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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Ken</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Don't know "who" your arrow is meant
for Ken, but rules are rules for <EM>ALL</EM> to follow... all the time...
I am just making others that maybe aren't aware or others may even think it is
ok to break the rules. If we stop following the rules, or only pick and
choose which rules on a given day we decide to follow how is that help the
growth of pattern. People that are new or 1st time entering may have read
the rules come to expect that the organization does follow the rules. I for one,
hate to see some, start to condone that the rules are their to use
when they see fit. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> Del</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=mrandmrst@comcast.net href="mailto:mrandmrst@comcast.net">Ken
Thompson</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 05, 2007 4:04
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Was
"contest" Small Contest Idea</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I remember Arch telling me about that contest,
and it sounded like you guys all had a great time. I just can't
imagine anyone complaining that "you didn't follow the advertised agenda, so
I'm calling the AMA".</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Not speaking of anyone in particular...ok, maybe
I am...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ken </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=atwoodm@paragon-inc.com href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">Mark
Atwood</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:52
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Was
"contest" Small Contest Idea</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><BR>Reading this thread reminded me of a contest
that Arch Stafford had a few years back where we had a total of 9 or 10
people show up 3 of which were local sportsman pilots. We had a full
spread too, with 1 or 2 in each class. It didn’t make much sense
to hold a traditional contest but we were all there to have some pattern
“fun”. Soooooo... We made it a 2 class contest. The sportsman
pilots each flew 2 rounds at a time (One takeoff and landing), with lots of
feedback (the entire group judged each flight) and they had a very
competitive well judged event. <BR><BR>The rest of us ALL flew the
advanced pattern, with Handicaps. FAI got –1pt per maneuver,
Masters –1/2pt, Advanced flew it straight up, and Intermediate pilots
got +1pts. <BR><BR>It was not only a lot of fun (Everyone but
the advanced guys were flying an unknown for the most part) but it also was
a VERY tight contest. I don’t recall who won...didn’t really matter.
<BR><BR>No..it didn’t follow the advertised sanctioned contest, but it
was great fun, competitive, a very good learning/practicing event, and it
made the best from the turnout we had.<BR><BR>-Mark</SPAN></FONT>
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