 Re: Competing in IMAC next season. Please help me, what do I need to know, have do?
1 point deduction for every 10 degrees you are off. Ex: You have a half reverse cuban. You pull to a 45 deg upline, and are a hair shallow (5 deg or so) then you do your half roll, and overrotate an 1/8 of a roll, you already have a 4 on that figure (out of 10)(1/8 of a roll is 45 deg wing bank [4.5 point deduction], and the 5 deg off of line 45 [0.5 point deduction]), and you havent done the looping segment of your cuban yet. Precision is everything!
Like Sherman 89 said - RUDDER, RUDDER, and more RUDDER!!! I can't emphasize this enough!!! Leanr to wind correct for crosswinds, down the runway winds, 45 deg to runway winds ect.
First Day, you fly your known sequence. Twice per flight, and depending on how many people there are, 2 - 5 flights a day.
Second Day, Unknown first (it is a sequence handed out after all of the flying is done for that day to sportsman and up - basic doesnt have an unknown-they fly their known [twice in the unknown flight] when everyone else is flying unknowns). First flight of Sunday will be the first time you fly the unknown - ever! Fly a one sequence flight for the unknown flight (after you fly an unknown it is known then) then you will have 1-3 known rounds after that (two sequence flights), then the freestyle which is voluntary.
This is just a little bit of everything needed to know - so much more that will be learned, and needed. Next year will be my 3rd year of IMAC (I am moving up to Advanced this year), and I am still learning stuff!
Main thing - have fun! Its a HOBBY. Yes its a contest, but laugh, and have fun with all of the new friends you will meet.
Feel free to shoot me a pm with any questions you may have!
Seth |