OK, here is my $2.00 worth on long duration times. I am a CD and usually run at least one contest each year, but I don't claim to be savvy. I do not agree with handicapping performance in any way. No short winch lines, no rules against skegs and no short rounds that everyone can reach. I don't care how many gliders you can fly in one day, and I don't care how good of radio you have, or whether or not you use a variometer. I like new technology and all the performance money can buy, and I think contests should reflect this. Most people should NOT consistently make all the flight times for a round. But what about the middle of the road flyer with a limited budget and average flying skills?? I am concerned about contest turnout and I don't want to discourage anyone from entering. My last contest that I C.D.'d was the OVSS Fall Round-up held in Muncie. My answer was to offer awards for TWO skill levels, not just one. Call them what you want; we had Expert and Sportsman. It cost us a good deal more for double the trophies, but it worked out really well. Expert flyers were actually out there coaching sportsman toward longer flights and better landings. The 15 minute MAN ON MAN last round of the day was exciting to watch and very challenging to fly, especially if you were leading the pack and had everything to lose in the last round. With this kind of thinking, next year's OVSS contests promise to be even better than before. Mike Remus
Your Dreams are the seedlings of reality!!! On Mon, 2 Dec 2002 06:02:19 -0800 (PST) Jeb Bushell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >--- Daryl Perkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ...If the goal is to truly select the best >> pilot at a contest... I'd like to see a ten minute >or longer ...first flight. > >This would almost certainly sort the wheat from the >chaff. But, if the first round can be made so telling >then why bother with the rest? > >I would like to suggest that we need to design the >task/event for maximum participation, not selectivity. > I believe that many clubs make money on contests and >that's why CD's, who seem to me to be a savvy lot, >normally make that first task somewhat unselective. >The CD's want as many people as possible to enjoy >themselves and come back next year. > >Don't misunderstand what I mean, here. The NFL is >highly selective and competitive but great thought has >gone into ensuring that no franchise can dominate for >more than a few years. The NFL is designed to make it >possible for any team to succeed in the long term. >That's what keeps it interesting. (Hey, even Birds >can fly!) If you don't believe me, ask yourself why >the NFL is a non-profit. > >So selectivity is an important sub-goal of task/event >design but only to the extent that the winners have to >be plausible, but no more than that. > >Jeb. > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >http://mailplus.yahoo.com >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send >"subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in >text only format with MIME turned off. > ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
