----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick and Jill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jack Strother" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 5:04 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] LSF competition requirements...reply > Jack, > > I am not out on a cursade other than to find out the rule. I do not dispute > that you may fly as many contests as you require to get 6 that total up to > the minimum points. > Are you now saying that you can use more than 6 contests to gain your > points. In other words, Can I total , say, 10 contests to come up to the min > points. > > Bill Grenoble is of the opinion that a flyer can total 100 contests to come > up to the min points if that is what is required to gain that many points. > > I think the voucher and the site state differently and have always been told > that only 6 contests can be used for the total points. > > Is this incorrect? Can I total 100 contests for my Level IV points? > > Thanks in advance for your reply > Rick Brown > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack Strother" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Rick and Jill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "rcse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 3:37 PM > Subject: Re: [RCSE] LSF competition requirements...reply > > > > Rick, > > I have been advised by Bill Grenoble, that you are out on some kind of > > crusade, > > around the competition requirements of the LSF Aspirant form. > > AS in evidence of this I am replying to you post to RCSE, > > In the area of the Comp. Requirements the note that states " Minimum of > six > > contests required" ;means exactly that !!! > > It is a minimum ! > > That must be reflected on the aspirant form. > > One may, "IF" one chooses to include only those contests that give one the > > biggest points, or "ONE" may include an additional sheet of paper with > > "ALL" the penetrant information, on it as displayed on the aspirant from. > > An aspirant does not have to use only the 6 spaces provided. > > I am hopeful that you are now clear on the intent and answer provided. > > > > Thanks for the opportunity to be of "OFFICIAL Assistance" > > Jack Strother > > LSF President > > LSF 2948 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 02:25 PM 8/13/01 -0500, Rick and Jill wrote: > > > A question, and disagreement has come up about LSF competition > requirements > > >between a friend and myself. > > > > > >On the website and on the voucher is outlined two scoring systems > the"Place > > >System" and the"Points System". > > > > > >Stated, "Two alternative methods of scoring may be used to meet > competition > > >requirments. Either the Place System, where a place is recognized to be > > >first(1st, second(2nd), or third(3rd) in the final standings of a > contest: > > >or the Competition Points System, where a minimum total of competition > > >points from any six (6) contests may be used."(here I cut out some > > >unimportant, for this matter, info on exactly how the score is derived), > and > > >then the last line, "A minimum of six (6) contests must be flown no > matter > > >which scoring method is used." > > > > > >The question is, when using the Points System, how many contests can be > > >used, basically added together, to come up to the minimum points > requirment > > >for a given Level? > > > > > >I would be very interested in hearing from some of you older, high level > LSF > > >members, on this as one of us( my friend and I) has the opinion that you > may > > >add as many contests together as needed to get to the minimum total > pionts > > >required and one of us thinks you can only add 6 contests together to get > > >the points. > > > > > >The final line seems to be up for interprtation. "A minimum of six (6) > > >contests must be flown no matter which scoring method is used." One of us > > >says this line implies any number of contests can be added together to > get > > >the total points needed. One of us says that this line is there to make > you > > >fly at least 6 contests to achieve the next level. Due to the fact that > an > > >aspirant could fly one contest(for some Levels) and be done with the > > >competition requirments needed if it were not fot the last line. > > > > > >Any comments will be appreciated. > > > > > > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > > >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]