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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Well, it was also done with unanimous consent. I think if anyone had really protested, we would have flown the normal schedules. But given the crowd, this was much more fulfilling and challenging. <BR>
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BTW, this was still a 2 day event, though several only stayed for one, and I believe we also voted the second day (we’d already flown like 6 rounds and 12 of Sportsman) to open up the field and we just had a great practice day. We did feel some responsibility to still be there the second day. Not sure how to solve that issue, other than to have a standard sentence on every sanction that says “the CD reserves the right to cancel the second day with low attendence...please call if you only intend to come on Sunday to confirm” type thing.<BR>
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On 7/5/07 4:04 PM, "Ken Thompson" <mrandmrst@comcast.net> wrote:<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">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".<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Not speaking of anyone in particular...ok, maybe I am...<BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Ken <BR>
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<B>From:</B> Mark Atwood <a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com"><mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com></a> <BR>
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<B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 05, 2007 2:52 PM<BR>
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<B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Was "contest" Small Contest Idea<BR>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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