[RCSE] LSF Comments

2006-09-12 Thread Robert L. Humphries
I would love to be a Level V member of LSF. It is never going to happen. I couldalready posses(or develop) the skills needed and still never achieve that goal, because...I will never enter contests. For many people, the problemthey have with LSF requirements is not competition but

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2006-09-12 Thread Jon Stone
on the same program others have done. Jon - Original Message - From: Robert L. Humphries To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 10:14 AM Subject: [RCSE] LSF Comments I would love to be a Level V member of LSF. It is never going to ha

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2006-09-12 Thread James V. Bacus
There's an idea... At 11:11 PM 9/12/2006, Jon Stone wrote: Anyway, I encourage you to consider doing the existing program, and just forget about the contests. It's just for you, so who cares. I'm just saying, if you're ok with it, there's no need to wait for an official blessed program. Jim

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2006-09-12 Thread Jim Porter
I would love to be a Level V member of LSF. It is never going to happen. I couldalready posses(or develop) the skills needed and still never achieve that goal, because...I will never enter contests. This is like saying you'd like to acheive the highest level in one of the martial arts,

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2006-09-07 Thread Jay Hunter
I am fortunate to belong to the club that I belong too (soarcasa). Lots of people flow through this club either as members or competitors, and all are friendly with advice. I am lucky enough to have an LV at our club, and after speaking with him thought it wise to attempt the LSF. At the current

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2006-09-07 Thread Mark Howard
] LSF Comments I may be the newest LSF applicant. I signed up Sunday... As for me, I am going to go as far as I can with what I got. Harold Jackson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe

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2006-09-07 Thread Jeff Steifel
A little comment about cost. Relative to what it cost at the program inception... RC Soaring/ RC in general and Travel are cheaper today . Gas has not gone up as much as other products. The rate of increase is only recently starting to keep up. RC products in general have come down. Radios are

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2006-09-07 Thread S Meyer
, 2006 5:28 PM To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] LSF Comments I may be the newest LSF applicant. I signed up Sunday... As for me, I am going to go as far as I can with what I got. Harold Jackson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe

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2006-09-06 Thread James V. Bacus
I am curious, if you are not competitive person then why do you desire a goal based system to compare your skills to other pilots, and desire to have the recognition of earning that goal? Why isn't it enough for you to just fly for fun? At 10:27 PM 9/6/2006, Harold Jackson wrote: I joined in

[RCSE] LSF Comments

2006-09-06 Thread Harold Jackson
I may be the newest LSF applicant. I signed up Sunday. I may be new to LSF but I am far from new to flying RC. I will be 64 later this month. I am a senior manager in the work place. The most important thing I have ever learned is that just because we have always done it that way is

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2006-09-06 Thread Raschow
In a message dated 9/6/2006 11:28:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As for me, I am going to go as far as I can with what I got. Well said! The LSF program is an offer, not a mandate. One can pursue as much or as little of it as one wishes (and many have been