So you want to have more challenging Thermal flights with some recognition,
then whay not go after national and world records? From my undertsnading
they wil count as a contest win for any of the LSF levels, at least way back
when I thought I heard that question and answer.
And BTW, I have understand completely the pain one has trying to get
contest wins for Level 5. Back when Baxter (#1) and Work (#2) finished they
wee battleing me since they did not know who was going for the first one,
rather that someone was making the effort. I FINISHED the goal and return 2
weeks before they did, and had I not been missing 2 contest wins, well,
that's another story. I then went away to college for 3 years, grad school
in Wyoming, way away from contests and enough people, did not have the funds
to travel, so had to wait. Returned to LA and won the first 2 contests I
entered to finally cinch the level, #11.
LSF is what YOU make of it and nobody owes you anything, It has been one of
the best programs for over 30 years! And I should know, I have sat for 3-4
8 hours sessions for those who followed.
Thermals,
Chris Adams
LSF 348 LvL V #11
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul & Rickie Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Monday, December 11, 2000 11:36 PM
Subject: [RCSE] CONTESTS and LSF LEVELS
>Paul Ferguson posted to Jim Thomas in regards to 'Contests and LSF Levels,'
>"Perhaps we need to leave the existing levels alone and add parallel
>'non-contest' levels with more challenging tasks."
>
>SOUNDS LIKE!! LSF AWARDS with a nasty " * " attached to me :-) !! Maybe,
>Paul, as a disinterested party you could help the judges somewhere USA come
>up with a scientific way to divine dimples :-) !
>
>Sorry! I couldn't resist :-) !! I plan to compete in one international and
>two national or regional contests in a busman's holiday to my Homeland
>U.S.A. next summer. Is this language lost on you!? It means having FUN
>while you are on business! What is the difference between what I will be
>engaged in and Gordy!? With Gordy the FUN comes first :-) !! God is MY
>boss!! My criteria for participation is similarly expressed as a principle
>through the use of reiteration as is the laws of investing in real
>estate (1. Location; 2) Location; 3) Location!!!). Expressly, "1) FUN; 2)
>FUN; 3) FUN; 4) FUN !!!!!", the first LAW of RC Soaring instituted and
>established by JW! I don't expect to win a thing this summer but new
>friends--I will try harder, flying in the Eagle Class at the IHLGF, but
>RCHLG pilots are getting older (fortunately Joe is still too young to
>compete against me) and the competition is gett'n tougher at my (age) level
>:-) ! Not that it didn't start out that way, the first year of the Eagle
>Class ('98) I had to fly against the TPG's Scharck and Don Richmond. Still
>as the AWAY Champ, GRACIOUS Ron (not to be confused with Don) awarded the
>First Place Plaque to me which I proudly display; the NEAREST I will
>probably EVER get to anything like it!? My third place the same year at
>the MidSouths in HL Golf against the likes of Jim Bacus-Bruce Davidson &
>Company didn't get me a thing besides hearing my name blared out with a
>bullhorn--and I ran the whole course; I think they mentioned that--I
>thought I at least deserved a JR or Futaba decal!! Go figure :-) !!
>
>It has been a long while since this thread has made the round--so be
>it! As one who had hoped for a career in aviation and passed from true HL
>gliders (NOT to be confused with RCHLG) and hand tow gliders with
>dethermalizers to full scale while in college, I of course became
>acquainted with the FAI international soaring awards. When I was drawn
>into RC Soaring I soon became acquainted with the LSF program and
>recognized the value of it for the RC Soaring enthusiast. I began my own
>effort to bring it to Japan and later was ready to help one of our Japanese
>glider-guiders (a better idea) establish it here. Except for the initial
>phases, however, it is not a realistic program for Japan! None the less,
>any changing of the rules would tarnish its metal!
>
>As Rob Glover posted:
>
>"The LSF is Not going to change it's program.
>The LSF is Not going to change it's program.
>The LSF is Not going to change it's program."
>
>"Got it? Good." AMEN :-) and "Congratulations!!" to all the Level fives
>out there!!
>Paul Clark, SKY PILOT ONE, Osaka, Japan (AMA # 53 777 1)
>http://www.kcat.zaq.ne.jp/skypilot/
>SKY PILOT'S HANGAR--RCHLG AFICIONADO
>
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