RE: [RCSE] F3J Juniors Snubbed?

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Everyone did do a great job.  My post did thank them and was not meant to insult them or their effort, especially Phil Renaud (who was on the spot to make the hard decision ).  It was to meant to point out the lack of flight time for their investment.   Many pilots and helpers really made an extra effort to take the juniors under their wing, to teach them for the future, as well as help them perform better now.   Thank you.  Experienced pilots do this most of the time, but even more so at this event, as it is labor-intensive.   I looked, but didn't see any guidelines posted for how often a junior flies.  In the bid for the F3J worlds, it states the fees are half for junior ($125) as for those of seniors ($250) and tower/helper fees are also halved for juniors, so I can see that it would be fair that they fly less as well.  But...the AMA and RMSA made no discounts to juniors for this contest.    I think (read that as MY OPINION) that if they are paying as much, they should get equal time.  If not, it should be spelled out before time, so guys like Phil don't have take heat for doing a thankless job.  THAT is the purpose of this thread.   Congrats Larry, you did an awesome job this weekend, especially on your incredible pop-off max.  You da man.   David Judson     -----Original Message----- From: LJolly Subject: Re: [RCSE] F3J Juniors Snubbed? David, It was very unfortunate that the weather did not cooperate at the F3J Finals. I believe that Phil Renaud and the Rocky Mountain group did a great job under the extreme pressure they were under to get this contest completed. It is natural for a competitor to want to get as many chances to fly as possible. It is always tough in an abbreviated contest, especially if you are sitting on 2 throw-out scores in a 1 throw-out contest. I don't believe that the Juniors were slighted, all had equal chances to score, and hopefully they enjoyed their competition and gained valuable experience. I agree that it would have been desirable for the juniors to have the same number of flights as the seniors.  Even at the World Champs the Juniors will fly fewer rounds than the Senior pilots. It is also desirable for the juniors to have their finals at the same site and time as the open contest so that they can gain experience and learn the sport. We are lucky to have generous people willing to give up their Labor Day weekend to make this contest possible. Thanks a million to the crew that pulled this one off, you did a great job. Regards Larry Jolly