NSRCA History Article

[george kennie]

Bill,
I had a blast unofficially scoring many of the flyers participating at the Nats. I
wanted to find out if my judgement skills were remotely correspondent with the actual
out- come. It quickly became apparent that a strong correlation would be unattainable
as it was impossible to score two different flyers that were up at the same time.
However, undaunted, I decided that my scores would approximate the average consistancy
of any given flyer, flight to flight.
I would take my raw numbers, at the end of the day, and tabulate the K-Factors (I
brought along a calculator) and get a rough idea of where I had the scored individuals
placed. You would be amazed at how close the results were. As I recall, I think I had
1st and 2nd  reversed and I think I had Trent one place higher than the final result
but everything else was a lock.
I'm sure that there were many that thought I was some kind of a flake, but it was a
very rewarding experience for me and besides studying the best flyers in the country
is a wonderful way to learn to improve your own personal skills.
The Snaps were a special study in technique for me as there seems to be a wide
variation in execution and presentation.I know that there is supposed to be no
downgrade for deviation from the flight-line, but there were several individuals who
demonstrated the ability to snap with a substantial "break" and a beautiful clean
return to the flight-path dead on the money. Harrison and Hebert were outstanding
examples of this ability. Goes to smoothness and precision. The reason I was so
impressed was because I can't do it and I'm envious as all get out!
As far as the Supervisor thing goes, I could have used one on my hat so that my nose
wouldn't have gotten so burnt.
Georgie

Bill Glaze wrote:

> Georgie:
> I second that.  I've gotten 2 mailings from Maureen that were charge receipts from
> the Nats.  She absolutely means to cross all the T's and dot the I's.
> Sure glad we've got her on our side!
> BTW: I saw you wandering around the Nats with your clipboard enough times that for
> awhile I thought you were some kind of a supervisor!<G>
>
> Bill Glaze
> george kennie wrote:
>
> > Speaking of Maureen, I just got a check from her yesterday for judging
> > at the
> > Nats and when I opened the envelope and saw her return address I kinda
> > gasped a
> > little bit at the prompt follow-thru and stood there pondering how
> > responsible
> > and dependable this lady is. We see her name popping up from time to
> > time on
> > this list and it's usually a responce to some inquiry generated by one
> > of the
> > list subscribers which she deftly resolves. This lady is seldom
> > mentioned on the
> > list, but I think we all owe her a great round of applause for all the
> > sacrificial offerings of time and energy expended on our behalf.
> > Thank you Maureen, you are appreciated!
> > NSRCAers
> >
> > Tony Stillman wrote:
> >
> > > Maureen Dunphy is putting this together now.
> > >
> > > Tony Stillman
> > > Radio South
> > > 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> > > Pensacola, FL 32505
> > > 1-800-962-7802
> > > www.radiosouthrc.com
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "GeorgeF." <av8tor at flash.net>
> > > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 10:32 AM
> > > Subject: NSRCA History Article
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Sometime ago I remember someone saying that there was going to be an
> > > > article on NSRCA history.   This was to include stats on number of members
> > > > we had during each year.  I was wonder if the article was ever done and
> > > > that I may have missed it?
> > > >
> > > > George
> > > > http://www.AuctionWholesaler.com
> > > >
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