I was puzzled and amazed to find a wrinkled, dirt-stained copy of a smuggled document stuffed into my field box last weekend. After further inspection, I concluded that someone has slipped me a leaked copy of the long-rumored "Weenie Manifesto!" I cannot swear to its authenticity, but I believe this is the real thing. With that disclaimer, I am passing this historic document on to the list for what it's worth.
The Weenie Manifesto We, the Weenies of Soaring, are sick at heart at the disregard shown by the soaring community for our legitimate concerns. We have been patient, and even now are reluctant to throw down the Weenie Gauntlet, but the critical situation now facing the soaring hobby requires no less of us. Therefore, at our most recent Weenie Conclave we unanimously adopted the WEENIE MANIFESTO. That document is lengthy and treats all our long-festering grievances in the detail that each deserves. Interested parties may obtain a full copy from our website (www.weeniesofsoaring.com). However, the Grand Weenie has approved the following excerpt, which summarizes a few of the most important points. Article I. Weenie Economics We, the Weenies of Soaring, cannot and will not build planes for ourselves; we want others to build planes for us. However, we cannot and will not pay to have this done. This applies particularly to hand-launch planes. We want to have competitive machines without the bother of building them or the expense of purchasing them. We demand that this onerous situation be put to right immediately by dramatic price reductions for all soaring gear, and specifically the elimination of labor cost in all prefab airplanes. Article II. Weenie Competition We, the Weenies of Soaring, cannot put our planes where we want them. This requirement, which is absurd in itself, is compounded when we are supposed to put them in a certain place at a certain time. Others who can put their planes on a certain spot at a certain time are consistently claiming trophies for excellence in flying, trophies that rightfully belong to the Weenies of Soaring. We therefore demand that landing scores be eliminated. Moreover, all contests should be add-em-up, since anybody can have a bad round or two, and the target time should have a little leeway, say 10 seconds, because unnecessary precision serves no purpose either. These changes should be adopted immediately, in order to right long-standing wrongs suffered by the Weenies of Soaring. Article III. Weenie Achievement We, the Weenies of Soaring, find nothing as preposterous as the endless list of tedious requirements for the various LSF levels. Why are the time requirements so long? Why not rethink the distance tasks so they can be accomplished without leaving the club field? The contest requirements are the most incomprehensible. A win is a win, no matter how many competitors were in the event or what their ability. Originally, we wished to demand that the LSF overhaul their outmoded and convoluted achievement program. However, we despair of ever talking sense to that stubborn organization. Therefore, we have adopted our own achievement program. We are proud to announce the Weenie Wings Soaring Achievement Award, which has not V but VI levels, thus immediately establishing its superiority over you-know-who. Every task is well within the ability of all Weenies of Soaring, and can be completed without inconvenience or discomfort, so we are certain that this award will quickly gain wide recognition and acceptance. For full details, see our website, and you'll soon be on your way to earning your own Weenie Wings! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
