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Thread: Elimination of Aerobatic Box
Message: Re: Elimination of Aerobatic Box
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From: N606SU at aol.com
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 15:42:29 UTC
Princess, I agree with you on this one. Flying within the box is and always has been part of flying aerobatics. Part of the challenge is flying the manuvers in the correct location over the ground. I certainly have never been able to stay in the box myself so my position has nothing to do with improving my personal winning edge. The judges are already scoring each pilot for his overall positioning and this reflects and grades the symetry and flow of the flight. Except in the case of flagrant outs you rarely see judges give "tics" for being out. Judges can't very well judge "outs" beyond the back of the box. Even in my short time in this sport I have seen a number of occassions where two otherwise very good flights were separated by one pilots superior ability to control position over the ground. I think boundary judges add to the quality of the flying in our competitions and therefore add to the sport. Besides some of our Texas pilots wouldn't have such nice evens suntans if it were not for corner judging. Ray LeBlanc