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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being a geek like you I think it's a great idea. If
you want MP3s of the individual maneuvers I can lay those tracks down
pretty quickly and e-mail them to you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a gutted SanDisk MP3 player here on my desk
awaiting me to have time to make it into a caller for me. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pete</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> Monday, December 17, 2007 4:40
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] FW: WC
'07</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12px">Sorry...that was intended just for Verne, but for
those that have interest or ideas...let me know!<BR><BR>-M<BR>------ Forwarded
Message<BR><B>From: </B>Mark Atwood <<A
href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</A>><BR><B>Date:
</B>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:35:51 -0500<BR><B>To: </B>NSRCA Mailing List <<A
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR><B>Conversation:
</B>[NSRCA-discussion] WC '07<BR><B>Subject: </B>Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC
'07<BR><BR>Verne,<BR><BR>I often have staff that need a fake practice project
to work on to learn a new technology or the like, and I was thinking that a
random Unknowns generator would not be all that challenging and would provide
the team some value. I figure if I plan it now...might have a shot at
having something useful for ‘09 and maybe even for this summer’s Nats practice
for Andy.<BR><BR>Here’s the thought...All the manuevers from the catalog get
loaded into a database. Each is assigned a number of attribute...
K-Factor, Center/endbox, Entry Altitude, Exit Altitude, Entry
orientation, Exit Orientation, manuever class, etc etc etc. Then it’s
simply a matter of writing a rules engine...given the Entry Altitude, current
K-factor, etc, you query for a subset of maneuvers that meet the criteria, and
select one randomly. Of course there are additional checks...no more
than X # of K-5s, etc....no more than 1 from a given class...etc. But
it’s VERY VERY doable, and I think would make a great online Web app that I
can host here at work. People go to the web site...and BHAM...they print
off a new unknown...or 20. <BR><BR>Interested??? I would need some
help writing the specs.... And I may contact FAI to see if there’s a
soft copy of the manuevers so they can be imported. Of course the follow
up add on is something that auto generates the
Aresti...<BR><BR>Thoughts?<BR><BR><BR>On 11/21/07 6:04 PM, "Verne Koester"
<verne@twmi.rr.com> wrote:<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><FONT face=Arial>Geez, Mark, I'm
all a' flutter....<BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT face=Arial>Truth is, I
help Andrew because I enjoy it. I used to coach him a few years back, but
now he coaches me. We did spend a fair amount of time getting ready but I
enjoyed every minute of it. Andrew's a great kid from great parents (where
the credit REALLY belongs). What's not to like? <BR></FONT><FONT
face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR></FONT><FONT
face=Arial>Thanks,<BR>Verne<BR></FONT><FONT
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face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><BR><B>From:</B> Mark Atwood
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<BR> <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 19, 2007 2:06
PM<BR> <BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] WC
'07<BR> <BR><BR>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> <BR></FONT></SPAN>
<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
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