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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I made the decision not to fly in my own contest
this September 1st when the club approved the contest date. IMHO once you commit
to the task of running a contest, that should be your focus, not competing. I
expect to be under staffed and that fact played a part in the decision also.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed M.</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Eric.Henderson@gartner.com
href="mailto:Eric.Henderson@gartner.com">Henderson,Eric</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 28, 2003 8:21 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: CD's Competing</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109320612-28072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It
gets tricky when the CD chooses the judges and then wins the class. Even
more tricky when a district championship is at stake. I have never heard a
grumble when the CD is, say third. I have seen a CD flying when the other
flight-line had a problem, caused big delay.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109320612-28072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>I will face this decision on Sept 13. It will be hard not to fly
because I love to fly. It is also hard for CD's who fly in a district with
very few contests.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109320612-28072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109320612-28072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
think the question is all about how do people feel who are competing against
you. I saw a CD win his class and that class was almost empty the next
time. So we know how they felt.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109320612-28072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>E.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeff
Buchner<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 28, 2003 7:48 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: CD's
Competing<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130543711-28072003>I
just ran my first contest this past weekend and was a participant as well. I
found it quite difficult to fly to my to potential. It was hard to concentrate
on flying when I had to make sure everything was taken care of. For example,
making sure the judges were assigned, having scribes for the judges, getting
the next class going after one was done. It can be done, just one word of
advice, make sure you have plenty of club help so in case you're flying
someone can step in to keep the contest running smoothly.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=130543711-28072003>Jeff
Buchner</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=130543711-28072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Rcmaster199@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 27, 2003 8:26
PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: CD's
Competing<BR><BR></DIV></FONT><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 7/27/2003 8:21:12 PM
Eastern Daylight Time, donramsey@cox-internet.com writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Ed Deaver"
<divesplat1@msn.com><BR>To: <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>Sent:
Sunday, July 27, 2003 7:10 PM<BR>Subject: CD's Competing<BR><BR><BR>>
Hey all<BR>> <BR>> Am curious about opinions on a CD competing in
the contest also.<BR>> <BR>> Good, Bad, OK as long as he/she does
their job etc.<BR>> <BR>> Thanx in advance.<BR>> <BR>>
Ed</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Ed,<BR><BR>CD's may compete except I believe that if
the contest has a large entry, then it becomes too distracting for the CD to
fly well. If the contest has a smaller entry, then it shouldn't be too bad,
especially if he or she has able assistance in the scoring and judging
assignments.<BR><BR>Matt</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>