Hi gang, I just gotta chime in here.....
I know Tim and have flown with him and the rest of the SLNT crew as
well as Tulsoar back in the day......I appreciate what Tim has thrown
out here for us to chew on......no one has said that anyone should
use this format in ALL contests, but it might be interesting to try
it as Dave Register says.......it's occasionally not a bad idea to
level the field a little, especially if there are newcomers in a club
that might benefit from a contest where they just might not get
hammered to last place because they couldn't make the precision
times, or they can't afford more than an OLY for the time
being.....they may be practicing, but they may also have a job and a
family that they choose to spend time with that limits that practice
time......but they still enjoy this wonderful hobby.....so once in
awhile run a contest where their choices of practice level or
aircraft doesn't necessarily doom them to the bottom of the
pile.......no one enjoys coming in last or in the back of the pack
every time.....but some folks may not have access to the hardware,
time and even patience to get to the level of the really good
fliers.....and this scoring system looks like it has that
potential........I'm not saying let them win for the sake of winning,
but you would be suprised just how much better a person might feel if
he places in the middle of the pack instead of the bottom.....it
might even entice him to practice more.......after that, then hammer
them back into oblivion......
flame on!!
Later..........
( Tim, I may see you guys Sunday)
Kevin O'Dell
On Jan 10, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Joe Rodriguez wrote:
Tim,
I see and understand where you are going, and respectfully
disagree. I fly model sailplanes to compete and so a contest to me
is a test of skills among peers.
Like Golfing I work at every aspect of flying to improve my game in
order to get that edge on the less skilled, the less prepared and
the less knowledgeable. So for me when it all comes together for
a win or high place, the taste of victory is sweet although brief
is very addictive. This is what keeps me going I can fun fly
anytime!! I look forward to a true contest of skills.
To level the playing field and to reward players for not being
prepared, less skilled or less practiced will give them a false
sense of success. They will wonder why they got there A%$ handed to
them when they attend a real contest, and who fault is that?
smokinjoe
