On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:36 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have to tell you guys that I am sick today....I picked up a summer cold > that's got me lower than I've been in a lot of years, but when I dialed into > the F3j World site this morning...things got worse... > > Cody had taken a zero for landing out..and that slid him off the leader > board....and I am totally depressed about it, because in all my time of > flying, I have met some great guys, and some great young guys, but Cody is > someone that I have come to respect on a level like my own son. He has > consistently represented the best in all of the USA Soaring Community...so > my heart goes out to him today... and I urge all American soaring guys to > applaud Cody Remington and his work, performance and just plain class as a > young man. > > And then I got happy, REALLY happy! The sun shone in to America's bedrooms > ...DP is in the fly offs! > > While it would have been super to have all our seniors in the fly offs, I > think its especially neat to have our own three peat F3B guy and F3J World > Newbie Daryl Perkins make it! Despite equipment dramas and newbie (okay I > get to tease him a bit here) jitters, his teammates managed to keep him > focus'd ! > > I know that the guys in that group are fantastic fliers and I've been > fortunate to meet some, even eat lunch with some at the Calgary Worlds, so I > can tell you that each and everyone are guys who like to fly model > sailplanes and have fun with their friends doing it. > > But they aren't the types to give a single second to any one :-). > > Applause all around for all out pilots and team members, they earned every > penny donated. > > *Excited and going flying in Chicago with TK and Jim McCarthy > today....you?* > > Gordy > > I would usually be out with TK and Jim McCarthy today also, but on a nice 3 day weekednd, I have to give the wife a little time. I'm really glad I picked today to be that day.
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