How to fill-in a BAeA Judging Sheet

Here is an example of a completed Form-R judging sheet (i.e. the official wind direction is from the right relative to the judges). The marks shown here would be representative of a moderately well-performing pilot who would have done even better if the slow roll at figure-4 had been better executed.

The judge has made good range of comments which the assistant has recorded in the Remarks column, so the pilot would be able to see where he/she lost marks and roughly why.

If at any point the aeroplane had moved into the next figure before the judge had figured out his mark, these comments would be a good basis for later reviewing the by-passed figure and marking it after the sequence is finished. They would also serve to keep the figures freshly in mind if there was a discussion on the judging line after the flight, in case for example other judges had HZ's where this judge did not see any cause.

There weren't any penalties given in this sequence, so the scribe has drawn two lines across the penalties area.

And last of all in the marking process - the Positioning mark goes at the bottom of the sheet. Note here that there are four letters L and R in the “Pos” column, each representing a half-mark downgrade from the usual 10 on offer for a perfect flight, leading to a final Positioning mark of 8.0.

Finally

Check that your assistant has correctly filled-in.

1. The Flight Number. This is crucial for the scorer, who must be able to collate sheets together without ever mixing different pilot's marks. Flight numbers start at 1 and increment for each sequence flight.

2. Your name and your judge number. Again - critical for the scorer, to avoid paperwork mix-ups.

3. Note! Leave the pilot's name and the aeroplane type blank because you will not have a flying-order list with the necessary information. The Chief Judge will fill in these details if required.