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<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hey
George,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>When
the wind blows, even a little bit, the present Sportsman schedule overtaxes
both the concentration and skill of the entry level
pilot.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>A
certain amount of this is good, 'cause all real learning is painful, but this is
a trap that the event has fallen into at least four times in my
recollection.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
keep changing schedules to maintain interest, and that's
good.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>When
we revise the schedules, we keep adding interest: that sounds good, but what we
really almost always ended up doing was adding a tiny bit of complexity until
...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
have to add a new class to the all-important bottom of the
pyramid.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Want
to know how many times it's happened? Once it was called Novice, then we called
it Pre-Novice, then the schedules all changed,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>and we
called it Novice again, then we changed the name to Sportsman, and added
Turnaround.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I like
the schedule Don proposes, but I'd rather have the Sportsmen fly two short
schedules with a "holy cow!, let me get back from the next county." break
between the schedules.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Some
Sportsmen go without a breath for a whole schedule. Okay that's a slight
exageration.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
used the out-of-box time between those two schedules to coach, calm, and teach
the incoming pilots. It's terribly useful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Oh
yes, 3 rolls is infinitely more useful for teaching "elevator timing" than
2. You can fake it for 2, but the 3rd one requires that the plane be under
control after 2.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hey
Ron van Putte ... you out there?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Tell
the man about the time the Earth shook in Lake Charles!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>George
Kennie<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 06, 2005 2:37 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: [SPAM] Re: Annex
proposal - development<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>I too find Don Ramsey's sequence
very stimulating. <BR>Reminds me that I have always felt that the poor guys in
Sportsman sometimes appear to be getting the short end of the stick regarding
the schedule.Many contests that I have attended have them flying the sequence
twice because the routine is so very short. I would like to see their schedule
slightly modified to give them a little longer sequence and a little
additional stimulation. <BR>I would propose something like the following.
<P>1.T.O.
U <BR>2.Free
Pass.
D <BR>3.Straight Flight
Out.
C
U <BR>4.Procedure
Turn.
T <BR>5.Straight Flight
Back.
C
D <BR>6.1/2 Reverse Cuban
Eight
T <BR>7.Immelman
Turn.
C
U <BR>8.Split
S.
T <BR>9.2
Loops.
C
U <BR>10.Exit The
Box.
U <BR>11.Enter The
Box.
D <BR>12.Non-Rolling Triangular
Loop
C
U <BR>13.Humpty Bump 1/2 roll
up
T <BR>14.One 2-Point
Roll
C
D <BR>15.1/2 Cuban
Eight.
T <BR>16.Non-Rolling
Cobra.
C
U <BR>17.Stall
Turn.
T <BR>18.2
Rolls.
C
D <BR>19.Exit The Box.
<BR>20.Landing.
C
U
<P>C= Center,T=Turnaround, U= Upwind, D=Downwind.
<P>My rationale is that this is the point that we need to encourage this
<BR>class of fliers to work on their down elevator timing by introducing <BR>2
rolls.This shouldn't be too much for them to handle as they are <BR>currently
doing a 2 point roll. Also the 2 loops will sharpen their <BR>precision by
making them work harder at presentation placement. <BR>The Procedure Turn will
teach them something that will be required, <BR>and the Humpty should present
no major problems as they are already <BR>doing a 1/2 Reverse Cuban.They
should be learning the Stall Turn and <BR>the Triangular Loop will further
strengthen their centering skills.There are <BR>seven maneuvers before taking
a breather and seven more to complete <BR>the sequence. <BR>Now these fellows
can fly ONE sequence like the rest of us and the <BR>time required should be
no longer than the time required to fly a double <BR>schedule.
<P>Sportsman pilots out there, let me know what you think. <BR>Georgie
<BR>P.S.I wonder if there are any Sportsman guys monitoring this
list?? <BR><SPAN class=288221420-06012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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