Maybe there are too many State contests resulting
in lack of enough support for each?
Perhaps it is time for re-organisation into Regionals.
Western in WA
Southern - SA, Vic and southern NSW (Riverrina)(and Tassie
Northern - Qld, and northern NSW (say Narromine north)
Mike
At 08:11 PM 23/11/2014, you wrote:
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Hallo John,
I for one, REALLY appreciate the effort that you
(and no doubt a very few un-named others), have
put in to try and try and get this comp up, as a
stand alone event in Victoria for 2014/15: THANK YOU.
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I wonder what this abysmal result says about the
mind set of firstly GCV pilots (the potential
host club), then Victorian pilots in general,
and finally that of pilots in SA & NSW who could
quite easily (?), also attend? [Yeah I know all
about those pathetic excuses, that start I
only have 4 weeks annual leave per year, and I
have already committed to spend 2 weeks of that at the beach with my family.]
Anyone considering this matter, must also think
about the concurrent 2014/15 SA State Comp debacle.
To my mind, there is not the slightest doubt
that at the National level, the performance of
pilots competing at this level continues to
advance. This is not surprising given the
increasing International exposure gained by many
of the competing pilots. This experience feeds
back into the system:. The performance advance,
not just of the top 3 or so pilots, but of the
whole field is quite marked. I think that as far
as competition flying is concerned, at the
National and International level things are basically on track.
As to the rest? The only thing I can say is that
it takes time and effort to become a good
soaring pilot. If you want to be a good
competition pilot, or a good distance flyer,
there are additional skills that must be
learned. Club Regattas and State Competitions
are the ideal training ground to learn
competition flying skills. If you want distance,
start early and finish late. None of this is
impossible: however it does require YOUR commitment.
The OLC is basically about distance flying. Are
there differences here to flying State/National
Competitions which are basically only about
speed flying ? Of course, but perhaps
surprisingly, the essential skills required are,
in the main, exactly the same. Mostly the top
scoring Australian OLC pilots also include the
top scoring Australian competition pilots. Have
a re-read of James Coopers very recent article
in Gliding Australia issue 21 on Winning
the OLC. You will see that his final comment is
on the total commitment that is required.
Regards,
Gary
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Switala
Sent: Sunday, 23 November 2014 1:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Aus-soaring] VIC State Comps at Benalla called OFF
The VSA State competition that was re-scheduled
to Benalla between 29 November and 6 December
2014, has been called OFF. There were only 7
participants, spread over 4 classes, not enough for a valid comp.
Also, we had organised people to help run the
comp, including one who was taking leave to help
us, and it is hardly fair on them to give up
their time and then not have a valid comp.
The VSA State comps will probably be run
in-conjunction with Horsham week in February 2015.
Regards
John Switala
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