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Originally Posted by sanddrag
The above post exemplifies the issues I have with the inspection process: Inspectors amusing themselves at the expense of the team's frustration and time lost.
I've inspected on and off since 2005. 50% of the inspection I could do from outside the pit area. Another 30% I could answer myself by visual observation and I never had to speak to anyone. The last 20% I could complete with the students in 10 mins.
Leave the questioning for the judges.
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I agree with you.... As inspectors we are tasked with using the inspection sheet and determining a satisfactory inspection. As an inspector I feel that something not on the sheet "might" be brought up to the LRI but unless it seems that some unfair advantage is gained, I would comment to FIRST and let them make a change to the inspection sheet.
My task as inspector is to get robots and teams onto the floor and let them have a good time. I want to make sure that they are playing by the rules as they are evidenced in my task to inspect but a team has so many things to do besides talk to an inspector, I would be very leery of wasting their time on this kind of stuff.
If an inspector asked me to prove that we could take off our bumpers in the time alloted.... I would first wonder why I am being subjected to this....
The reason that the rule is there is for quick turnaround on the field..... or for the inspection process....
Sometimes inspectors do NOT take the rules in the context of why they were written. We should make sure the rules are followed but not at the expense of taking away valuable time from a team....
As inspectors, it is necessary for us to understand WHY we are there....
To get teams safely and fairly onto the field....
My best times as inspector are always helping teams that don't understand the rules and often have few resources, get compliant and make it to the field to play.