[KrisW]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	Hmm, this thread is very interesting. As a pilot interested in flying IMAC, it may not be in the best interest of IMAC for this kind of stuff to be posted. Right or wrong, I don't doubt that this goes on in any major form of competition. Kris, when's your judging seminar? I'd love to attend if at all possible. I hope to join IMAC next year if I'm not to busy. 50%

My Region has at least one judging seminar each year. We need more than that, though, not in the form of a formalized classroom setting, but in after-hours flight and judging instruction at Meets, possibly on Fridays, or after competition on Saturday. Several of us were discussing that this weekend. . to have sessions where at least the Basic pilots, and any "judges" would be shown how to fly. . properly. . things like lines, angles, proper radii of looping manuvers, and how to judge such things effectively. . . and to do this at several (4-6) centralized competition Meets throughout each year. Once the syllabus was established, it would not only help train and educate the novice flyers and newer judges, it would probably increase attendance at certain Meets because the participants would know they were going to get some extra-credit instruction into things that are not often discussed or debated.

I'll be contacting my RD this week, with a fully developed plan for such an additiion to 6 Meets in the central part of the SE district next year. Hopefully, the Judging seminar will provide a lot of education, and these mini-classrooms will help keep the education going and improve the ability of all involved.