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-Original Message-
From: John Derstine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 10:37 AM
To: FRED SAGE
Cc: RCSE
Subject: RE: [RCSE] Landings: "a complete waste of time"?
Key words are: land well, amen brother.
Why not outlaw
FRED SAGE
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Landings: "a complete waste of time"?
Wrong! AMA has nothing to do with the skeg rule. The ban would have to
come from individual AMA members and would require an amendment to the
competition rules. Such a rule would have to be pro
My original problem was with the AMA landings, not the FAI landings. 1 metre
increments are enough if you fly enough rounds. In Australia we drop one
round in six, but even at that level, I cannot remember the last time that
we had a draw for first place. Europe has huge contests for F3J and F3B,
John;
I could support a no skeg policy as it comes closer to my personal opinion of the
ideal competitive venue. Pilots with highly developed skills and proficiency would
still win because they could stop the glider close to the spot even without skegs.
Other pilots with less ability would
al Message-
From: FRED SAGE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 11:53 AM
To: John Derstine
Cc: RCSE
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Landings: "a complete waste of time"?
ng hard dork landings, only the wannabees.
As pilots continue their quest toward soaring prowess, recogni
Apparently you've misinterpreted the meaning of my post, or more specifically, used
the opportunity as a platform to promote your brand of soaring. Of course, there's
nothing wrong with that as we can all appreciate the beauty and skill of a well flown
scale glider. The purpose of my pos
john D.
John Derstine
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Scale Soaring: http://www.Geocities.com/~scalesoar
-Original Message-
From: FRED SAGE [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 1:04 AM
To: Walter Lynch; RCSE
Subject: [RCSE] Landings: "a complete waste of time"?
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