On 9/6/2006, Tom wrote (in part):
"If someone wants to set up another achievement program, I will
gladly participate and still work on my LSF V in the current format. I
will also volunteer to help Tom, Larry, Bill and Steve work out the details of
an additional set of goals based on the needs and resources of the smaller
clubs".
I believe he has hit the nail on the head ... when I lived in San Diego and flew as a member of the Torrey Pines Gulls, it was easy enough to get 20 - 30 for a Sunday morning contest ... Flying on the SC2 circuit provided the opportunity to fly against 50 - 75
or more pilots on other Sundays ...
I now belong to one of the most active soaring clubs in Texas and we'd be
hard pressed to get enough folks out to provide contest competitors per LSF
requirements or witnesses to goals achieved by other LSF'ers ... as a
result, we have few LSF members ...
If there ain't none, you don't get credit ...
Let's at least explore the two tier system that Tom is proposing in his
thoughtful e-mail ...
Thanks,
Pepper TPG ~ SLNT AMA # 3937 LSF # 3335 - IV |