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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Point system or not, if someone is finishing in the
top 1 or 2 at every local event, it's time to move up. And like
you said, the heckling would be unbearable ;-)</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> Tuesday, August 14, 2007 11:13
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Points
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">You must have missed my earlier post...copied
here...<BR><BR><BR>Why do we have one? (point system)<BR><BR>Not to play
devils advocate but do we really have that many people trying to “cheat” to
take home an extra plaque? Yeah, some people hang around a class a
little longer than others, but I don’t ever recall someone staying beyond the
point where peer pressure failed, and we had to rely on an un-enforced point
system to get the job done.<BR><BR>I mean lets face it...if there’s a guy just
tearing up the advanced circuit...winning everything in his path, A) he’s
going to get pretty bored with that at some point B) he’s going to get heckled
to DEATH at some point from the Master’s guys calling him chicken since he’s
clearly afraid to compete against kids his own size :) and C) and this
is a big “C”... Who cares?? If I’m flying Advanced against him and
continually having my A$$ handed to me...then apparently there’s room for my
flying to improve. I can choose to improve it staying in Advanced until
either the aforementioned sandbagger moves up and I can claim victory with my
inferior flying against now inferior competition, OR I can choose to bypass
all together and move to Masters and get a new challenge having never won the
pinnacle of the previous class, but feeling confident in my own
abilities.<BR><BR>MORE importantly...if I fly for fun? Which I really
think about 50% of the flyers in pattern do, then I can hang at whatever level
challenges me, provides me with the best “reward” level for my time and
investment, and maximize my “fun”. <BR><BR>I think the “point” system
should be little more than a guideline for the avid competitor who’s goal is
to move through the classes, gain proficiency, and who’s target is winning in
FAI. It’s a guideline to know when it’s maybe time to move up, to
prevent moving too early, and yet stay on a good course for becoming the
best.<BR><BR>For the rest, I think it’s a non issue.<BR><BR>I’m an avid
golfer...I suck, but I’m avid. My handicap says I should be playing from
the blue tees on most courses... But on a given day, I’d much rather go
out and shoot an 82 from the whites, than post an 86 from the Blues.
Just my preference...it’s more fun. <BR><BR>My
.02<BR><BR>-Mark<BR>
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<BR><BR>On 8/14/07 11:16 AM, "twtaylor" <twtaylor@ftc-i.net>
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to break this issue out to a thread of it’s own. Maybe we can keep this one
on topic.<BR> <BR>Any ideas on a better
system?<BR></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
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