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<DIV>I believe it was at the 1976 TOC on Sunday afternoon when I was well out
it, a bunch of my friends (?) starting cheering after every one of my
maneuvers. I kind of liked it but I heard later that some of the other
folks didn't. I don't know if they thought it affected the judges or
what. </DIV>
<DIV>Jim</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=EHaury@aol.com href="mailto:EHaury@aol.com">EHaury@aol.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> Saturday, January 24, 2004 9:18
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Artistic Aerobatics
suggestions</DIV>
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<DIV>About 20 years ago there was an attempt to hookup with spectators more by
having a rotating pointer on a 0-10 scale behind each judge. Helpers moved the
pointer to indicate the score assigned to each maneuver in real time. This was
used at the Huntsville Team Selection Tournament in 1981, and I found it made
watching much more enjoyable. I'm not sure why it went away, staff
requirement, shy judges, etc.?</DIV>
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<DIV>Some may feel it puts too much pressure on the judges, but what about
"judge confidence"? Add cheering or jeering and some might recalibrate, but
silent observation shouldn't be a problem. Maybe one indicator per flightline,
posting the average score for each maneuver? I know, logistics make it
difficult, but not for brainstorming the notion.</DIV>
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<DIV>Earl</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>