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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=648235119-17042004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Several years ago we looked into using PDA's but at the
time the cost of the PDA's were a little outrageous. Now, the cost is much
more in line with a realistic effort to use them to do scoring at the NATS and
to have scores "sent" to the scoring computer "real time" by using PDA's with
network cards and running a wireless network at each site connected up to the
main scoring computer at the farmhouse. This is extremely easy to do...
the trick is in setting up the PDA's (or programming them) to do
scoring.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=648235119-17042004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Lance, if you, or anyone else, has the ability to program a
PDA under Windows CE (Pocket PC) using Pocket Excel then I know we can use it to
do scoring to transfer scores to the main scoring program. I have a good
friend that is a whiz using Excel... I'll ask him to put something together that
we can use on the PDA.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lance Van
Nostrand<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 17, 2004 12:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: A possible answer to lousy judging
"Flash cards"<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>for me, I totally agree with these guys. RVP
was the first to suggest this that I heard at the nats a few years ago and I
started doing it this way and knew it was the way to go. I write the
scores on the pad in a column without taking my eyes off the plane.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Maybe the easiest, low tech way to announce
the scores is to have the scribe be the "publisher" for the manuver scores
during the flight, and then copys the scores to the official sheet in between
rounds. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> As a technology guy (s/w engineer) I'd
love to see electronic scoreboards and PDA systems, but for over 100 years
simple hand signals have served the arbitragers in the stock market. A
simple adaptation of this system would be:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. Show the main score with your fingers, top of
the hand facing the audience</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. If a hand is turned so that a palm is facing the
audience, then add 1/2 point</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even if there are a few mistakes along the way with
the palms, the audience will be informed to within a 1/2 point.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=vanputte@cox.net href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ron Van Putte</A>
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<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, April 17, 2004 7:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A possible answer to lousy
judging "Flash cards"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On Apr 17, 2004, at 5:47 AM, Del K. Rykert wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><B><?smaller>The only other system I have found that works well
is using a pad to write down the scores and hopefully the scribe can read my
scribble and I don't overwrite my scores. It is better but not perfect. At
least not perfect for me. When I have a knowledgeable scribe that is used to
my system scores flow. When I have a warm body stuck in scribes chair the
system breaks down no matter what the system is in some cases especially
while judging FAI.<?/smaller></B><BR><B><?smaller> Keep
the thoughts flowing and something better might be
created.<?/smaller></B><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I do what Del describes, except
that I usually don't use a scribe. After the last airborne maneuver, I
transcribe from the pad to the scoresheet. I am usually done before the
airplane is on final landing approach.<BR><BR>Ron Van
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