At 06:14 AM 12/8/2001 -0800, you wrote: >I know that seeded man on man is very popular in some places. First let me say, that I prefer man on man, but I don't believe in >"seeding" so the top pilots fly against the top pilots all day, mediocre pilots only fly against themselves all day, etc....I've >seen it happen too often in slope racing - the organizers think it's a good idea, the top guys beat each other up all day, and a >non-competitive middle of the pack guy usually wins. (Then I have to hear for the next 10 years - "Hey Daryl, you remember the day I >kicked your ass?????" And I never even flew against the guy.) ;-) Oh, but I'm not bitter... ;-) > >I realize this may be an unpopular stance, but the only truly fair man on man contest is either a completely random generated draw >(luck of the draw), or a matrix is developed so everybody flies against everybody an equal amount of times. > >JMHO > >Daryl
Hay Daryl, remember the time I beat you at the 2000 Nats .............in the first round. :-) We won't discuss the rest of the contest. Sure wish I had swiped the results posted after that first round. That will probably be the only time I will see my name posted above yours in a contest. Now to a more serious note. I agree with you on the luck of the draw and it is impossible for everybody to fly against everybody in a contest a contest as large as the Nats. Just set a random draw before the start of the contest and make the task long enough to challenge the expert flyer. I know all you experts can max almost every round so make the task a little more difficult. The pseudo man-on-man as used at the Nats doesn't really affect the outcome. It just makes the non-expert flyer feel good when he doesn't get a max. The winners max every round because the time for a round is set just before it is flown and depends on the weather conditions. After the 2000 Nats, I picked up the score cards from the Unlimited event and scored them as if they were straight duration scored at a point a second. As I expected, the same flyers wound up on top. When I finally finished entering the data, I was unable to find any results from the Nats for comparison except for the top five places as listed in Model Aviation. Places 1, 2, and 5 were the same and the flyers who took 3rd and 5th place trophies were in the top 10 when scored as straight duration. Chuck Anderson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
