SC Nats Day 5 quick report

On Jun 21, 5:17*pm, "
wrote:
...Much prefer the type of short report indicated by YO.

Thanks Gary ! I'll try to keep reporting,
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

PS: Dick Van Grunsven smoked em Sunday in his Antares 20E,
with a 90.59 mph day win over 318.98 miles (74.59 mph with the
Antares steep handicap). Dick is flying his Antares 20E in the
20-meter configuration, while I'm flying with the short 18-meter
wing-tips at Caesar Creek.

On Jun 21, 9:09*pm, Dave Nadler wrote:
On Jun 21, 5:17*pm, "
wrote:

...Much prefer the type of short report indicated by YO.

Thanks Gary ! I'll try to keep reporting,
Best Regards, Dave "YO electric"

PS: Dick Van Grunsven smoked em Sunday in his Antares 20E,
with a 90.59 mph day win over 318.98 miles (74.59 mph with the
Antares steep handicap). *Dick is flying his Antares 20E in the
20-meter configuration, while I'm flying with the short 18-meter
wing-tips at Caesar Creek.

and he won again yesterday. good going!

I'm bummed that Tim Taylor had to land short again.

On Jun 21, 11:38*am, Papa3 wrote:
On Jun 21, 10:47*am, T8 wrote:

While on the subject... does anyone like the youtubed pilots' meetings
being done for 18m?

For some reason, this just doesn't grab me. *I'd much rather read
mediocre color commentary for two minutes than watch a pilots' meeting
for 20. *Also, I fear a damping effect on the meetings. *Feels too
much like surveillance.

For the video inclined, I recommend getting some scenes around the
airport, finishes, maybe a daily interview with a pilot or crew.

-T8

The meeting videos are kinda hopeless. *There might be one or two
nuggets interspersed with 20 minutes of nothin'. * Face it, we're not
all that interesting.

P3

Ya know what? I took the time to watch a couple more last night. I
can see where there's some interesting stuff in there. Happened upon
Ken Sorenson describing his encounter with the Parachuting Karate Guy,
which was more than a little amusing. So, I guess there IS a place
for this. But, there's no substitute for a pithy, insider writeup on
the day's flying for those of us who wish we were there.

Sorry for the hasty comments earlier.

P3

If only we all had a "Bo" from Warner Springs, to create videos like
this:
http://www.vimeo.com/4370993

The bottom line is that it takes work from somebody (sometimes
multiple somebodies); but I think its definitely worth the effort.
Daily reports are a simple way to do some "marketing & promotion" of
the airfield, the contest, and contest-flying in general. It generates
interest and curiousity, helping to encourage future contest
participation (both in general and at that particular site).

I will definitely spend a few days every evening during the Region 8
contest writing a blog on my SSA page!

--Noel