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From: Herman Dierks <dierks at austin.ibm.com>

Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 21:33:37 UTC

Message:

   Due to the small number of unknowns IAC HQ has, some
 folks that have been around for a while may well have a copy
 of most of the unknowns.  Therefore, they have an advantage
 over the others that do not have access to them.
 Publishing the unknowns that exist and have been used before
 would be one way to level the playing field. 

 I do agree however, that a true 'unknown' should be unknown
 to all the pilots.  Given the large number of figures usable
 in an unknown, the combinations of sequences are quite large. 
 
 Maybe we can agree on some small set of unknows that could be published
 that are sort of 'generic' unknowns that are typicall for each
 category.  This would IAC members that move up to a new category
 a place to get some 'starter' unknowns just for practice. 

 I have a set from prior contests and I like pulling one out
 before a practice flight of a known/free and I then fly the
 unknown at the end for grins and practice.

 Does HQ continue to add to the pool of unknowns or are they
 kind of static??  Also, how many unknowns does HQ have for
 each category? 

 Herman
 
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>  Well folks I've been quietly watching this thread but feel it's time to
> make some noise. First what is an unknown. By my definition and maybe I'm
> wrong, it's a sequence that nobody has seen or flown. If you publish the
> unknown's that the IAC picks from aren't you defeating the purpose. It seems
> to me your going a long way in making the playing field uneven. If you
> really want to do some unknown flying build a program that will randomly
> generate an unknown for each category based on the figures for unknowns from
> the RULE BOOK. This would ensure fairness to all competitors by limiting the
> risk of having one or two who have practiced the sequence. Better yet have
> this program generate the unknown the day before the contest.
> 
>          Sincerely,
> 
>                Timothy S. Bastian
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 07:55 AM 12/6/96 -0800, you wrote:
> >Dear Don,
> >	Lets start pushing for a giant library of unknowns in Aresti4Windows 
> >format so that:
> >1)	they can be easily reproduced ( A,B, &C's made)
> >2)	they can be easily modified and checked
> >3)	just maybe the additional practice will help the US produce better 
> >	pilots (This is a statistical comment)
> >4)	Just maybe Alan Cassidy could produce the library for a fee if we cannot 
> >	get Ch-25 to take it on as a chapter project!
> >5)	Information overload actually means practice requirement overload.
> >	It would be hard to practice all of the unknowns to perfection!
> >	It would level the playing field, information-wise, for the "Nubies".
> >
> >Best Regards
> >Bert Berrong
> >
> 
>