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<DIV>Hmmm, I didn't think about that…I believe the quality of precision of the
1st 1/2 Cuban 8 was so precise it appeared that the score sheets were in fact
incorrect. However, when I performed it again on the other side with the same
precision they must have determined that one of them was an incorrect
maneuver.</DIV>
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<DIV>Let's just say, it wouldn't have mattered if they gave me a 10, I still
would have finished a strong 4th. Going into the contest, my goal was to finish
in the top ten. I quickly realized that this was a more realistic than
challenging goal…<vbg></DIV>
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<DIV>Larry<BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=drykert@rochester.rr.com
href="mailto:drykert@rochester.rr.com">Del Rykert</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> Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: 1st Contest Experience
(D4-Dayton, OH)</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff size=3>Hi
Larry:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff
size=3> Question. Did I read ur post to say the judges
changed their scores after a maneuver was scored?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff
size=3> Glad you had a great time with some great people to
help guide you into a positive experience. To bad many others deprive
themselves of this fun.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff
size=3> Del K. Rykert<BR> AMA
- 8928 <BR> NSRCA - 473<BR>
Kb2joi - General </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<A title=jed241@msn.com href="mailto:jed241@msn.com">jed241@msn.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 03, 2003 4:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> 1st Contest Experience
(D4-Dayton, OH)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>This can be put in a future K-Factor if desired…</DIV>
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<DIV>I want to first offer a special thanks to Mark Atwood and Harry Slone
for their great support in making this contest a contest I will remember.
There are many others to mention, Bob Kane, Andy and Tim Jesky, an many
more…</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Since I have procrastinated this day long enough I started out by
fighting the steering wheel in my truck which was trying to take me
home to my comfort zone. But I pushed on….Glad I did…</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Harry had made sure I had a place to stay. It was everything
I've read about on this discussion group. I was a bit disappointed
however, as the room was not furnished with the roaches I've heard so much
about, but the price was right at $34 a night. I was greeted with a
police officer waiting at my door. Wow, I asked if he was my private body
gard and he said, "Nope, I just patrol this are real close". I felt much
better knowing that the police was right there. I knew I must be at the
right place. This hotel was "Highly" recommended by the seasoned
pattern flyer Mark Atwood and Harry Slone who made sure the experience was
nothing less than the best for a rookie!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As many of you read, I was very concerned about my trim on my Aresti
and Mark was very helpful in sorting it out…Upon take off Mark flew through
some very nice maneuvers I have never seen before. The four point roll was
very crisp and loops were perfect. Upon landing he said, "I need to
borrow Chip's line…it took a click of right aileron, should be fine now". He
smiled and nicely said, "Get fueled up cause we have allot of work to
do"..<VBG> He had no idea how much work was ahead of us. Harry also
showed his concern with much grace and sincerity as he asked me, "If Mark
was that smooth with your plane, are you shaking so bad that the sticks are
bouncing". I replied, "I didn't know cause my knees were shaking so bad
I couldn't hold the radio still…"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>During practice with Mark coaching, I started learning the
coaching language. While flying the schedule his comment, "That's
alright, keep going" really means, "You blew that one". His feed back was
always said with a smile from this top notch coach!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I have always heard that you don't comment about errors while flying
the sequence. I believe I understand why now. Some of my best maneuvers was
followed by a not so quite Oooops, or oh sh@#…". Mark was coaching me
through the last round with such great confidence and zeal, I can
recall clearly…"OK good straight flight back, now 1/2 reverse Cuban 8", I
completed this maneuver and he said" Great job!!! now do the 1/2
Cuban 8 again at the other end", I replied, "oh sh@#". Mark quietly
said, "Don't let the judges know when you made a mistake. The judges then
replied, "Too late, but that was a nice 1/2 Cuban 8" and the score sheet
reflected a nice score of 8 which was scribbled out and a good looking goose
egg accompanied the chicken scratch. After reviewing my score sheet I
noticed the fine consistency of the various judges. Every maneuver I
did (and I said Ooops or Oh Sh@#), had a nice score scribbled out and a
very nice looking goose egg beside it. I believe this level of consistency
is a result of the very well structured judging seminars through out the
NSRCA.</DIV>
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<DIV>My last "Double I" could get a new name. I'm just trying to get a
politically correct way of stating it. It started out with a straight flight
and then pulled through a 1/2 half loop. At the top of the loop I found
myself wandering into an inverted Cobra with out rolls. I pushed at the apex
of the Cobra back up to the top of the next pull for the 1/2 loop and exited
upright. This drew a very puzzling look from Mark Atwood as he has never
seen the Double I performed quit like that and asked why I pulled power at
the top. "I don't remember doing it", I said. I was very focused on the
maneuver, but can't say what I was thinking about as it's not appropriate on
this forum. However…If you draw the maneuver as I flew it "and" you
realize I am recently divorced and haven't dated in a while this maneuver
then starts to take shape on exactly what I was thinking…Hello Dolly!!!!!
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<DIV>I hope I haven't offended anyone with this thread. I do want to say
thanks to all that attended the Dayton, OH contest for making this a great
memory. I'm officially hooked and can't do any worse at a
future contest. Everyone from the top guns to the other Sportsman were
top notch and very supportive. I can't wait for Muncie.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My advise for anyone that is putting off entering your first contest,
is to just jump in. I have been practicing regularly (two or three time a
year) <vbg> with out any help because nobody in my area was into
pattern. I have put off going to a contest because I didn't feel ready. I
wasn't ready, but I went anyway. The experience I received was far more
valuable than anything I could have learned on my own. It was also very
rewarding experience!!!!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks D4, see ya in Muncie!!!! </DIV>
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<DIV>Larry<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>