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<DIV>Good Morning...... oh oh here goes...</DIV>
<DIV> I agree it is important to encourage good landings and take and I will add to your statement... why not all classes with take off and landing. Yes, for the most part the pilots in the higher classes will ace the landing. I have seen the higher classes mess up on the landings (yes and almost hit me while I was in a contest flying)</DIV>
<DIV> Take off and landing perfectly all the time is the goal for any pilot. This seems to be getting so involved. I know I am out for the most part alone on this issue and that is fine with me. ITs just that I would like to see the pattern community respect this issue and set a good example for all pilots joining on to Precision Aerobatics.</DIV>
<DIV> A well done take off and a well done landing is certainly part of flying aerobatic competition in all classes. Its the start ... and it should be. I was glad to see someone out there was thinking along the same lines here. </DIV>
<DIV>Marguerite</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 6/13/2005 8:23:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, patternrules@earthlink.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><BR><FONT face=Arial>> Personally Jerry, I'd like to see us score landings and take offs for<BR>Sportsman and Intermediate. Given the k-factor of their total schedule<BR>it's a meaningful part, and the ability to land well in a high crosswind is<BR>something they'll need to be comfortable with, so it's worth rewarding ann<BR>motivating the practice required to do it well.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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