I was reading through the IMAC rules I printed off the IMAC site last night. One rule I found surprising is how the PILOT tells the judges whether he/she will be flying a left-right or right-left pattern before entering the box regardless of the wind direction. (Page 5 section 4.2.1.). Am I reading this correctly? In theory one could just practice the sequence in one direction and then fly it independent of the wind direction. Doesn't this take out some of the "skill" by having the ability to do equally well on the maneuvers in either direction?

Thanks..........Mark