Does any one else do this?

When I am flying in competition, I talk aloud for the whole flight. I count laps and maneuvers aloud, complement the airplane on its performance, tell it what the next maneuver is, and so on. What do you do when you are all alone out in the circle?

Dougie Moon curses obsenities and calls his airplane horrible names.

We call it "stunt terrets".

I have threatened to tell his wife, but he is flying so good...well..

I might start. Soon I will be reading a cheat sheet, to learn all the maneuvers in order. Does Doogie do "Mooneuvers"? Hmmm. That could get ugly! Sometimes I do slap myself upside the head... Steve

Since this is a family board, I can't go into detail. Talking to yourself is ok, just don't expect an intelligent answer.
Seriously,I do count a rhythm, a sort of 1-2, 1-2, etc as I do certain maneuvers. This helps me get each leg the same time wise, but not necesarily length wise.
I also call myself dumb, really dumb, and what the heck was that?

Because of my maturity I can and do forget number of laps and number of manuvers. I count the laps and positively reinforce myself for each manuver telling myself to relax and do just like practice. Most of the time it is silent but some times I do it out loud.

LAST EDITED ON Aug-15-02 AT 08:40 AM (CDT)

I have been known to let a few fly when I really miss it bad or really nail it good. It's not that I am really calling the plane bad names it is general exclaimations about the Mooneuevr. Nothing is better than nailing the wingover. I have said real stuff after a good wingover. As long as my bearing is going out on the outside you really cant hear me due to all the racket.

Hi Jim,

How's the weather in central Texas these days?

I count my inverted laps 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 so that I know that the middle set is being judged. I also count 1-2 and 1/2 between my hourglass and the begining of my overheads, either out loud or silently. I also sometimes verbalize things during the pattern like watch the wind, bias a little here, or watch out for vortexes and step back - the wind just went calm. Things of that nature.

Nowadays I continuously mumble to myself, even when I'm not flying CL. I get into arguments with myself, and LOSE THOSE ARGUMENTS..

Oh yeah...I do it all the time Well, sometimes to myself but usually out loud. I don't count when doing squares or whatever, just watch where the plane is and say NOW..NOW..NOW..NOW as it hits the point where I want to turn. But really, the best times are when I feel like I'm doing a good pattern (OK, maybe it's not the best, but if it feels good...) then I've been known to YAAA HOOOOO and grin like a Cheshire cat. Those RC guys with their mobile video games just have no idea what they're missing

Oh, and I'll talk my way through every pattern no matter if it's just fooling around, serious practise or in a competition.

>>We call it "stunt terrets".<<

That would be "Stunt Tourette's"

<Grin>

"Stupid POS plane wasnt supposed to hit the ground on that easy outside" Stuff like That??? MOOONover, nice.

I talk to myself all the time when flying. I try not to get too nasty otherwise I'll not be able to live with myself and that would be nasty! I count laps between maneuvers so that I don't ever loose pattern points as I once did as a beginner; I visualize patterns when driving long distances and thereby turn wasted time into practice time. If you try this please pay attention to the flow of traffic! Also visualize laps between maneuvers o/w you'll loose imaginary pattern points! I agree with whoever said that he pats himself on the back/ass for a job well done! you shouldn't get too pissed at yourself because you are stuck there with yourself for the douration! Praise always helps.Might as well give it to yourself...nobody else will!

As long as
>my bearing is going out
>on the outside you really
>cant hear me due to
>all the racket.
>
>DMoon

Yeah. when you fly the 4 cycle you have to watch it a little more. Everyone can hear you.

Just one point I think might be worth mentioning... Early on, when I was just a wee lad, my mentor/flying buddy cautioned me to not show too much consternation out in the circle when flying. First, it may come accross as poor sportsmanship, and second, and most important, IT'S A RED FLAG TO THE JUDGE THAT YOU SCREWED UP! He probably caught it anyway, but why advertise it?

As to talking, I count lots of stuff at contests. Take off and level flight, inverted laps, and overhead eights for some reason. Then the Old Time pattern? Oh boy, lot's of talking there, with three of all the eights and only one square, it's rough to switch patterns at the same contest, so I do verbalize my way through it. (And I have to tell myself not to do the AMA style eights too!)
EricV

I do talk to myself on the occasion.

Takeoff and level flight I always count, same with inverted 1,2 1,2 1,2....

One I always do, perhaps mentally sometimes verbally is "soft, soft, hard" on the triangles. It seems the best way to nail that bottom corner properly. I think Big Art taught me that one when he was out here about 16 years ago.

The other time is when I'm trying to correct a well practiced error.

I'm always nattering to myself about something. Counting laps - I also do the 1,2,1,2,1,2 routine for upright and inverted flight. Positive reinforcement? Not much. I am inclined to use language I wouldn't use here when I get it wrong though. Sometimes I'll talk my way through a manoeuvre. Can't say I ever answer myself back, though it's a bit hard ignoring the barbs from the little bloke in the kilt who sits on the top of my handle and gives a running commentary.