I posted this on the NSRCA list as well, but it looks to me that if the 8-sided loop is an inside loop it will be a very tall figure. And outside loop from the top makes more sense. The loop way up high will be harder to fly well and harder to judge. Yes, I know you can fly tighter, but we all know that people will tend to fly a bigger loop. Of course an outside loop from the top is less likely to be flown overly large!!


EDIT TO ADD:

Derek just posted a correction on the email list. It is in fact an outside 8-sided loop from the top. I am a bit dim-witted and unless it says outside loop I tend to think it is an inside loop [&:] Just call me Mr. Literal. This is why I like Aresti so much better. Hard to get confused there.