Well said, Ed. This might be longer, but typing with
my left index finger becomes a bit tedious about
now...
Jack Womack
--- Ed Jett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Being a sport pilot for almost all of my soaring
> career, and only recently
> having participated in contests and finishing close
> to the bottom, let me
> say that I truly do understand the need for folks to
> be competitive and that
> competition and practice for competitions does make
> one a better pilot and
> at a faster pace than just sport flying will
> achieve.
>
> But, it seems that sailplaners, of all the RC
> aircraft groups, are the most
> competition oriented of all. As an example of what
> I am talking about, my
> power club in Meridian, composed of probably 15
> occasional and 7 or 8
> "regulars" never wants to do anything but fly. They
> don't seem to feel any
> need to compete anywhere with anyone; they just come
> out and fly and
> socialize.
>
> When I go to a competition as a participant, I will
> play by the rules of the
> day. If I do well, I'll be happy. If a rule causes
> me to zero a round, I'm
> happy just to have the opportunity to play.
>
> If someone drives 1000 miles and is upset when he
> zeros a round due to a
> popoff (and the attendant rule), and he lets it
> "ruin his weekend", I have
> to say "oh, well". I can see being upset with
> yourself for messing up, but
> if you can't take such a situation in stride and
> have fun, then you
> shouldn't be driving 1000 miles to a contest in the
> first place. I don't
> think driving 1000 miles (or any other specific
> distance) for that matter
> should make the rules apply less to that person.
>
> The event organizers have reasons for the rules they
> make. They are the
> ones that have "real work" to do to put on and CD
> these events. Pay and
> play or stay home is everyone's choice. If you pay,
> come to play. If you
> stay home, what fun is that?
>
> I attended the Woodcrafters fun fly/competition a
> couple weeks ago and the
> rules played against me and my son and we finished
> close to the bottom of
> the pack in scores, but right at the top in fun.
> BTW, we drove 900 miles to
> get to the event. I would go again tomorrow if I
> could.
>
> These opinions are my own. You are free to agree or
> disagree and, of
> course, you are entitled to your own opinions.
>
> Ed Jett
> Marion, MS
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <soaring@airage.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 9:23 PM
> Subject: [RCSE] pop offs...not good, rule worse
>
>
> >I recently flew the OVSS Cincinatti and managed to
> take some wood...
>
>
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