ORIGINAL: danamania
All these anecdotes are interesting, and getting feedback from those engaged in an activity is always desirable to keep an activity aligned with participants' interests; however, are the numbers of pilots participating in pattern contests so low that the anecdotes themselves tend to loom large and perhaps overshadow any set objective criteria for what each class should contain, or the sequence assigned to the class? A general question here for the group and not an observation of anyone's individual posts or discussions. It's all good, but as a newcomer to the sport, I wonder if local concerns can be inadvertently amplified simply due to the very small size of our pattern contestant community? Any thoughts? Dana
While I agree in form and function as well in principle to the quoted text; yet, perhaps not being in total agteement much less acquiescence to many if not all of the salient points; it might behoove us to consider the possibility however remote that the actual participation of newly entered contestants possibly lend itself to more direct scrutiny, nay, even intense examination pursuant to assessing the pertinence of aforemention comments. This is not to say said issuance requires less than careful consideration, merely that the amassed experience could be somewhat overshadowed by the literary perspicacity of the fledgling participant. That probably wraps up my thoughts.....
Brian