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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rick:<BR><BR>I don't actually think there is a NEED
for a rules change to add this. It is just one way to solve a
problem. If there are pilots that are uncomfortable with it, I wouldn't do
it! It's not that big of a deal, but it does help some judges. As I
said, I've seen it done at LOCAL meets, but I would not be for it at a
NATS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also would not be for it as a rules
proposal.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The CD can use it if he/she likes, but I would not
be for a rule to require this!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, FL
32505<BR>1-800-962-7802<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rickwallace45@hotmail.com
href="mailto:rickwallace45@hotmail.com">Rick Wallace</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 11, 2003 8:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Wrong Maneuver issues</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I
don’t see this as an issue of being smart enough or anything else – it’s
simply my understanding that the purpose of the caller is to support the
pilot. As such, he should work with the pilot and give the pilot the level of
support he needs. </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The
caller’s job is not to talk to the judges. He’s there to assist the pilot.
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">When
I’m flying I personally find it distracting for my caller to be required to
speak loudly enough for people 6-10 feet behind him to hear. I know that when
I’m in the box I value most everything my caller says, and quite a lot of it
is NOT stuff I’d want the judges to hear – since the rules call for judging to
be a visual assessment of the plane’s course agains a standard of perfection
and nothing else (well, maybe subjective judgement as to the noise level of
the plane in flight…) </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m
quite willing to (continue to) spend time scribing / assisting other judges if
that’s what it takes to keep the caller as a pilot’s asset as opposed to a
show announcer. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">That
said, can we agree to either take it as it comes, or submit a rules proposal
to fix this if someone feels strongly enough about it all to make that much of
an issue of it? </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks
for listening -- </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rick
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">AMA
89045</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NSRCA
2972</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Personally
I think we are all smart enough to figure this out, without a national
rule. If we make things too difficult for the CD and judges then no one
will be willing to do the job, which is a bigger problem. Personally I
don't see expecting the caller to speak loud enough for the judges to hear as
a big issue and if you are "cute" and call a maneuver a train wreck then it
might cost you, although I suspect most judges would score what you flew and
check after the round was over. The reality is that MOST pilots have a
caller, who is calling the sequence, maneuver, by maneuver and it is very easy
to have him speak loud enough for the judges to hear and that simple act
eliminates the need to have scribes call the maneuver and eliminates the need
for scribes for most judges. We can come up with lots of reasons that
this won't work and I have had pilots refuse to call/have the maneuver called
and I dealt with it. I tried to be fair and not let this effect my
judgment, but since I view the refusal as silly, you would have to wonder if I
was successful. It's hard enough to find enough judges to fill the
chairs, why do we resist something like this that would reduce the load on the
judges and the CD and really adds no REAL load to the pilot. I may be
biased, because I have always done it this way, so I know nothing different,
but I view presenting the maneuver/sequence as what this is all about and
describing it for the judges is just part of the deal, the better you do it
the less chance there is for misunderstanding. As the pilot, with the
most to loose, I choose to take control of the situation, where it is
presented. I realize at the bigger contests, NATs, worlds, etc you (the
pilot) don't have that option and personally I view that as a
disadvantage. The other side of this is at these events you generally
have more judges so a single mistake is less of an issue.<BR><BR>Flame suit on
:-)<BR><BR>Bob<BR><BR>Bob</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>