I sent this to Jack offline, but since some of you feel I was too hard,
perhaps I was but I have a little history with Gordy, On the whole he
isn't a bad guy. Actually probably an ok guy. But a straight shooter he
isn't. I wish I hadn't wasted my time or money on some of his
recommendations... Here is the email I sent back to Jack... I have more
issues... it got personal at a contest. It shouldn't have but he made it
that way.
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Jeff Steifel
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Jack, what you said is true...but I have on more than one occassion 3 or
4 been burnt by Gordie's lack of creditibility.
I also had Gordy time for me at a contest. He wouldn't read the watch in
up time, walked away to carry on a conversation and didn't come back
until 20-30 seconds left... I was specked...made phone calls while
timing for me he was the worst timer and most arrogant I had ever
teamed up with. Everyone was teamed up so I was stuck with him. I was
returning after being off for a year while working on the house. The
fact that he refused to give me time the way I wanted it was You
fill in the blank. I have watched him spew more crap and disinformation
Yes it is hard But the numbers don't reflect his statements. He
does this all the time. Ask me about Volz servos (bad shafts that under
warranty cost $8 a piece to repair repeatedly until they got the
hardness right)... Ask me about a watch that he wrote about in RCSD, I
emailed him asking him if it had this capability and that oh
yea.. What a piece of junk that had none of the capability Now I
sometimes agree with him, but, it is the slants that bother me. I also
watched him not appear on time twice at the nats and launched last
because he is so special. Anyone in the top contention should not have
been allowed the lattitude he was shown. Other pilots commented to the
same effect I wasn't the only one who noticed... It was nice to use
all those planes in the air as markers... They were up so far in advance
of him, it was a no brainer where the air was. If he was in slot it
might have been different.
I just lost my job yesterday after 7 years and bringing in lots of money
to the company, and probably the anger was a little mis-directed, but he
sort of intimated that we are doing well as a hobby, and this isn't
true. Since he mailed me personally back, as well as the group, I took a
shot.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jeff,
Don't you think thats a little harsh !
The man travels, like I use to, he sees more people in and out of the
business, and is surely intelligent enuff to gain a perspective on
what he is looking at.
Granted, some of what Gordy says may be treated with a grain of salt,
Some (most) not...
I have found myself , at times, wanting to get away from his
Grandeurous verbage, however!
I feel this man has done quite a bit from the trenches, and not the
top, to promote the hobby personally and in written form.
Optimism, (that would be half full versus half empty), is always a
better view, than the constant pessimistic view that we are all
doomed as presented by many.
Thanks for your observations, I hope that you have enjoyed mine, and
Thank You for YOUR support !
Jack
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Jack Strother
Granger, IN
LSF 2948
LSF Level V #117
LSF Official 1996 - 2004
CSS Gold
-- Original message --
To coin Ronald Regan, There you go again Gordy,
Spreading your disinformation. Does credibility every bother you?
The numbers are down. The AMA reported it (factually).
The age of the mass of pilots are getting older. Some can't fly,
some
pass on...
The numbers of young pilots aren't replacing the number of aging
pilots.
Our ESL contest numbers show it.
My clubs social numbers show it.
Moldies being backordered do nothing to prove your point. Easily
30 or
more balsa kits can be produced in a day... Probably more I
don't have
the numbers.
How many moldies can be produced in a week??? Therefore the wait.
I am glad you have more newbies in your club.
I hope that you stay away from them so that they don't get
discouraged
or disillusioned.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
/Yep, people are leaving the hobby/
//
*Yep, they arenot. Let's see, people are leaving soaring and
that's why Hitec, JR, MPX are creating even more sailplane
specific
TX's. And why all the 'new' servos introduced by those and the
other
Mfgr's are sailplane oriented..mounts, configuration, torque
etc.*
**
*Its why inspite of mulitple suppliers of moldies around the
world are
back ordered up to 2 years.*
**
*Yep its on the decline...yet there are more winch suppliers
than ever
before in our hobbies history.*
**
*Less and less, is why there are now ARF balsa and covered RES
ships
available from major
