I'm on board with Earl. Our job as pilots is to convince the judges that we have done the correct maneuver flawlessly. Our job as judges is to ensure that the maneuver we see is as perfect as it can be... Then we start chipping away at the start value. Mistakes happen. Wrong maneuvers get flown or a judge blinks for just a second and missed a little piece of the maneuver that may or may not have been correct (now, I'm not admitting that this has ever happened to me before... ahem). It happens... To feel you have to point out errors in your flight is asking a bit too much for a competitive sport. The examples mentioned above draw compelling points related to other competitive sports. Sometimes we might feel as though we have gotten away with something, other times we feel we have been cheated. Right now that's part of the game. Once you accept it that sometimes it goes your way, sometimes not, things get easier to deal with. If not, go race against the clock with the pylon boys. The good news is with your experience in pattern, your track around the course will be slicker than the other racers!

All you can do is try to be an attentive judge and an excellent pilot, no?

Joe W.