Respectfully, the idea is not to enter a competition that you are not going to try to win. I believe in general, people driven to prove their skills rise to the occasion without regard to the circumstances.
The point behind the "competition equivalent" is to provide a fair, representative and difficult way of substituting a locally achievable task for for the existing requirement which provides an overwhelming obstacle for some pilots who would like to have their skills tested in a way which is close as possible to the standards set by the current LSF. As I noted elsewhere, the I am faced with the prospect of driving 40 to 50,000 miles over a six or seven year period to get 30 or 40 shots at scoring my LSF V contests. I am planning to do this. Nevertheless, it is not realistic. I would like to have a parallel path to challenge me when I am not on the road -- one that is as difficult, and one that will test the same skills in a way that will help keep my interest level up between attempts. The point behind the "competition participation requirement" is my deeply held belief that an important part of this sport is meeting new people, seeing new places and experiencing new things -- in these respects the existing LSF has been very effective. I believe a "participation requirement" does not place an onerous burden on the aspirant, it may introduce them to new experiences and it will support the growth of the sport as a whole. Finally, I simply laid out a concept as a discussion point -- whether it includes every element or even any element of what ends up in a final product is beyond my control. Don -- dharban ------------------------------------------------------------------------ dharban's Profile: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=31927 View this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=566533 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
