[NSRCA-discussion] WC '07

[Ron Van Putte]

Amen. Unless you've done it, there's no way to know all the effort it  
takes to produce a champion.  Congratulations to Quique, Jason and  
Andrew, along with Ryan Smith, David Stodart and Verne Koester.   
Kudos also to Al Glenn and Raiko Potter, who made it possible for the  
others to compete.

Ron Van Putte

On Nov 19, 2007, at 5:18 PM, mike mueller wrote:

>  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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