[NSRCA-discussion] Congratulations D5, proud holders of the Ryder trophy for 2006
Verne Koester
verne at twmi.rr.com
Sun Jun 11 16:54:51 AKDT 2006
For the record, Tom and Frank polled those who were there before they called it. If it was a mistake, everyone standing there owns it, including me.
Verne
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From: DoWayne Gould
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As a CD that may have to make this call in the future I am watching this thread closely. I make it to all the contests that I can afford the time and money to attend. I was at Muncie when the rain started at around 2:30am. It was still raining steady at 10am with no clearing in sight. I would not want to stand around all day in the rain for the outside chance that the weather would clear long enough to get a round or two in. The forecast for Sunday was for a better chance of rain. I think Tom and Frank did the right thing calling the contest and let everyone salvage there weekend.
As for staying late on Sunday to finish or start a contest, I work third shift and have to be at work at midnight Sunday. That means if I get started to a contest at 7am and awards are given around 7pm and I have a 2 to 3 hour drive, it doesn’t leave much family and rest time before work. Taking Monday’s off for may be OK for some but others like me get paid for being there, if I don’t work I lose a days pay. No pay equals upset family and no hobby funds.
Dowayne
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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of george w. kennie
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 12:53 PM
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I have to somewhat concur. The most enjoyable contest that I ever competed in was a seven rounder. We flew 3 rounds on Sunday and I was in favor of one more, but got out voted (won the last two rounds and was just getting hot).
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From: mike mueller
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Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 12:28 PM
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Del, I see your point. Maybe what we need to do in the future is consider taking Mondays off instead of Fridays. That way we don't have this situation on Mondays.
Look I expect that things will remain the same. I'm not proposing that we fly late on Sundays I'd just like the option to fly a little later than normal if mother nature is making things difficult. I'd like it if we would stop being in such a rush to go home.
I fly in 6 to 8 contests a year. I spend the rest of the year preparing for these. Its a big commitment to prepare to compete. I think we may have too many who don't care about the competition and fail to respect the wishes of those who do. Maybe we should just change contests to informal get togethers. Have dinner, BS, complain and fly if you feel like it. I'd have far less grief that way.
--Mike
"Del K. Rykert" <drykert2 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
Thanks for setting me straight.. Well my view is I need to leave by certain departure time to get kids and planes to bed so I can get at least 6.5 hours sleep at minimum.. I always need an 90 minute to get ready and eat before leaving house for Mondays work. That doesn't not include the 50 minute to hour commute. So when you do that math means for me I have to depart no later than 4pm Sunday for contest long drive away.
Del
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From: mike mueller
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Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:32 AM
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Thanks Del I understand it but in the case of rain shouldn't we have a different mentallity? Also thanks for the sympathy but the crashes were Marty Kings and on Friday Larry Auer lost his expensive Pinnacle.
"Del K. Rykert" <drykert2 at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Mike..
My heart goes out to you on your terrible loss of a prize plane.
I wanted to share my view on the wrapping up early on Sunday at contests. When people with families travel a distance, 4-6 hours to a contest and leave at a late hour to be getting up at 5am for work and school for children next day makes for reason not to attend that contest in future. I know if a contest did that repeatedly I would stop attending it.
I had to be clearheaded and awake when I reported on Monday. Peoples lives were in the balance. Another view on it..
Del
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From: mike mueller
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Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Congratulations D5,proud holders of the Ryder trophy for 2006
Do you realize that this makes 3 straight days that we've had total washouts at the shootout? This is because we didn't fly last year on Sunday.
I think that we call contests way too early. It's a shame that we didn't at least attempt to wait till the afternoon and get in 2 flights. I've been told that someone actually stayed and flew in the afternoon. We had people that drove some long distances that dissevered a better attempt.
I don't get why so many are in such a rush to go home. When did it become a rule that we have to be done very early on Sundays also. I remember Rough River in 1987 waiting out the rains on a Sunday and having the award ceromony in the dusk. Bottom line is we got in a contest. This go home early stuff is bad.
What's to say that we couldn't have flown 2 rounds today?
Is it getting to the point where if the weather forcasts show the slightest possability of rain that we should just stay home?
I love coming to contests and seeing all my friends but to be honest its the flying that I'm there for.
---Mike
Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:
Well, the D4-D5 shootout was a washout. Rained all day
today in Muncie with a high probability of the same
tomorrow. In a joint decision between D4 and D5, it
was decided to award the Ryder trophy to D5 due to
their tremendeous effort in recruiting pilots to
represent their district this year. They outnumbered
us handily, and would have probably prevailed had we
had the opportunity to fly. Congratulations and good
work!
I might add that dinner last night on the patio at the
Texas Roadhouse was another one to remember, great
friends and great food.
The gauntlet has been thrown, it is on D4 to get the
pilots to Muncie next summer to win back the trophy.
Bob Kane
getterflash at yahoo.com
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