Competition Ratings for 2008

BGA 2008 Provisional Ratings List

Quick rating list
Introduction
Special notes
Downloads
How to check your rating
How to appeal
FAQs
Final note

Introduction
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As per rule 38 of the BGA Competition Ruleboook (2007) the results of all competitions that pilots have flown during 2007 are amalgamated to form the ratings list which will be used to prioritise entry into national competitions in 2008.

The amalgamation of the 25 competitions is an error prone process due to:

• The FAI competition license number supplied to the BGA with the competition results is not always correct.
• Pilots having the same surname and initial so they can not be distinguished.
• Data for pilots sharing a glider not being available.

The ratings list is published provisionally along with the spreadsheet used to calculate the ratings to allow pilots to check how their ratings were calculated and request clarifications or corrections where appropriate. There are some notes below on how pilots can check their ratings. It is important that pilots understand they do NOT have to understand the ratings system to be able to check their rating. See the instructions below. (There are different levels of instructions depending on your computer/ Microsoft Excel literacy rating.) The notes also include who to contact if a pilot finds an error.

If you have no interest in checking your rating and just want to find out where you are, you can see a quick ratings list here.

Special Notes
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See the 'readme' in the spreadsheet

The SY2007 competition performances of the following pilots have not been included in the ratings list as there is no evidence that they have a current FAI Licence

Downloads
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Ratings list (zipped Excel file)
Winzip
Excel viewer

How to check your rating for 2008
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0. Download the ratings spread sheet and use ZIP to unpack it.

(Ratings/Excel) Novices

1. Open the spreadsheet.
2. Select work sheet "2007Ratings"
3. Find your surname in column E (use the auto filter on Row 24 or ctrl-F)
4. Read along your row checking that for each competition you entered in 2007 there is a rating.
5. Check last years rating minus 250 is correct in column F. (Last years rating carries forward less 250).
6. Select the worksheet for each competition you entered and check your position and data. (You can find the worksheets by using the hyperlinks on the first sheet "contents").
7. Any major problems see the appeal instructions below.

(Ratings/Excel) Intermediates

1. As per novices
2. Check the data on each competition that you entered (number of pundits, number of competitors is correct.
3. Check that the comp rating row 16 is calculated correctly. (Use the "formula auditing" tool bar as required.)

(Ratings/Excel) Pundits

1. As per novices and intermediates
2. Please roam the spreadsheets looking for any inconsistencies or errors you can find.

How to appeal
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To enable the competitions priority lists for SY2008 to be drawn up we need pilots to lodge an appeal by the 1st of January, 2008. (This should allow the list to be finalised by the end of January in time for pilot selection.)

Email John Wilton (ratings2007@johnwilton.dialstart.net) with a summary of the problem.

FAQs
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Q I have not got a rating as I forgot to renew my BGA license what can I do
A Call the BGA and renew your license for SY2007, then contact ratings2007@johnwilton.dialstart.net to explain the problem/appeal.

Q I don't have Excel or a version that can open the spreadsheet how am I meant to read it?
A Get an excel viewer from: office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/xlviewer.aspx

Q I don't have a Windows PC how am I meant to read the spread sheet.
A Find a friend who as a Windows PC. (Sorry)

Q Whats the .zip file all about
A See www.winzip.com

Q Why are their no ratings for people who shared gliders?
A Because
a) We don't, for all comps, have the data about who did what and therefore can't calculate each sharing rating.
b) It's a lot of (manual) hassle for us and most people who share gliders don't go on to enter a Nationals in the next year

Q I shared a glider and I want a rating what do I do?
A See rule 38 of the comps handbook. Work out what your rating should be and send ratings2007@johnwilton.dialstart.net your working, the results of the comp and the spreadsheet and your rating will be corrected.

A final note
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