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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
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:52
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<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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