[NSRCA-dist8] Cross Road

[John Bentley]

Hi all, ANY I Phone 5 can connect and score flights with the scoring  system.
....just need  the network Password.   lets fly
John
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Received: 11:19 AM MST, 05/08/2020
From: Lyle Laughery via NSRCA-dist8 <nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org>
To:
"AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY" <nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org>, Bob Crump <bob.crump at yahoo.com>

Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Cross Road

I’m in the same camp as Bob,older and on heart  meds so I’m staying close
to home .Stay safe everyone-Lyle

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 11:14 AM Bob Crump via NSRCA-dist8 <
nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Hi Art, thanks for your efforts to get things back to normal. I’m not
> comfortable committing at this point to travel and staying in a motel.
I’m
> in the age group that is most susceptible and I have the underlying health
> conditions that make me very concerned.
> All that said, I’m just going to wait till next year. I’ll keep flying
and
> practicing but going to Medford or Redmond is off the table.
> Thanks, Bob Crump
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 8, 2020, at 10:05 AM, Igor Yegorov via NSRCA-dist8 <
> nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Hello Art,
>
>
> Please count me in for the 3 contest and 1 fun fly.
>
> As for suggestions, we may try to beg Peter Vogel
> to develop iPhone-based judge application.
>
> An old iPhone w/o active SIM card can be sourced chipper than a game
> controller we use now.
>
> An old iPhone on a WiFi will not die from overheat like game controller
> does.
>
> Like every gadget, a game controller must be retired after between 3 and 7
> years of use.
> How old our controllers are?
>
> An iPhone app can be installed on a personal iPhone of judge so that
> sharing and sanitizing is not required.
>
> Peter is an established iPhone app developer:
> https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rccaller/id817287888
>
> One more thing:
>
> While we keep current controllers for judges,
> we may recommend personal/disposable
> earpieces for those controllers, just like
> airlines do nowadays- no sharing for earpieces.
>
> Igor
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 8, 2020, at 9:44 AM, Art Kelly via NSRCA-dist8 <
> nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> 
> Fellow D-8  pilots,
>
> We are arriving at a cross road in this year's contest schedule. Last
> night I hosted a Zoom meeting with the 2020 CD’s. We reviewed where we
> stand and what options remain for the rest of the year. Before proceeding
> with any given direction we felt it essential to get input from all pilots
> for a collective sense of preferred direction.
>
> Our situation is this:
> Three contests have been cancelled: Richland, Beck’s Field and Molalla.
> Three contests remain scheduled: Redmond, Richland and Meford.
> A one day “judged fun-fly” has been proposed for Saturday, July 18. You
> may fly the sequence you prefer and more attention will be given to
> critiquing each of our flights. This would be a “brown bag” event. No
food
> will be provided.
>
> (Note: many clubs around the country and in D-8 are beginning to open
> their fields and many clubs are encountering new restrictions. Uncertainty
> hovers across the NSRCA and other Sigs.)
>
> With these facts in mind we need your help in determining the numbers we
> can expect in any of these events. If you will participate bear in mind
> that we will encourage all pilots to bring sterilizing wipes and nitrile
> gloves. We will need to clean the scoring controllers after each hand off.
>
> Please respond to me with your plans by next Friday, 15 May. You are
> welcome to include any questions that you may have. I’ll compile the
> information and will reconvene the CD’s. We’ll communicate the results
of
> that meeting as soon as possible.
>
> This is a tough time for our communities and for each of us. We are a
> valued group of friends and I know that each of us wishes the others
> continued safety and good health.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Art
>
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