[NSRCA-discussion] WC '07

[Ken Thompson]

Thanks Bob;-)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Harden" <rharden1 at cox.net>
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Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC '07


> It's ok Ken, you did the best you could for what you knew.  Later you'll 
> be
> able to do more.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Thompson" <kthompson at stx.rr.com>
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> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC '07
>
>
>> That works really well during the normal Sportsman sequence.  However,
>> during the unknowns, when I'm not familiar with the maneuver or the
>> sequence, I found it much more valuable to concentrate on the next
>> maneuver
>> in the schedule.  I guess I'm not as able as many, to be able to see the
>> maneuvers the night before and be able to be as helpful as many seasoned
>> IMAC fliers.
>> During the regular season it was a different story, being at the TAS is
>> another pressure cooker altogether.
>>
>> Remember...I'm just an Intermediate Pattern pilot...I'm not as good as
>> most
>> of you.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jay Marshall" <lightfoot at sc.rr.com>
>> To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 6:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC '07
>>
>>
>>>I flew my first competitions in Sportsman the year and found that all of
>>>my
>>> callers would ask me ahead of time if they should talk to me and suggest
>>> corrections. I always said yes and their advice was always appreciated.
>>> They
>>> see things that you don't.
>>>
>>> Jay Marshall
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ken
>>> Thompson
>>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:34 PM
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>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC '07
>>>
>>> Let me tell you one thing Doug,
>>>
>>> I went to the TAS this year to be the caller for a friend of mine.  When
>>> it
>>> came time to call the unknowns, one of the guys gave me a little flack
>>> for
>>> not giving out things like rudder correction...I said, "Are you kidding?
>>> I
>>> spent all my time making sure I didn't get one of the maneuvers wrong 
>>> and
>>> cost him points in that manner, the rest is up to him". :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Doug Cronkhite" <seefo at san.rr.com>
>>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 6:24 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC '07
>>>
>>>
>>>> It was such a big deal that Steve Rojecki and the people who ran the 
>>>> TOC
>>>> started giving out awards to the callers of the finalists as well. It
>>>> can be a very nerve-wracking experience especially when it's unknowns
>>>> time.
>>>>
>>>> -Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 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:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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