[NSRCA-discussion] F3P

[davel322 at comcast.net]

Thank you Jim!!

 

There is a quite a bit of backstory that Jim would probably never tell.  Jim first envisioned hosting an F3P contest more than a year ago when a local club gained regular access to an excellent indoor flying site in Schenectady, NY.  After getting several club members actively flying aerobatics, Jim was able to negotiate a full days use of the site at a very favorable rate, such that an F3P contest could be hosted.  I know Jim started working on this specific event in the fall of 2017 – figuring out logistics, recruiting helpers and workers, and chasing down an endless number of details.  Without his tireless efforts, the event would not have happened.

 

As I look forward to attending Jim’s well run pattern events every summer, I hope to attend more indoor events in Schenectady.

 

Regards,

 

Dave Lockhart

 

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Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] F3P

 

The F3P Team Selection Contest was a great success.

Deeply special thanks go to the fantastic support I received to CD this contest.

 

Let’s start with Sal Piu who has been a strong NSRCA voice for F3P from the beginning of my efforts to sanction this contest.

 

We had two certified judges who only came to judge and not to also fly.

Dean Pappas and Lance Robbins.

Not only did he judge, Lance also provided a special runway to cover the artificial turf.

Dean’s wife, MaryAnn, handled all the registration.

 

Sal and Jeff Hatton were contestants as well as certified judges.

 

Harry Ells, well known to USA pilots, came from Canada to run the Electronic Scribe.

Harry also solved the problem that the software only accommodated 6 rounds.

Per FAI rules a Team Selection contest needed 4 rounds of “P” and 3 rounds of “F.”

 

It was a great experience to CD the F3P Team Selection contest.

 

Thanks to the contestants and to all the amazing help I received to run such a smooth event.

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