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<DIV><SPAN class=453185012-16092002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
technologie is out there. A friend is finishing to upgrade a windows base
program that he designed that include independent-interface number key-pads
(0 to 10) connected to the computer so judges only has to memorize the locations
of the numbers for scoring. Tomorrow I will post his responce to this issue. He
recently moved to Canada and is coming back to pattern. He was for 12 years the
FAI national champion in Colombia, but stopped flying the last 6 years. He is
going to put the program with the interface key-pads on the market very
soon.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=453185012-16092002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
program was developed 10 years ago and was used in colombia with great
succes.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=453185012-16092002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Arturo
Zapata</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> faipatrn
[mailto:faipatrn@msn.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 15, 2002 6:37
PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Pattern Fun /
scribe<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>At the contest this weekend (GREAT JOB , North Dallas
RC, and Gene Maurice!!), I **NEEDED** a scribe when judging....there wasn't
one....then I hollered a little louder, and one was found....Then, because I
didn't know the scribe, I did exactly as Lance outlined, and tried NOT to miss
any stuff, but I'm certain I did.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> At the local contests, using contestant
judging, and wearing everyone out calling, carrying, and judging, ADDING more
judges doesn't seem a workable idea....particularly if we can't even field
SCRIBES !!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> There MUST be someway reasonably-priced
to 'electrify' this process using some technology....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bob P.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=s.vannostrand@kodak.com
href="mailto:s.vannostrand@kodak.com">s.vannostrand@kodak.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 13, 2002 12:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Pattern Fun / scribe</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Jim</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>I've noticed that even when scribes are there, judges
look away. They look at the scribe and say the score. Sometimes
they will glance at the scribes sheet to make sure they wrote the right
number. At the nats we were asked to write the scores on a pad and let
the scribe copy them. This allowed a cross check after the flight for
accuracy. I observed judges looking down to write their score, not
trusting themselves to keep the scores in a column without looking.
</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Bottom line, it takes
some thought, preparation, and practice to keep your eyes on the plane
regardless of scribes.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif
size=2>---Lance</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>