the option to award a 1<sup>st</sup> place Senior award if they choose, but it is not mandatory<u>.</u></div><div>Entering the Senior Competition is the eligible pilot’s choice and is not mandatory, however, if you decline to join, your points are not retroactively applied later in the year. Once you join then the region will keep your scores for the year.</div><div>At the end of the regular season in each region and just like the regular Regional Points Series, the Senior Points Series winners for the season will be awarded first through third place based on their top five contests (normalized - as in the regular class regional points standings and ties will be
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