If a soaring contest is no longer about recognizing workable lift... what exactly are we contesting? ______________________________________
Some might view it as who is willing to spend the most money to win a contest. Ray Hayes http://www.skybench.com Home of Wood Crafters ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daryl Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:05 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] assisted soaring,etc > You guys don't get the zen side of it. The telemetry > is neat stuff, and fun to use I'm sure on non-contest > days. But it has no place in a contest. > > Use them to learn about your model. Use them to learn > about your skill level. Use them to learn about lift. > But leave them at home on contest days. > > If a soaring contest is no longer about recognizing > workable lift... what exactly are we contesting? > > I have my own views, and I'm not always right... > well.. yes I am actually.... but I have to say that > the use of these things in a contest setting offends > me on every level. > > Sandbagging is legal too... doesn't make it right. > > 2 cents, > > D > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > 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
