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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff>I think all contestants
should be required to attend the NATS seminar or accept a zero for their best
two (2) flights at the NATS. Issues are discussed that clear the air to help
insure all judges are on the same page at a given Nats. Hazards on runway - how
to downgrade for those non hazard issues etc. can be unique to that event d/t
latest rain issues. When some choose not to attend they are getting the
information 2nd & 3rd hand which I feel isn't acceptable. This has happened
at some of the Nats I have attended.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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Del K. Rykert<BR> AMA - 8928
<BR> NSRCA - 473<BR> Kb2joi -
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<A title=Rcmaster199@aol.com
href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<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> Sunday, June 15, 2003 11:14
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Scoring Vs Judging</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 6/11/2003 10:52:28 AM Eastern Daylight
Time, <A href="mailto:VicenteRC@aol.com">VicenteRC@aol.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: Scoring Vs Judging </B><BR>Date:6/11/2003 10:52:28
AM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>From:<A
href="mailto:VicenteRC@aol.com">VicenteRC@aol.com</A><BR>Reply-to:<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR>To:<A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A><BR><I>Sent from
the Internet </I><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Thanks Tony:<BR><BR>I have the
tape but I haven't review it since long ago. I will review the tape as
soon as I have chance.<BR><BR>I agree with your snap roll description.
It is interesting to read the snap description in the rulebook. The
link you sent yesterday gives both pattern and IMAC. My question now
is: Do we need to review the rules for snaps? In the description I
never found that the tail has to describe a cone shape. I agree 100%
that a proper snap the plane should show a cone shape. It is very
important issue because all maneuvers with snaps have usually high
K-factor. If the snaps are difficult to judge then we could introduce
a large margin error in the outcome of the
contest.<BR><BR>Vicente</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Vicente,<BR><BR>You should review
all the rules, not just the snaps, especially if you are planning on attending
the Nats. You will be asked to judge and knowing the rules is most important
when you sit the chair.<BR><BR>There will be a seminar again this year so you
should take advantage of it, even if you sat through it before.<BR><BR>Some
think that the seminars are a chore to be endured. That's poor thinking. The
seminars are given to get everyone on the same line in the book, or at least
the same paragraph. <BR><BR>All contestants practice their patterns for weeks
and months, spending countless hours, effort and money to get the best out of
their flying. To be undone by poor judges who don't want to learn or apply the
rules fairly to all, is frustrating, and should not be acceptable to any one
who attends<BR><BR>Matt Kebabjian<BR>Judging Committee Member</FONT>
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