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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I judged Monday morning at the Intermediate line
and Wed. morning on Masters line. It didn't really help me much for flying
later in the day as the winds didn't start really blowing till after
noon. My biggest advantage of judging a class above me is the
opportunity to see the different styles of flying and what presents good and
what does not. I used this same opportunity moving up from
Intermediate to Advance. I have little or no one to critique my
flying at my home field so judging at a contest at any level helps my flying the
most.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Overall the judging assignments seemed to go well
from my observation. And when there was a problem someone was there to
step up and take a seat (Mark McClendon for one). I applauded those for
taking on the large task of scheduling judges especially to Don Ramsey as
he really had his lunch bucket full trying to get judges ready for the Masters
& FAI finals.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wayne Galligan</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 28, 2005 11:38
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: FAI Pilot - judging versus
practice and round scoring</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> Jim do you think that by judging
that, maybe it helped you subconsciously have a better feeliing for the
winds of the day more than flying, by seeing the good and the bad, like a zen
state , or just autopilot??? If I'm reading you right your score was better
when you judged. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone wanted to judge so they
could fly better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> Steve Maxwell</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=Jim_Woodward@beaerospace.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/28/2005 10:28:35 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> FAI Pilot - judging versus
practice and round scoring</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>HI All,</FONT>
<BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I deleted Eric's last email
accidentally and thus started a new one. I judged Masters Monday and
Wednesday, then flew FAI in the afternoon. I accepted this simply
because Dave G. asked due to imbalance of Masters versus FAI pilots,
shortage, etc. On Monday the wind was blowing around 20-25 nearly 90
degrees out (to my recollection). I was certain that the lack of
practice that morning would have yielded me a disadvantage. However, I
ended up with my highest round keeper from Monday. On Tuesday, I
practiced in the morning, trying various props, fuel, and ended up with the
D.L 3B on 30% nitro as my go forward setup. Although I was quite
please with the practice and enjoyed this vacation-day more, ultimately, my
scores did not reflect anything really different due to this practice
opportunity (of course, there are day to day differences in pilots and
judges on the line, other factors, etc.). Given how much I liked
Tuesday's practice, I was quite disappointed to know that I was going to
judge again on Wednesday morning. However, at the end of the day, my
round scores picked up and I had "two" round keepers from Wednesday.
Thus, my highest scores came coincidently from the day's I judged.
</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>While judging, I used my
"welder's-mask" dark glasses. Just prior to my afternoon flights, I
switched to my normal, lighter lens. Personally, I enjoyed the
practicing much more than judging. Judging that amount of Masters
fliers leaves one with a baked and toasted feeling. Anyway, I did my
part. Just part of the 2005 experience. </FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>Jim W.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif
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