[NSRCA-discussion] NATS FAI finalists

[moleski at canisius.edu]

chris moon wrote:

> Thanks for the update Marty.  I'm sure there will be some buzz tomorrow
> morning as to what happened.

I'm sure you're right.

I just had a nice talk with Dave Guerin.

There was an error in the spreadsheet formula.

It was supposed to total and average the best three flights from
prelims as a carry-over into the final round.  Instead, it
took the third and fourth flights for the carry-over.

Once he and Don found the mistaken formula, all became clear.

This year's pilots' meeting took 20 minutes less than last year's,
thanks to the software that Dave and his buddy developed during
the last year for drawing up the Aresti diagrams and score
sheets for the unknowns.  If there hadn't been the problem with
the spreadsheet formulas, the pilots would have been on their
way home by 9:00 PM or earlier.

Next year!

				Marty