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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I agree 100%...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've given my congrats all over the net to the
pilots, and even an atta boy to Verne, but somehow I don't feel it's
enough. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't know very many people in D4, and beyond,
that Verne hasn't helped at one time or another, myself included. I'm
extremely proud to call him "Friend", way to go Verne!!</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> Monday, November 19, 2007 1:06
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC
'07</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">While I want to congratulate Quique, Jason and Andrew
over and over and over again...I feel remiss that there’s been little mention
of their callers. I don’t know who called for Quique or Jason, But I
know the Verne Koester was Andrew’s caller and he put in such an incredible
amount of time helping him prepare that it seems negligent not to include him
in the hoopla. <BR><BR>I knew Verne would be the first to defer
all of the glory for Andrew, but for those that know how hard these two have
worked for this opportunity.... Twice daily practice routine, Verne creating
new Unknowns every day, hours and hours of critique, all in a very selfless
effort to take a gifted set of thumbs to the next level...well, you have to
step back and give a few claps for Verne as well.<BR><BR>I’m extremely proud
of Andrew...someone that I’ve had the privilege of helping through the pattern
ranks. But I also have huge respect and congrats to Verne for the effort
he made (along with a myriad of other supporters) to help him get there.
<BR><BR>I KNOW that Jason and Quique have their own “Verne” to thank and I
hope someone jumps on here and lets us all know who they are, so that we can
show them equal appreciation for their efforts.<BR><BR>-Mark<BR><BR><BR>On
11/19/07 1:19 PM, "Earl Haury" <ejhaury@comcast.net>
wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Arial>Made it home from
Argentina this morning, a bit tired from a long drive yesterday, a long wait
at the airport, and a long nite on the airplane. The WC was completely worth
the effort. The posts so far do not begin to describe the huge amount of
work, the superb flying, and awesome accomplishment of Team
USA!<BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>The Team spent huge amounts of time at the practice field flying
in conditions (wind, sun, dark, cold) most wouldn't even try. Each flight
was generally critiqued by a number of Team members & supporters as
these guys worked together to eliminate every possible flaw. There was total
focus and commitment within and for the Team. Team Manager Al Glenn took
care of administrative details - including leaving the hotel around 5:00am
to ensure transmitters were impounded on time, handling "information just in
time" logistics and essentially doing everything but sleeping. (Don't give
him too much grief when the photos of him sleeping at the banquet
publish.)<BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>The conditions during the prelims were extremely difficult. Cross
winds in or out each day that approached 30mph at times. It was amazing how
many "unknown" folks flew exceptionally well and that all of the "know"
folks flew even better. Not only were these guys flying in strong wind - but
it was usually quite cold in the morning sessions as well. The semi's and
finals were also windy - but not as bad and it got warmer, downright hot for
the finals. <BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Bad luck and a
great performance by BPLR prevented Team USA from winning the Team
Championship - BPLR flew one flight during the only calm period (maybe half
an hour) of the prelims and did a very good job of capitalizing upon the
opportunity. Jason was up next - but a delay to allow for an airliner
departure was long enough for the wind to return before Jason flew. This was
enough to swing the advantage to the French and give them a well fought win
- Team USA can be proud of second, it was a hard fought battle with great
flying on each side, with the Japanese team always in the
mix.<BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>All of the flying in the finals was exceptional. Quique was
consistently solid, Jason likewise (and winning his first WC round), and
Andrew flying superbly. In hindsight - it may be that the "in-close" style
Andrew flew to good advantage in the prelims / semi's that may not have
scored as well in the finals without the strong crosswind. <BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>There were a
lot of electrics (mostly Hacker) as well as glow (mostly YS) and neither had
an advantage / disadvantage in the strong winds. Either propulsion is
totally viable, Sebastiano even flew a Hacker with contra-rotating props in
the finals - good power and excellent braking.<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>The highlight
of the experience occurred while standing next to Quique when he was
announced as the winner (he didn't know he'd won). I'll remember his emotion
forever - he really wanted this! <BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>So - second WC
Team placing is good, every Team member making the Finals is outstanding,
everyone in the top 8 is exceptional, and a USA Team member winning the
World Championship is more than great! The accomplishments of 2007 Team USA
are HUGE!! Congratulations to Quique, Jason, and Andrew - we couldn't be
more proud or appreciative of your accomplishments!! Thanks to the
callers who worked as hard as the pilots, the TM's that handled logistics,
and everyone who contribute to an exceptional performance by Team
USA.<BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>Earl<BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR>
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