> If you get a chance, go on out and cheer the guys on. > Or offer up your services and help out on the sighting > device, or timing, or where ever you can lend a > hand.... You will see some flying like you have never > seen before. That Joe guy flying distance.... or DZ's > thumbs of silk in the speed task... or for those of > you who think F3B models don't thermal... check these > guys out... 10 minutes at 8:00 in the morning....piece > of cake... Just the visual of a good launch off of > mono is worth the price of admission... (Yeah, I > know... it's free) But it's cool anyway. ;-)
Cost of gas from home to Muncie and back = $50 Four nights lodging in Muncie = $175 Eating in high-class Muncie restaurants :) = $120 Trinkets at the AMA museum shop = $36 Supplies at the LHS = $44 Watching those awsome launches = priceless Talking with contestants = priceless Standing at Base B and knowing that I had the power to cause an airplane to turn at the push of a button :) = priceless Standing at Base A and timing planes through the speed run = priceless Watching planes land and slide along the tape to a stop = priceless I've read/heard a lot about F3B but had never seen it up close. When I heard that the Team Selection was being held at Muncie, I decided to volunteer my services. What better way, I reasoned, than being on the front lines. Everything Daryl said is 100% correct; these men and women are great and they put one hell-of-a-show! If you live in the area and didn't come out to volunteer/observe, shame on you! :) You missed a great show and the opportunity to rub shoulders with some really great people. A bone-headed mistake on my part provided a contestant with at least one opportunity to grumble, and yet not a foul word was uttered. These contestants are, to a person, a truely classy group of people; they are *all* winners regardless of where they finished. Best wishes to the trio representing the USA at the World Championships. And oh, yeah, I can't resist; those ugly devices used to rapidly deaccelerate a plane are not allowed in FAI and yet they still were able to determine a winner! :) Sailplanes with smooth bottoms, ya gotta love 'em. :) Bob Johnson Fond du Lac, WI 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.
