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Old 10-13-2011 | 05:26 AM
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Default RE: back to back sequence


ORIGINAL: bubbagates

Same sequence both times when flying the knowns, no landing from the time you take off until you pull out of the last maneuver of the second sequence. Once you get above Basic, then you are required to fly an unknown sequence that you typically get Saturday after the days competition is finished. You are not allowed to practice them on a simulator, though can build a stick plane and practice fly them that way. On Sunday, you will normally fly the unknowns 1st and you are not allowed to ''practice'' before the unknowns with your model. When I say practice, almost every contest I have ever been too, you are allowed to practice your sequence before the contest starts on Saturday. One of the main reason it is allowed that day is to give the pilot a chance to get familiar with the field if you have never been there before or just to get that little edge on everyone else in your class

However, you only need to do the unknown sequence one time so you take off, fly the sequence one time, then land. Expect your nerves to go through the roof the very first time you fly an unknown. If you mess it up, that score does not get dropped. Other sequences can be dropped. Every third sequence can be dropped. This is to help ''normalize'' everyones score What happens is you take the worst score of the last three sequences and that score is dropped. Most contests in my region usually end up flying 8 total sequences and if they are required in the class you are in, the one sequence of the unknown

Also, both sequences need to be in the same direct, so if you start the first sequence flying right to left, the second sequence must be done the same way

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Good info. Thanks.

On the dropping of three worst scores. it sounds like the unknown one could be dropped, if it is one of the bottom three scores among known and unknown sequences. Or if one flies very well in the group, the unknown score is not that important.

Just like to understand how unknown works.