I remember the first time I got fooled by someone throwing in a half roll at the beginning of a maneuver (exited the previous maneuver in the wrong attitude). I was pretty mad I got fooled, LOL. Think that was 2 years ago, first time judging a contest. I also remember last year, first time I realized I was messed up and continued rolling through a maneuver as if I was supposed to...one judge caught it but other didn't - felt pretty good!

I was told the 1pt for every 15deg rule, and it makes sense that a half roll will wipe the score down to zero.

The way I interpret this: Pilot exited maneuver properly and drew the finishing line - gets credit for that maneuver regardless of whether or not he thought he made a mistake. Correction happened at entry to next maneuver - gets zeroed.

Looking forward to next judging clinic, my first in D4 (if I can ever make to a flying field! Sadly not flying much yet.)