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<DIV>Here are a some thoughts about the 1/2 point deduction scoring
device:</DIV>
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<DIV>1. I think it's a terrific idea to have a tool that would allow you to
enter deductions each time you see a defect in a maneuver, however I think only
having 1/2 point deductions on the device (or 1 pt for FAI) would not be
adequate when maneuvers have many errors close together. I think you'd also need
at least a 2 pt deduction button, a zero button, and maybe a 1 pt deduction
button as well. I know this increases the difficulty in remembering which button
to push, but I've judged some flights where the plane drifted in too close
and three or more botched maneuvers were crammed together so quickly that I
barely had time to write 4.5, 3, 3.5 on the score sheet, much less press a 1/2
pt button 38 times.</DIV>
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<DIV>2. I believe if we do have a way to click deduction buttons every
time we see a defect in a flight, rather than trying to do it in our heads, as a
rule we'll begin to see much lower scores and we'll see the gap between the best
fliers and the weaker fliers widen. This of course is a good thing as it more
accurately reflects our flight performance. </DIV>
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<DIV>3. Even though I think this would be a wonderful system, I think it's going
to be difficult to make it work correctly so judges don't inadvertently enter a
score they didn't intend to enter, or get off by one maneuver and enter an
entire list of scores in the wrong spot. After the fact it will be very
difficult to figure out which maneuver was skipped or entered twice.</DIV>
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<DIV>4. It may work well to have a device like baseball umpires use where they
hold it in their hand and squeeze different buttons for balls/strikes/outs.
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<DIV>Keith Black</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tony@radiosouthrc.com href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">Tony
Stillman</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> Friday, April 16, 2004 3:02
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Judge Training /Contest
Scoring</DIV>
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<DIV>Steve:<BR><BR>Yes, that is the final system that we had decided on before
we ran out of money! </DIV>
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<DIV>This would work very well, but you still have to get judges trained
to use it properly. Of course, it would have to be standardized so
everyone could build their own that would interface with the proper electronic
equipment. </DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, FL
32505<BR>1-800-962-7802<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A></DIV>
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<A title=Patternrules@aol.com
href="mailto:Patternrules@aol.com">Patternrules@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> Friday, April 16, 2004 8:30
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Judge Training /Contest
Scoring</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><STRONG> Tony & Dean maybe your closer than you
think, really if you think about it you only need a 2 button system as AMA
uses 1/2 point increments say the right button every time you push it
deducts 1/2 point the left button would be as an "enter" which would then go
to the next maneuver, could even be programed to input the contestant # by
the same method say push enter button 3 times for a new contestant, for FAI
the program would detect that the pilot # is FAI and would use 1 point
increments.</STRONG>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Baltic" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><B><I>Steve
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