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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>Jim and all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>The system you describe is much like bowling or golf where handicaps make competition possible across all levels of abilities. I do however see two major differences which might cause serious problems. First, in golf or bowling all games/rounds played are factored into the handicap. For competitive bowlers and golfers this means that annually 100+ scores are making up the handicap. If every practice round a pattern flyer flew were properly judged and entered into the handicap calculation there would be little difference, but of course that’s not possible. Second, in golf and bowling the score is easy to calculate, count the strokes or pins, but pattern is subjectively judged so the same flight doesn’t get the same score in front of a different judge. I don’t see how an accurate handicap could be determined in 10 competitive flights in front of different judges. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>Just thinking out loud,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>Ray<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> J N Hiller [mailto:jnhiller@earthlink.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 02, 2012 6:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> rc.gauthier@comcast.net; AK, ID, MT, OR, WA,WY<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Ok I'll bite.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I believe a better system would be some sort of handicap or adjustment multiplier based on a running average of recant contest averages. This would level the playing field for all competitors with at least some competition history. Any flight slightly above one's average would put him or her in contention. I'd given this some thought years ago and feel this type of system could actually replace individual class awards. This would make it a contest rather than a by-class competition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>We all would be competing with each other based on our demonstrated average ability. The competitors improving their flight scores would place high as well as adjusting their handicap multiplier prior to the next contest they attend. An insensitive to continuously improve as well as a need to do so!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Changing class probably needs to restart one's running average and associated multiplier. This type of an adjustment number could follow one's ability change either up or down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yes there would still be inequities such as new sequences or weather related scores affecting our demonstrated average for all rounds flown over say the past 2, 3 or 4 contests based on all rounds finished. Partial flights or missed rounds probably shouldn't be considered in a competitor's running average. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>As for number crunching if one's current contest average of say 87% / <b>.</b>87 was divided by their demonstrated ability average of say 85% - <b>.</b>85 their contest competition score would be 1<b>.</b>02353. This number for this contest would replace the oldest contest average and used in computing the new ability average.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This system would only reward those who had a good two days as opposed to I single high point lucky flight regardless of age or class flown.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Nothing is simple in my world!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle26><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]">[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]</a><b>On Behalf Of </b>Raymond C. Gauthier<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 02, 2012 2:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>I know little about this but that never stopped me before so ……<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>I think there are two separate and distinct issues: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>The first is old guys don’t fly as well as not so old guys. I think there should be a senior division that starts at a senior age like 65, maybe even 70. This would allow all the old guys to compete against each other regardless of class. Option 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>The second issue is that in District 8 there are contests where a pilot may be the only flyer in his or her class. For those who have done it - this is less than great fun and excitement. So an overall class which I’d call the Open Division (or we could call it classless). Option 3<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>If we did both we’d pass out awards in each NSRCA class plus Senior Class and Open Class.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>That’s my 2 cents worth.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>Ray Gauthier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'>(Who will be the way be practicing and competing next season despite my absence this year.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#943634'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><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'> Patrick Harris <a href="mailto:[mailto:harris7148@gmail.com]">[mailto:harris7148@gmail.com]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 02, 2012 1:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>So now that most of you have had a while to think about this, here are the options.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>"1" Leave the system as is</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>"2" Set our system up as IMAC does with a "Seniors Division" only</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>"3" Set up our system per "Seniors Division", but open to all ages.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>"4" Integrate both.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>If we go with "3", what do we call it?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> <br>Ideas...input</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Pat Harris</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Dennis Cone <<a href="mailto:patternpilot25@gmail.com" target="_blank">patternpilot25@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Well I used Linda's iPhone and it made me 120. I like mine better.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Sent from my Xoom using Ice Creme Sandwich</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>On Sep 26, 2012 8:23 PM, "Gordon Anderson" <<a href="mailto:gaa@owt.com" target="_blank">gaa@owt.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Hey Dennis,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>You must be counting your age base 16, or maybe you are using that samsung not so smartphone to figure out your age... dude, get an iPhone!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>--Gordon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>On Sep 26, 2012, at 11:34 AM, Dennis Cone <<a href="mailto:patternpilot25@gmail.com" target="_blank">patternpilot25@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Well I guess this just leaves me out. I won’t be 55 for a few more years.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><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'> <a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-" target="_blank">nsrca-</a><a href="mailto:dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:trexlesh@msn.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>trexlesh@msn.com</span></a><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><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>But I'm so young! ...and shy<br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Dennis Cone" <<a href="mailto:patternpilot25@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>patternpilot25@gmail.com</span></a>><br>To: "&apos;AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY&apos;" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>><br>Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<br>Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2012 10:24 am</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Age handicap? That’s not fair. It gives Rex a big lead.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><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'> <a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</span></a> <a href="mailto:%5Bmailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org%5D" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]</span></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b><a href="mailto:trexlesh@msn.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>trexlesh@msn.com</span></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><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Mind your elders, young man!<br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>----- Reply message -----<br>From: "astropuppy" <<a href="mailto:astropuppy@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>astropuppy@gmail.com</span></a>><br>To: "AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>nsrca-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</span></a>><br>Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Senior Division<br>Date: Tue, Sep 25, 2012 8:16 pm</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'><br>For the record, even though I am <b><u>younger</u></b> then Rex; I will be 55 next year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Mike </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Gordon Anderson <<a href="mailto:gaa@owt.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>gaa@owt.com</span></a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Pat,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>--Gordon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>On Sep 25, 2012, at 8:00 PM, Patrick Harris <<a href="mailto:harris7148@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>harris7148@gmail.com</span></a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Gordon,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Pat</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Gordon Anderson <<a href="mailto:gaa@owt.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>gaa@owt.com</span></a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>Pat,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:40.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>Cool idea.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>--Gordon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>On Sep 25, 2012, at 3:29 PM, Patrick Harris <<a href="mailto:harris7148@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>harris7148@gmail.com</span></a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:76.8pt;margin-right:.5in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>At the Richland contest, I discussed with a few attendees, the possibility of introducing a Seniors Division into our events such as IMAC does.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>Following is the info off the IMAC web site that should clear up any confusion I may have created:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>At each contest throughout the flying season, the Senior Competition is held </span><strong><i><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>in conjunction</span></i></strong><span style='color:black'> </span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>with</span></b></em><span style='color:black'> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>There are no additional fees, sequences, or rounds flown and you are </span><em><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>still</span></b></em><span style='color:black'> 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></span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>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 settled in the same manner).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'>Pat Harris _______________________________________________</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'><br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</span></a><br><a href="http://lists..nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:red'>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "lists..nsrca.org" claiming to be</span></b><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:40.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</span></a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</span></a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</span></a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank"><span style='color:purple'>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'><br>_______________________________________________<br>NSRCA-dist8 mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-dist8@lists.nsrca.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>