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<DIV>Just another comment. Keep in mind that I have not seen the new sequence
yet.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been flying Advance since 1989, before turnaround. I don't believe I
have won a contest in that time, and have had only a couple of 2nds. Right now,
I am looking at the jump to Masters as being too big for me. I have learned to
handle the current schedule, maybe not as smoothly as most, but I can get thru
the sequence without embarresing myself.</DIV>
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<DIV>If the new sequence is "easier", I can see myself in a position where I
could be winning some contests, and would be forced out of the class, again with
a much bigger leap to a class I feel is already beyond my abilities. </DIV>
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<DIV>At my age, learning new tricks, when the old have not been perfected, may
just push some of us in similar situations completely out of the mix.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry T.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 21:40:24 -0700 (PDT) Rodney Tanner <<A
href="mailto:rodney19821982@yahoo.com">rodney19821982@yahoo.com</A>>
writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill, Mike: </DIV>
<DIV>I see the argument for a smoother transition between 402 and 403 and in
the context of the overall progression through the classes it is probably a
valid one, especially for the Intermediate guy coming up. Personally,
though, I am glad for the leap I am going through in the current
403 - Advanced and can´t wait to go up to Masters, which I now see as
more of a logical step up, rather than the big, intentional, leap it will be
in the future. </DIV>
<DIV>Good job guys.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rodney <BR><BR><B><I>Mike Hester <kerlock@comcast.net></I></B>
wrote:</DIV>
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Bill said.<BR><BR>We had 2 choices to smooth out that huge leap between 402
and 403: make 402 <BR>tougher or make 403 slightly easier. The overwhelming
majority was against <BR>making 402 any tougher, so we went this way. Like
Bill said, look at the <BR>schedules in relation to each other and consider
that carefully before <BR>anyone votes on them. There are a couple of ways
we could end up with a <BR>worse problem than we currently have. My hope is
everyone will put a lot of <BR>thought into their choices. I'm reminded of
teh old knight at the end of <BR>Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade....."choose wisely". Look what happened <BR>to the guy that picked
the wrong one. Eek.<BR><BR>-Mike<BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From:
"Bill Pritchett" <PHELPS15@COMCAST.NET><BR>To:
<DISCUSSION@NSRCA.ORG><BR>Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:03 PM<BR>Subject:
New Sequences<BR><BR><BR>> Rodney:<BR>> Both proposed Advanced
schedules are "easier" than the current Advanced <BR>> schedule. This was
one of the criteria that we worked with, based upon <BR>> overwhelming
opinion that the jump to Advanced is currently too much. I <BR>> like
both schedules (not because I'm on the committee...hehe), but what <BR>>
this WILL do is make the jump to Masters much bigger for the guys that
<BR>> will come through these schedules. I am sort of a victim of having
made <BR>> the current jump, and now that I've made it, felt that I could
objectively <BR>> help others coming up in seasons to come not deal with
some of the issues <BR>> current Advanced flyers have had to handle. Our
current schedule calls <BR>> for 10 maneuvers prior to a cross box
turnaround. Although there is <BR>> discussion on the list right now
about being on that "line", and a cross <BR>> box being a bother, let's
face it, most Advanced flyers need to adjust <BR>> in/out earlier than 10
maneuvers in. Lots of thought and discussion went <BR>> into these, and
I'm sure that everyone on the committee hopes that the <BR>> NSRCA
membership takes a deep collective breath before making any <BR>>
judgments. One thing we all tried to do is make it more even in jumps
<BR>> between classes, up to Masters. We all seemed to agree that Masters
<BR>> should be the "big" jump, and a jump that provides a class of
<BR>> "Destination" for some, and FAI prep for others. I hope that you,
and <BR>> others, will look at the proposed Advanced schedule as a part
of the <BR>> whole, and not a direct comparison to the present.<BR>>
Thanks<BR>> Bill<BR>><BR>><BR>> Bill Pritchett<BR>>
765-744-9322<BR>><BR>>
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