Re: [RCSE] Contests within contests

[Denny Zech]

We did that this year in Fort Wayne.  We have a woody class scored separably from unlimited, while all fly together.  However the woody flyers also are scored in unlimited so you don't have to pick which class you are flying.  Woody flyers are flying in both contests.  too early to tell but we have had a few more flyers flying woody's staying for unlimited. Denny Zech Loft Ed Anderson wrote: I am not sure if I posted this idea before, so if I did, give it another thought in the context of the NATs discussions that have happened of late. Has anyone tried contests within contests? We often have classes of flyers segregated by level, but have we done classes of planes within a contest? For example, you run a winch launched contest but capture who is flying ailerons and who is flying RES. So you have an overall winner, an aileron winner and a RES winner without having to run separate contests. Or maybe you run Unlimited but capture the 2M planes as a class within the contest. Has this been done? Seems it would not be all that hard with the right computer software. It would seem to me that it would encourage more people to fly. A person might feel outclassed with their 2M RES against Supras and Pikes, but if they can be recognized in 2M or RES within the contest maybe you get more participation. It will probably need some software revisions but once that is done, the computer manages it. If you use an excel spreadsheet type approach, then add a column for airplane class. You register the pilot and the plane. Stupid idea? Great idea? My experience is limited here so I don't know what has been tried. Best regards, Ed Anderson 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.12/1590 - Release Date: 8/4/2008 8:09 AM 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