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<DIV>In a message dated 4/17/2004 3:06:08 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">Mike Im not sure why everyone "needs" to see the scores each judge gives. The spectator sport is to watch the flying, not kill the judge if the spectator does not agree with the judge's scoring habits</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>and Don Ramsey wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe I'm missing the point here. I don't think anyone needs to see the scores until the round is complete. There are enough distractions for the pilots and judges from the spectators now. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>I agree with them. Scores shown to individuals that don't know the reason for them, mean nothing more than to establish a favorite in their eyes. I like to watch ice skateing and other olympic events where the judges hold up the scores afterwards. I have no idea the method by which the scores were acheived, but that does not remove my enjoyment of the event.</DIV>
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<DIV>Now I must ask, ever notice that the scores are only shown after the performance? Why? I would assume it is to prevent the judges from being influenced by the crowd reactions. </DIV>
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<DIV>Lets say that Chip, or Sean or Jason were flying in front of a judge who scored them high becouse of who they are. Do you really beleive that it would change becouse the crowd saw the scores? I don't believe it for one minute.</DIV>
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<DIV>As a pilot, I don't want my judges fumbling with cards or any other device that will distract them from watching the flight. Neither do I want them trying to contort their fingers in rapid fire motions while a poor scribe is trying to count them and write the results. In my flying years, I have scribed for two judges that used the hand and finger method. As far as I am concerned, it is the sorriest system ever devised, and I hope like hell that I never see it again! </DIV>
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<DIV>As a judge, I like to sit close to my scribe and whisper the score. That way I can keep my eyes on the plane and watch the whole flight. The K.I.S.S. system has already devised the best possible method however. That is the the paper pad method. The judge can use it without looking away, it keeps a record of his scores in case there is a discrepency and a legal pad is a lot cheaper than a PDA. I haven't been using the paper pad method at local contest, but I will start to. </DIV>
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<DIV>The original intent of this thread was to point out that we are not perfect and neither is our system. It has acheived that goal with me. </DIV>
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<DIV>Robert Gainey</DIV>
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