Bla Bla actually makes an interesting point about blowing off stress by flying freestyle. In an interview I saw with Patty Wagstaff she said that flying air shows was much easier and less stressful than flying precision contests, even though the manurers in air shows are done at much lower altitudes. She said it's easy to impress the crowd freestyle flying.

She also stated that she needs to stop flying air shows for a month or two before contests so she can practice and get back into the swing of precision.

Hey Bla Bla, you must have some pretty tough judges to give you a zero for missing the 45 deg line, either that or you were WAY off . I'm not sure what the penalty is for FAI but for the AMA rules up through Masters it's supposed to be 1 point for every 15 degrees (with lines more critically judged than roll errors). Using that rule you must have been going the wrong direction

Keith