Just a couple of comments from Chucks post.
First, the landing spot was dangerously close to the safety line. There is no reason for the spot to be closer than 25 feet from the safety line.
The distance use to be more and had been shortened a number of years ago, three I think. Yours was the first comment to question the safety I heard. I think that all week we only had two ships over and a few in the fence, no personnal contact happened in any case.
Second, the landing spots were not directly behind the corresponding winch. This is more of a problem for me since I started using a cane to walk on uneven ground. On the last round of RES, I launched from a winch on the left site of the tent and my landing spot was on the other side. Walking that far while trying to fly my model was difficult.
This set up has been the norm for years and years, at least at Muncie, and the first year it was a lot more of a walk. I am not sure if there is anyway to change the orientations we have to change this. The only way I can see makes more of a walk to the winches for fliers and still the winch line and landing line will never be the same length to allow direct access, so someone is going to walk. Also, the crew tent is there too, and those folks need the cover from the sun at a minimum, and that causes folks a indirect walk too. I know in your case it is not easy, but we tried our best to cart you out and back to help you as much as possible.
Third, we need to allow late entry if there is an open frequency. I know of at least two people who would have entered RES if they could have entered after they arrived for Unlimited. I used late entry to fly in several Nats before I retired. I I had no trouble getting time off to fly contest except when I had a test in the wind tunnel. In 1983, I didn't enter because I had a long test scheduled just before the test and I didn't know if I would be finished in time to drive to Springfield, Massitutes. At noon on Friday before the Soaring event started, I realized that If I worked late I could finish the final report by noon on Saturday. I left Tullahoma at noon on Saturday and drove to Springfield arriving just before the 4 PM Sunday late entry deadline. Flying started the next morning and I was able to enter 2-meter, Standard, and Unlimited. We flew all three classes each day and I actually won a trophy in 2-meter. Since the flight order is computer generated, there is no reason we couldn't allow late entry and raise a little more money with late entry fees.
Chuck, I will nearly quote Marna from Sat. AM during electric, "Thank goodness we have no late entries cause all devil happens when it is." The way we operate, in the MOM format, late entries will never be allowed in the foreseeable future, just not possible. Our entries are open for 5 full months, and the dates known for most years the early fall before, it seems most can plan ahead and get entries in on time.
Marc
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