[NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stirthingsup. Where'sthebeef?

[White, Chris]

Ron, I would have to agree...the commute would have to be around an hour
to make a 1 day worthwhile assuming 4 rounds of flying. I like to fly at
contests the more the better.  Assuming 20 pilots in attendance I like
to   fly 6 rounds + a couple of practice flights or I feel I didn't get
a full contest.  I've got spoiled to attending contests with 6 to 10
masters flyers in attendance.... (usually 15 to 21 pilots total in the
Midwest). Anyway, its worth it to me to plan for 2 days and a 3 to 6
hour commute for the opportunity to compete with, (and learn from) them.
(Some guys travel even farther to make that happen).  

I do think the idea of 2 1-day contests for sportsman sequences is an
excellent idea...(doesn't add significantly to the time and would BUILD
pattern....get em hooked!!!! )  


Chris White

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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stirthingsup.
Where'sthebeef?


On Oct 1, 2006, at 8:08 AM, John Ferrell wrote:

> This is a real problem!
>
> We have quite a few flyers who come to fly on Saturday and don't  
> plan to fly
> on Sunday. They don't want a motel bill, another day away from home  
> or to
> miss church on Sunday morning.
>
> Borrowing on Dr. Phil's terminology, two days is a "deal breaker".
>
> Unfortunately, it seems the avid competitors are just as firm with  
> two days.

My problem with one-day contests is that it isn't even a one-day  
contest for competitors who have to drive several hundred miles.  The  
average distance I drive to a contest is 310 miles.  It takes about  
five hours.  If it is a two-day contest, three, four or five rounds  
can be flown on Saturday and one or two on Sunday, resulting in  
approximately a 2:30 P.M. departure time for the return home.   
However, for one-day contests, there's still that desire to get home  
reasonably early in the evening.  In order to do that, you'd have to  
cut a round or two off the Saturday total.

I would drive 50 miles to a one-day contest, but not much further.

Ron Van Putte

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