Michael, Fair, Cheating, etc... are all your words. I just repeated what my father said, "you can buy advantage, but you can't buy respect and admiration". I also said that "."I have the utmost respect and admiration for the guys that win without all the Big Buck equipment and the technical advantage. They fly in the spirit of competition that is only proud of winning on a level playing field". I did not say anything about the rules or the way contests are run. I only expressed my admiration for the spirit of a group of pilots I have observed. You are extrapolating things (very defensive I must say) from what I wrote. Please express only your thoughts and do not add your own interpretation to my comments.
Thank You John -----Original Message----- From: Michael Neverdosky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 1:47 PM To: Soaring Exchange Subject: Re: [RCSE] Computer Guided Thermaling I will quote and requote you on this one. You said, "They fly in the spirit of competition that is only > > proud of winning on a level playing field." I am sorry but there is NO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. The field is level only so much as is allowed by the rules. Something is either allowed by the rules and so is 'fair' and is 'a level playing field' or it is not. If it is not allowed by the rules then it is cheating. How might a thermal sniffer be more of an advantage than a far more expensive molded plane? It is JUST a TOOL that has to be use effectively to be any good at all. Funny, but at contest I have been to I don't seen many people flying Paragons with thermal sniffers but I see lots of molded or bagged planes without. It seems that the sniffer is not really much of an advantage if any at all. BTW Have you EVER seen an unskilled pilot with a sniffer beat a skilled pilot in ANY competition? I haven't. Please explain to me how a sniffer detracts from the spirit of competition. I just don't see it. michale On 1/20/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Michael, > > You chose the word fair, not I. I was talking about the respect and > admiration for skilled pilots, and the spirit of competition. Maybe they are > different. You Think? > > John > > On 1/20/06, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My father always said, about competition, that you can buy advantage, but > > you can't buy respect and admiration."I have the utmost respect and > > admiration for the guys that win without all the Big Buck equipment and > the > > technical advantage. They fly in the spirit of competition that is only > > proud of winning on a level playing field. > > > > John 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 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
