[NSRCA-discussion] WC '07

[mike mueller]

 Hey Mark I think it's cool that you honor Verne in
this way. Mike
--- Mark Atwood <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:

> While I want to congratulate Quique, Jason and
> Andrew over and over and over
> again...I feel remiss that there¹s been little
> mention of their callers.  I
> don¹t know who called for Quique or Jason, But I
> know the Verne Koester was
> Andrew¹s caller and he put in such an incredible
> amount of time helping him
> prepare that it seems negligent not to include him
> in the hoopla.
> 
> I knew Verne would be the first to defer all of the
> glory for Andrew, but
> for those that know how hard these two have worked
> for this opportunity....
> Twice daily practice routine, Verne creating new
> Unknowns every day, hours
> and hours of critique, all in a very selfless effort
> to take a gifted set of
> thumbs to the next level...well, you have to step
> back and give a few claps
> for Verne as well.
> 
> I¹m extremely proud of Andrew...someone that I¹ve
> had the privilege of
> helping through the pattern ranks.  But I also have
> huge respect and
> congrats to Verne for the effort he made (along with
> a myriad of other
> supporters) to help him get there.
> 
> I KNOW that Jason and Quique have their own ³Verne²
> to thank and I hope
> someone jumps on here and lets us all know who they
> are, so that we can show
> them equal appreciation for their efforts.
> 
> -Mark
> 
> 
> On 11/19/07 1:19 PM, "Earl Haury"
> <ejhaury at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> > Made it home from Argentina this morning, a bit
> tired from a long drive
> > yesterday, a long wait at the airport, and a long
> nite on the airplane. The WC
> > was completely worth the effort. The posts so far
> do not begin to describe the
> > huge amount of work, the superb flying, and
> awesome accomplishment of Team
> > USA!
> >  
> > The Team spent huge amounts of time at the
> practice field flying in conditions
> > (wind, sun, dark, cold) most wouldn't even try.
> Each flight was generally
> > critiqued by a number of Team members & supporters
> as these guys worked
> > together to eliminate every possible flaw. There
> was total focus and
> > commitment within and for the Team. Team Manager
> Al Glenn took care of
> > administrative details - including leaving the
> hotel around 5:00am to ensure
> > transmitters were impounded on time, handling
> "information just in time"
> > logistics and essentially doing everything but
> sleeping. (Don't give him too
> > much grief when the photos of him sleeping at the
> banquet publish.)
> >  
> > The conditions during the prelims were extremely
> difficult. Cross winds in or
> > out each day that approached 30mph at times. It
> was amazing how many "unknown"
> > folks flew exceptionally well and that all of the
> "know" folks flew even
> > better. Not only were these guys flying in strong
> wind - but it was usually
> > quite cold in the morning sessions as well. The
> semi's and finals were also
> > windy - but not as bad and it got warmer,
> downright hot for the finals.
> >  
> > Bad luck and a great performance by BPLR prevented
> Team USA from winning the
> > Team Championship - BPLR flew one flight during
> the only calm period (maybe
> > half an hour) of the prelims and did a very good
> job of capitalizing upon the
> > opportunity. Jason was up next - but a delay to
> allow for an airliner
> > departure was long enough for the wind to return
> before Jason flew. This was
> > enough to swing the advantage to the French and
> give them a well fought win -
> > Team USA can be proud of second, it was a hard
> fought battle with great flying
> > on each side, with the Japanese team always in the
> mix.
> >  
> > All of the flying in the finals was exceptional.
> Quique was consistently
> > solid, Jason likewise (and winning his first WC
> round), and Andrew flying
> > superbly. In hindsight - it may be that the
> "in-close" style Andrew flew to
> > good advantage in the prelims / semi's that may
> not have scored as well in the
> > finals without the strong crosswind.
> >  
> > There were a lot of electrics (mostly Hacker) as
> well as glow (mostly YS) and
> > neither had an advantage / disadvantage in the
> strong winds. Either propulsion
> > is totally viable, Sebastiano even flew a Hacker
> with contra-rotating props in
> > the finals - good power and excellent braking.
> >  
> > The highlight of the experience occurred while
> standing next to Quique when he
> > was announced as the winner (he didn't know he'd
> won). I'll remember his
> > emotion forever - he really wanted this!
> >  
> > So - second WC Team placing is good, every Team
> member making the Finals is
> > outstanding, everyone in the top 8 is exceptional,
> and a USA Team member
> > winning the World Championship is more than great!
> The accomplishments of 2007
> > Team USA are HUGE!! Congratulations to Quique,
> Jason, and Andrew - we couldn't
> > be more proud or appreciative of your
> accomplishments!!  Thanks to the callers
> > who worked as hard as the pilots, the TM's that
> handled logistics, and
> > everyone who contribute to an exceptional
> performance by Team USA.
> >  
> > Earl
> > 
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