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Thread: [Acro] Re: Judging complex figures.
Message: [Acro] Re: Judging complex figures.
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From: ACCassidy at aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 10:43:04 UTC
Allan, > My impression is that the consensus of observers at World contests is that > judges > aren't particularly good at spotting and downgrading errors in the very > complex > I have now seen the system at work at 3 WACs and a European Championship and have discussed it with a number of judges. From this I cannot support your "impression", nor can I agree that the "consensus" you mention exists. Spotting errors in a short sequence is no different from spotting errors in a long sequence. There is still 420K-worth of flying to watch and the pace does not change - just a few bits of level flight are missing. What does change is that judges have to carry downgrades in their heads for longer before awarding a figure grade. But with teamwork from a good "caller" and a scribing assistant, they seem to cope really quite well. The main change I have seen is that the need for the judge and his assistants to work as a team is increased, but they rise well to the challenge. > experienced, isn't this likely to > happen to an even greater degree at regional contests? We have also had the bonus system at our British domestic contests since it was introduced in CIVA. My experience has been that, if anything, the domestic judges are more harsh in their downgrades than the international ones. Furthermore, judges interest and application has been greatly increased because they have been set a real challenge. The only real change that we have had to make domestically is to ensure that each judge for the Unlimited Free has an Advanced pilot stand by him to call out the sequence, and we wait a minute or two more between flights to allow the judging teams to review each sequence. Although I personally have an aircraft capable of flying a 6 or 7 figure Free programme, as do all of the other competitors at Unlimited in the UK, my personal policy has been to fly a longer sequence, especially in local contests, because it can score better if flown well because of the more aggressive judging. This policy worked well for me in the British nationals this year. The bonus system requires that the pilot think long and hard about strategic decisions. Many over-estimate their own capabilities, which is what matters, not the capability of their aircraft. There are problems with some of the individual judging performances at World Championships, but these are not to do with the complexity of figures. I urge that you give the bonus system a fair chance in 2002 and then draw new conclusions thereafter. Best wishes Alan Cassidy IAC# 18506 Maidenhead, England Attachement 1: part2.html
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