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In an article in RCSD I gave Tom Hoopes sort of credit for running the Pro / Am format where one of the Elitest are assigned a newbie partner a month prior to an event and their scores are combined during a contest but after digging in some archives I found that the amazing Jim Monaco out of the Denver area.
Apparently they had run out of reasons to have a contest so having one that got newbies mentored by Elitest sailplaners was as good an excuse as the next :-)
If you guys have not had a chance to fly with the Colorado pilots you are missing out. Their site is an endless sea of green smooth plush grass, seemingly walking distance from the airport. Thin air and strong UV, these guys are the wizards of way above sea level soaring.
The first time I flew there...well the only time was Sept 8th and 9th....yep that year.
It was their yearly club challenge contest and I got put with the underdogs to help them take revenge that year, but instead I think I came in last! That thin air was completely different than anything I had ever flown in...and in fact I was in that mode of not practicing with a countdown clock and a landing spot, instead like so many other pilots I'd go to the field and just soar around and sort of land close to me.
ProAm is a great idea for some fun and for some mentoring in the club.
JW's tired of beating all of us same old guys so we need to be bringing up some new blood for him to bleed :-)
Gordy
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