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<DIV>In a message dated 4/14/2004 8:37:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, Rcmaster199@aol.com writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">To be a good judge, you have got to overcome that line of thinking. If the uninitiated want to give you zeroes for good maneuvers in retaliation, so be it. I know it happens, but you gotta stick to your guns, no matter who is flying . </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>Very true. The key word here is "the uninitiated" . The overall majority of top level pilots know the mistakes they have made. That is why they are so good at covering them. An experienced FAI pilot will not pronounce his mistakes by immediately correcting them like a lower class flyer does. They get away with far more from the uniniatiated judge than to waste time getting even with you. Next time they see you in the chair they will correct the problem. If they don't, score it accordingly. As Matt says, stick to your guns.</DIV>
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<DIV>Always be fair and consistant. Apply the rules equaly to all, and more likely than not, you will be labeled a good judge. </DIV>
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<DIV>Remember, being a good judge requires practice and experience, just as being a good pilot. We all spend much more time flying than we do judging.</DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Gainey</DIV></BODY></HTML>