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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Georgie</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll post the Nats finals unknowns with K's as soon
as I get a modem back online. (Using a different system at the moment and don't
wish to retype.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Earl</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=vicenterc@comcast.net
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=geobet@gis.net
href="mailto:geobet@gis.net">geobet@gis.net</A> ; <A
title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=geobet@gis.net
href="mailto:geobet@gis.net">george kennie</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 26, 2004 4:11 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Welcome Back, Nats
Goers!!</DIV>
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<P>George</P>
<P>I really liked what you did. Thanks for sharing. Your analysis
is like having a second opinion and clearly we got the best
team. </P>
<P>Vicente Bortone<BR></P>
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Original message -------------- <BR>Hi Bob, <BR>By the numbers!!!!!! This is
almost one of those "be careful what you ask for situations". <BR>This is
truly one of the most wonderful sporting activities that one can participate
in.As with any sporting type event it attracts individuals with varying
degrees of ego inflation, and yes, I'm included in the tally, but this is
the very nature of how it needs to be.And in keeping with the
individualistic nature of the competitors the inflation pressure varies from
one individual to the next. <BR>I'm an Intermediate flyer that, by some
quirk of fate, got hoodwinked into moving to Masters and when I fly that's
exactly how I look. Therefore when I attend the Nats I'm intelligent enough
to leave my equipment home, but I go to see all the great people that over
the last few years I have been able to acquire as friends. Even though I do!
n't fly, these guys receive me exceptionally warmly and really make my visit
a thrilling and exciting experience. <BR>As you are aware from past
experience I am an individual that studies the rulebook religiously and feel
that I have acquired a fairly solid analytical understanding of the rules as
well as maneuver descriptions and execution thereof which causes me to offer
corrective advice to competitors whether they ask for it or not.I try to
offer this advice in a helpful way and not ruffle too many feathers and the
end result, for me, is I go away feeling that I have given someone a means
to improve their performance.Because of those who are receptive I feel
fulfilled. <BR>With all of this said, I attended this years Nats, as I did
last year, with my trusty clipboard laden with scoresheets for Masters and
F3A sequences.I then place my trusty lawn chair about 50 feet behind the
judges at stage center and proceed to score, for my own enlightenment, the
flyers that are in ! the hunt. <BR>Well the upshot of all of this is that
naturally I canno t get all the guys that I want in the prelims because
sometimes they're flying on different sites or up at the same time, but what
it starts to show are trends. <BR>Where this really becomes interesting is
in the finals where everybody is on one site and flying one at a time.Here
is where you can get them all. <BR>Another thing that this accomplishes for
me is that it allows me to compare my judging skills against the people on
the panel. <BR>It was also interesting to me that as things developed there
was an occasional spectator that would approach from behind to peek over my
shoulder to try and ascertain where I had everyone placed. I would then have
to explain that my numbers were raw numbers only and did not reflect any
K-factors and therefore were meaningless. <BR>After the completion of the
final 32 rounds I had a bunch of numbers, but no really good strong feeling
about who would dominate. In round one of F-05, Jason flew a sequence that
was textbook!!! In round two o! f the first unknown, Quique took your breath
away with an almost flawless performance, but the numbers indicated that
both Jason and Chip were extremely close to his total. In round one Don
Szczur's total was a splinter below Jason.From a gut feeling perspective it
was easy to be deceived by thinking that a pilot who botched 2 or 3
maneuvers probably flew a totally inconsistant round, but when the final
total of the column was tallied you would often be surprised. This guy
Szczur either doesn't have an ego or he sits on it better than anyone you
have ever known.Totally humble, and flew what appeared to me to be very very
consistant. He also did what I felt was the best rolling circle. That
particular maneuver was performed with the least degree of precision of any
in the sequence and the backside was over the racetrack at Indy.The
downgrades were most notable at the 120 degree points and finishing either
early or late with the 120 misses causing the roll rates to alter dras!
tically.The 4 of 8, slow roll opposite was a tough one with many just barely
making the 3 second mandate. <BR>When I arrived home I added up the raw
number totals (no K-Factors)and the placement was as follows:
Jason,Sean,Quique and Don tied for 3rd,Chip,Andrew,Troy,Kenny(Kenny had an
aborted round). Round 3 was not kind to Chip as he made a lot of errors(he
would probably disagree, but that's what I saw).As you can see, with the
exception of Chip this comes close to the actual, however, just before I
left Jerry Stebbins gave me an F-05 K-factor form and when I got home I did
the two F-05 rounds(I was unable to get K's for the unknowns) and placement
changed dramatically, which also means nothing without the unknowns.
<BR>Sitting in the chair without a score sheet and trying to rely on your
best judgment will not cut it. Throughout the whole finals I had felt that
Sean had not flown that well, but my own numbers indicated that he was
indeed consistant and his placement well deserved. I only wish that I had
been able to get the K's for the unkn! owns and found out how far off I
really was. <BR>All in all, I had another fabulous time in spite of my tent
getting blown almost into Missouri on Wed. nite. <BR>These guys are so
great,......I love 'em! <BR>Georgie
<P>Bob Pastorello wrote:
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<FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Those of us following from afar,
congratulate all the participants! Mail traffic already sounds like it was
a terrific event. Special congratulations to the World Team "repeat",
particularly Jason S. with a long-deserved First Place!!! Masters looks
like it was a real battle, too....the placers worked very hard to get
there, and Special congrats to Verne Koester; a man of his age, doing so
well....(he knows I'm joking) Advanced and Intermediate....LOTS of good
fliers, and some names we'll see more of in the future!The list just
wasn't the same without all the traffic you guys generate! So we need
stories....as you all recuperate....tell the tales....</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Bob Pastorello</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT
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