Mifflin Reg 2 Contest

[BGMIFF]

I had a pilot send me an e-mail this evening and ask about Mifflin Reg 2.
Seems that many people follow the writngs of 711 and he is not here. The
contest is writing 2 a day reports, one in the morning, and one by the CD in
the evening. Those reports are available for all to see on the SSA sight.
They are now listed in the public area.

Brian

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Could you give more exact info on location within SSA site where this
info can be found.

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http://ssa.org/ContestResultsDetail.asp?id=225

Or, Click Contests, select Region 2 Mifflin...

Thanks, Brian, for pitching in on the reports, there are many of us
staying in touch through them.

For those of you who have not been to Mifflin, Brian Glick is normally
quite a quiet, unassuming wallflower who rarely gets involved in the
social whirl of a contest, never raises his voice or makes a fuss, so
it is heartening to see his personal growth through this stint as
contest reporter. Nice to see him coming out of his 'shell'.

Mifflin is a great place to fly!

Bob

[Guy Byars]

And the flight logs are being posted at:

http://www.gfbyars.com/winscore/results.shtml

Guy Byars


> wrote in message
ups.com...
> http://ssa.org/ContestResultsDetail.asp?id=225
>
> Or, Click Contests, select Region 2 Mifflin...
>
> Thanks, Brian, for pitching in on the reports, there are many of us
> staying in touch through them.
>
> For those of you who have not been to Mifflin, Brian Glick is normally
> quite a quiet, unassuming wallflower who rarely gets involved in the
> social whirl of a contest, never raises his voice or makes a fuss, so
> it is heartening to see his personal growth through this stint as
> contest reporter. Nice to see him coming out of his 'shell'.
>
> Mifflin is a great place to fly!
>
> Bob
>

[BGMIFF]

Right now it seems to me that the only reports that are getting posted are
mine and I don't know why. John Good is doing one every evening as well, and
they are not posted for the last 2 days. I am trying to fix this.

Also, those of you who know me, know that I have to go to work on Wednesday
during the contest, so there will be no posted report this morning. I will
try to give a quick rundown here and now

Seems that yesterday 7W (Bill Batesole) won the sports class in his ASK 14.
My report from the pilot's meeting says that it was a popular win and he got
many cheers as he rose to speak. It seems that glider pilot's always do the
human thing and cheer for the underdog. I have only just met Bill a few days
ago, very nice man, and a skilled pilot.

The standard class was won by Mark Keene, another skilled racer. Those of
you who know him, know that Mark is a former 1-26 er who has made the
transition to glass ships very well, and in fact won a nationals last year.
Good flying Mark and congratulations on your day win. I am sorry but I do
not know who won 15 meter class, and being in my office I can not find out.
Watch the contest web site tomorrow for more on this. I will also have some
more interesting reports on "hanger happenings". Some will amuse all, trust
me!!!!!!!

Tonight there should be a social event and Friday night my father is cooking
fish for everyone. This is a recipe that he has tinkered with for years, and
even some people that profess not to like fish have been seen coming back
for seconds in the past. It is an event not to be missed, but a few people
are gonna wish they would have. More on that later!!!

I am not nearly as articulate as 711, but he did send me an e-mail several
days ago prompting me to keep writing, and I am happy to do that. We all
still wish he was here as he can be as big of an agitator as me, and a fine
pilot.

Brian Glick
"T o d d P a t t i s t" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks, Brian, for pitching in on the reports, there are many of us
> >staying in touch through them.
>
> I'd also like to thank Brian. Even if I can't be there, I
> enjoy staying in touch. The reports are greatly
> appreciated.
>

[BB]

The SSA report says:

The preliminary score sheet drew a big crowd, but being a MAT, it
changed a little until some of the rules problems were weeded out.

Does anyone know what happened?

John Cochrane (BB)

[BG MIFF]

John

Some of the guys forgot the "2 between any one rule" and had in valid legs
that the prelim sheet had not factored in yet, and one guy turned in 15
turnpoints and was only allowed 11. The few guys that got bit by the
turnpoint repeat rule suffered badly from lost distance.

Brian

"BB" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> The SSA report says:
>
> The preliminary score sheet drew a big crowd, but being a MAT, it
> changed a little until some of the rules problems were weeded out.
>
> Does anyone know what happened?
>
> John Cochrane (BB)
>

[01-- Zero One]

RTFM... or in this case, RTFR.

My $0.02.

Larry Goddard
"01" USA



"BG MIFF" > wrote in message
:

> John
>
> Some of the guys forgot the "2 between any one rule" and had in valid legs
> that the prelim sheet had not factored in yet, and one guy turned in 15
> turnpoints and was only allowed 11. The few guys that got bit by the
> turnpoint repeat rule suffered badly from lost distance.
>
> Brian
>
> "BB" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> > The SSA report says:
> >
> > The preliminary score sheet drew a big crowd, but being a MAT, it
> > changed a little until some of the rules problems were weeded out.
> >
> > Does anyone know what happened?
> >
> > John Cochrane (BB)
> >

[BG MIFF]

Region 2 at Mifflin is now over. We flew 6 out of 7 days and had a great
time. I am happy to report that after several years of bad contest weather,
the law of averages finally went our way, and we had a great week. I will
also say that anyone who gave up on this site, did so much too soon. We
crowned champions in 3 classes, and I have to say one young man with his
first contest win, and he gained the ground to win on the last day!!!!

I also saw a remark aimed at us by the Cordele contest earlier in the week
that made me laugh. Seems that CD Capt. Andy Mc Quig made the comment that
since we landed out over 30 gliders on a day that they launched 26 and
landed out only 1, that Cordele was the"prefered" place to fly. Seems that
Andy's brain is fried a little more than usual, and that is bad. You see
Andy, it seems that more people would rather come here and land out, than
fly at Cordele at all!!!!!! Get your facts straight, grow up, and keep these
stupid comments off the SSA official web site. That kind of crap is not true
contest reporting, it is a bunch of BULL**** and you know it!!!!!!!!!!

Brian Glick
"
>
>
>
> "BG MIFF" > wrote in message :
>
>> John
>>
>> Some of the guys forgot the "2 between any one rule" and had in valid
>> legs
>> that the prelim sheet had not factored in yet, and one guy turned in 15
>> turnpoints and was only allowed 11. The few guys that got bit by the
>> turnpoint repeat rule suffered badly from lost distance.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> "BB" > wrote in message
>> ups.com...
>> > The SSA report says:
>> >
>> > The preliminary score sheet drew a big crowd, but being a MAT, it
>> > changed a little until some of the rules problems were weeded out.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know what happened?
>> >
>> > John Cochrane (BB)
>> >
>

[1MoClimb]

Whoa, Brian, for a 'quiet unassuming wallflower' you sure know how to
let it fly! Your comments on Capt. Andy are of course completely
unjustified since Andy is another quiet unassuming wallflower...
Flying at Cordele can be very good, btw.

Herb, J7

[Brian Glick]

I am sure of that, and I was not attempting to run the sight down. ALL
soaring is better than none at all. What I thought was amusing and rather
distastefull, was to use the SSA contest sight for this kind of crap. I
wrote for the first time this year, and it is wholly wrong of me to take
such a shot on the SSA site. Good clean contest reporting, all the little
social things that go on at the sight, and a good flying to all, wherever
you may be. This thing of, "come fly here cause we are better" is not right,
and the contest volunteers feel that we put on a very nicely run event. No
one controls the weather, and we were due ours. This sight is not a sink
hole, and I take offense to anyone that hints to that effect. BTW, we have
had contests here the 3rd week in May for the last 10 years and would not
think of trying to draw down someone elses contest by scheduling any
different!!! Sports Nationals are here in 06, same time, same place. See you
there! As for Andy being "quiet and unassuming"......NOT IN THIS
LIFETIME!!!! Nor am I!!!!!!

Brian

"1MoClimb" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Whoa, Brian, for a 'quiet unassuming wallflower' you sure know how to
> let it fly! Your comments on Capt. Andy are of course completely
> unjustified since Andy is another quiet unassuming wallflower...
> Flying at Cordele can be very good, btw.
>
> Herb, J7
>

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Brian,

I think you need to go back and read the contest report from Cordelle
(May 16, 2005). The CD may very well have made the remark to which you
object. However, he is entitled to his opinion whether serious or in
jest. Further, you weren't there so you have a second hand report at
best. And finally, the CD isn't the one that wrote the contest report
and put it online; someone else did.

So is your problem with the CD that made the remark? Or the guy that
wrote about it? Or both?

I will note that both of them had better sense in choosing their
language. I think your exclaimation point key might be sticking.


BG MIFF wrote:
> Region 2 at Mifflin is now over. We flew 6 out of 7 days and had a
great
> time. I am happy to report that after several years of bad contest
weather,
> the law of averages finally went our way, and we had a great week. I
will
> also say that anyone who gave up on this site, did so much too soon.
We
> crowned champions in 3 classes, and I have to say one young man with
his
> first contest win, and he gained the ground to win on the last
day!!!!
>
> I also saw a remark aimed at us by the Cordele contest earlier in the
week
> that made me laugh. Seems that CD Capt. Andy Mc Quig made the comment
that
> since we landed out over 30 gliders on a day that they launched 26
and
> landed out only 1, that Cordele was the"prefered" place to fly. Seems
that
> Andy's brain is fried a little more than usual, and that is bad. You
see
> Andy, it seems that more people would rather come here and land out,
than
> fly at Cordele at all!!!!!! Get your facts straight, grow up, and
keep these
> stupid comments off the SSA official web site. That kind of crap is
not true
> contest reporting, it is a bunch of BULL**** and you know
it!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Brian Glick
> "
> >

[Gary]

Brian

The CD was not the person writing the report. I would give the CD the
benefit of the doubt because he is being quoted. The weather has been
bad everywhere the last couple of years, it makes sense that a CD would
say at a pilots meeting that they were lucky to be there at that site
for that day if the weather was good. I don't think there's going
to be a mass exodus from Mifflin to Cordele based on a comment from The
Captain being the "preferred site".

What I find puzzling is your disdain for the Captain because he may
have slighted Mifflin as you trash Cordele.

Cordele is a great soaring site with great people.

Relax -- It's just a soaring report.

Gary

[Fred Mueller]

Brian Glick plays a big part in the operation of any contest at Mifflin
and operations at Mifflin are second to none thanks to his management.
He'll also tow you just about any day of the week in one of the finest
towplanes on the east coast. I thought it odd that a Cordele contest
report would gloat over numerous landouts at Mifflin. Mifflin is first
class soaring supported by a first class organization in which he
rightfully takes pride.

Other people to thank...

Iris Striedieck manages a contest so well she makes it look easy, and we
shouldn't forget that it is hard work that she does very well.

John Good kept his glider in the box all week in order to devote the
necessary energy to doing an outstanding job as CD. Charlie would be proud.

Richard Kellerman's (QV) weather briefs are the best in the business and
he educates you along the way.

There's more, but those are just a few of the notable people that made
Mifflin so great this year.

FM



Gary wrote:
> Brian
>
> The CD was not the person writing the report. I would give the CD the
> benefit of the doubt because he is being quoted. The weather has been
> bad everywhere the last couple of years, it makes sense that a CD would
> say at a pilots meeting that they were lucky to be there at that site
> for that day if the weather was good. I don't think there's going
> to be a mass exodus from Mifflin to Cordele based on a comment from The
> Captain being the "preferred site".
>
> What I find puzzling is your disdain for the Captain because he may
> have slighted Mifflin as you trash Cordele.
>
> Cordele is a great soaring site with great people.
>
> Relax -- It's just a soaring report.
>
> Gary
>

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The problem is there are too many damn Yankees at Mifflin. I feel the
good ole boys should be allowed to fly for free to bring a bit of class
to the site. Hooooooeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Fred Mueller wrote:
> Brian Glick plays a big part in the operation of any contest at
Mifflin
> and operations at Mifflin are second to none thanks to his
management.
> He'll also tow you just about any day of the week in one of the
finest
> towplanes on the east coast. I thought it odd that a Cordele contest

> report would gloat over numerous landouts at Mifflin. Mifflin is
first
> class soaring supported by a first class organization in which he
> rightfully takes pride.
>
> Other people to thank...
>
> Iris Striedieck manages a contest so well she makes it look easy, and
we
> shouldn't forget that it is hard work that she does very well.
>
> John Good kept his glider in the box all week in order to devote the
> necessary energy to doing an outstanding job as CD. Charlie would be
proud.
>
> Richard Kellerman's (QV) weather briefs are the best in the business
and
> he educates you along the way.
>
> There's more, but those are just a few of the notable people that
made
> Mifflin so great this year.
>
> FM
>
>
>
> Gary wrote:
> > Brian
> >
> > The CD was not the person writing the report. I would give the CD
the
> > benefit of the doubt because he is being quoted. The weather has
been
> > bad everywhere the last couple of years, it makes sense that a CD
would
> > say at a pilots meeting that they were lucky to be there at that
site
> > for that day if the weather was good. I don't think there's going
> > to be a mass exodus from Mifflin to Cordele based on a comment from
The
> > Captain being the "preferred site".
> >
> > What I find puzzling is your disdain for the Captain because he may
> > have slighted Mifflin as you trash Cordele.
> >
> > Cordele is a great soaring site with great people.
> >
> > Relax -- It's just a soaring report.
> >
> > Gary
> >

[BGMIFF]

Henry

Do you want grits and Livermush as well????


> wrote in message
oups.com...
> The problem is there are too many damn Yankees at Mifflin. I feel the
> good ole boys should be allowed to fly for free to bring a bit of class
> to the site. Hooooooeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
> Fred Mueller wrote:
> > Brian Glick plays a big part in the operation of any contest at
> Mifflin
> > and operations at Mifflin are second to none thanks to his
> management.
> > He'll also tow you just about any day of the week in one of the
> finest
> > towplanes on the east coast. I thought it odd that a Cordele contest
>
> > report would gloat over numerous landouts at Mifflin. Mifflin is
> first
> > class soaring supported by a first class organization in which he
> > rightfully takes pride.
> >
> > Other people to thank...
> >
> > Iris Striedieck manages a contest so well she makes it look easy, and
> we
> > shouldn't forget that it is hard work that she does very well.
> >
> > John Good kept his glider in the box all week in order to devote the
> > necessary energy to doing an outstanding job as CD. Charlie would be
> proud.
> >
> > Richard Kellerman's (QV) weather briefs are the best in the business
> and
> > he educates you along the way.
> >
> > There's more, but those are just a few of the notable people that
> made
> > Mifflin so great this year.
> >
> > FM
> >
> >
> >
> > Gary wrote:
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > The CD was not the person writing the report. I would give the CD
> the
> > > benefit of the doubt because he is being quoted. The weather has
> been
> > > bad everywhere the last couple of years, it makes sense that a CD
> would
> > > say at a pilots meeting that they were lucky to be there at that
> site
> > > for that day if the weather was good. I don't think there's going
> > > to be a mass exodus from Mifflin to Cordele based on a comment from
> The
> > > Captain being the "preferred site".
> > >
> > > What I find puzzling is your disdain for the Captain because he may
> > > have slighted Mifflin as you trash Cordele.
> > >
> > > Cordele is a great soaring site with great people.
> > >
> > > Relax -- It's just a soaring report.
> > >
> > > Gary
> > >
>

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Brian...I don't think we met ya...but mention grits and livermush
together and you get a big kiss from the wife (her first words were
mushmush). What I want is yo daddy fried fish. Don't forget that kiss
my honey promise, it's haftway to Cordele. Love y'al

[John Bojack]

Brian....don't have a cow, man!

You've taken a joking comment waaaaay too far out of context. There was no
'dis' intended. It was just a JOKE told at a pilot's meeting, and I take
full responsibility for 'reporting' it. Had no idea this sort of thing
would crop up on ras as a result! Sheesh!

Your rude comments may have done more to harm Mifflin's reputation than
defend it.

My apologies to Andy McQuigg for even getting this mess started in the first
place.

J4