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<P>I don't like the idea of a mandatory $50 judging performance bond for our National contest... </P>
<P>Don't see how to mitigate further against a guy forgetting a judging assignment, especially given the great info packets that we received - it was all there. Five minutes finding your name on the sheets and marking them up and you knew where and when to be there!</P>
<P>Given a mandatory sign in at the Farm House on arrival in Muncie, and a mandatory pilot's meeting Sunday night, it's hard to see how a no-show should have been a surprise on Monday morning. Seems there were lots of opportunities to count noses before Monday dawn...</P>
<P>Maybe a getting a list of those who didn't sign in before pilot's meeting// and during the meeting ID'ing those pilots who didn't go by the farm house (can't be many - call their names at the pilot meeting to see if they're there?) , and confirm Monday's judging assignments (either by calling names and getting responses or by a posted list with a place for the assigned judge to initial...?) </P>
<P>And... this way, while the pilot meeting is still going on, there's max opportunity to ID a replacement judge. </P>
<P>My $0.02...<BR>Rick Wallace <BR>AMA L727<BR>NSRCA 2972<BR><BR>>----- Original Message -----<BR>>From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net><BR>>Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:33 am<BR>>Subject: Nats Judging Rebate<BR>><BR>> > Last week at the Nats, I had a talk with Nats event director, Dave<BR>> > Guerin about judging no-shows. On the very first morning, Dave<BR>> > had at<BR>> > least three no-shows (F3A pilots who were supposed to judge the<BR>> > Master<BR>> > class). You can imagine the frustration of trying to reschedule<BR>> > pilots<BR>> > to cover for them, not to mention the delay in getting the events<BR>> > started. This was not an isolated case. It happened over and<BR>> > over<BR>> > during the week. Some just forgot when they were
supposed to<BR>> > judge.<BR>> > There were even some who were scheduled to judge on the third day,<BR>> > who<BR>> > decided to leave after two days and didn't tell anyone.<BR>> ><BR>> > We discussed having a "$50 judging rebate". It would work like<BR>> > this:<BR>> > In addition to the normal entry fees, $50 would be collected. If<BR>> > a<BR>> > pilot showed up to perform his scheduled judging session, he'd get<BR>> > a<BR>> > $50 rebate. If a pilot didn't show up to perform his scheduled<BR>> > judging<BR>> > session, the replacement judge would get the $50. BTW, the normal<BR>> > stipend for pilots who perform extra judging sessions is $30.<BR>> > Comments?<BR>> ><BR>> > Ron Van Putte<BR>> ><BR>> >
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