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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>That may have some serious
merit.. Some of the hotdogs sport pilots like snaps and if they feel they can
handle it might like doing it in front of judges..</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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del</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<A title=kvelez@comcast.net href="mailto:kvelez@comcast.net">Ken Velez</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 10, 2005 6:40
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Class Structure</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hey Vern instead of taking the snap out of
Advance why don't we incorporate back in Intermediate the immelmann to the top
and do a horizontal snap in the center, no 45 down no figures just a clean
straight and level snap at center to finish the sequence. Introduces the snap
into intermediate and isn't too difficult for the sportsman coming up.
Just a thought.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=verne@twmi.rr.com href="mailto:verne@twmi.rr.com">Verne Koester</A>
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href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">NSRCA</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 09, 2005 6:58
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Class Structure</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face="Times New Roman">Georgie,<BR>Here's a
novel idea. Leave Intermediate alone and take the snaps out of <BR>Advanced.
A pilot coming out of Intermediate into Advanced already has to <BR>learn
Slow Rolls, 4 Point Rolls, and a longer schedule with more crosswind
<BR>exposure maneuvers which is plenty.<BR><BR>The step from Advanced to
Masters is minimal at best. The step from <BR>Intermediate to Advanced is
monumental. The end result is a bunch of pilots <BR>in Intermediate that are
getting bored with their schedule but still not <BR>ready for Advanced so
they want to add snaps to it. Only problem is that <BR>someone coming out of
Sportsman will likely be scared away if Intermediate <BR>is made any
tougher.<BR><BR>It's no surprise to me that the number of Masters pilots at
any given <BR>contest are far greater than the classes that precede it. Most
of us who are <BR>there came up through a balanced system of steps. We're
all out of whack <BR>right now. Unfortunately, I seem to be one of only a
handful of Masters and <BR>higher pilots that still remembers how hard it
was to learn slow and 4 point <BR>rolls which gets introduced at the
Advanced level. Take the snaps and spins <BR>out of Advanced and introduce
them at the Masters level, put some box exits <BR>back where they need to
be, and you'll have a logical, balanced, and <BR>transitional set of
schedules that takes a pilot from Sportsman to however <BR>high he or she
wants to go.<BR><BR>Verne
Koester<BR><BR></FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>