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Preliminary Scores have been posted for Friday, 13 MAR. And an
unlucky Friday the 13th it is, if you fly the expensive super gummisegelflugzeugenthingies. For out in front was an "old" and "outdated" LS1-f. First place today for Sam Giltner in his finely tuned aircraft from the "Flying Blind" company. With his first place finish, he draws closer to the lead as his score puts him in second place overall. ONE MORE DAY! COME ON SAM! |
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On Mar 13, 5:58*pm, rlovinggood wrote:
Preliminary Scores have been posted for Friday, 13 MAR. *And an unlucky Friday the 13th it is, if you fly the expensive super gummisegelflugzeugenthingies. *For out in front was an "old" and "outdated" LS1-f. *First place today for Sam Giltner in his finely tuned aircraft from the "Flying Blind" company. *With his first place finish, he draws closer to the lead as his score puts him in second place overall. ONE MORE DAY! COME ON SAM! Ray, I'm also watching this one with interest. ) |
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, rlovinggood wrote: Preliminary Scores have been posted for Friday, 13 MAR. And an unlucky Friday the 13th it is, if you fly the expensive super gummisegelflugzeugenthingies. For out in front was an "old" and "outdated" LS1-f. First place today for Sam Giltner in his finely tuned aircraft from the "Flying Blind" company. With his first place finish, he draws closer to the lead as his score puts him in second place overall. ONE MORE DAY! COME ON SAM! Ray, you do realize we have to race against this guy, don't you? Cripes, he had raw speed better than some folks flying Ventus/Discus/AS-whatevers. Sam's is CD'ing the Cordele contest. Please tell me this means he won't be competing! |
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Yea, I believe he won't be competing at Cordele, Georgia, USA, since
he will be the Contest Director. But even if he did fly the contest, I wouldn't mind flying with a two-time National Champion. And, he would be flying a similar glider, an LS1-f, versus my LS1-d. Not a Duo Discus, not a Ventus, not an ASG-29, and not the super ship of all time, the Hanle H-301 Libelle. Those flapped, low tail, drogue chute equipped, grand venting bubble canopy, pinched-egg cross section fuselage terrors just can't be beat. Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA |
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On Mar 14, 8:02*pm, rlovinggood wrote:
Yea, I believe he won't be competing at Cordele, Georgia, USA, since he will be the Contest Director. *But even if he did fly the contest, I wouldn't mind flying with a two-time National Champion. *And, he would be flying a similar glider, an LS1-f, versus my LS1-d. *Not a Duo Discus, not a Ventus, not an ASG-29, and not the super ship of all time, the Hanle H-301 Libelle. *Those flapped, low tail, drogue chute equipped, grand venting bubble canopy, pinched-egg cross section fuselage terrors just can't be beat. Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Any word on today's results? There's an initial report on SSA by John Good indicating excellent conditions. I'm curious to see if the better conditions and higher speeds sets Sam back in the LS1f. |
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wrote in message ... On Mar 14, 8:02 pm, rlovinggood wrote: Yea, I believe he won't be competing at Cordele, Georgia, USA, since he will be the Contest Director. But even if he did fly the contest, I wouldn't mind flying with a two-time National Champion. And, he would be flying a similar glider, an LS1-f, versus my LS1-d. Not a Duo Discus, not a Ventus, not an ASG-29, and not the super ship of all time, the Hanle H-301 Libelle. Those flapped, low tail, drogue chute equipped, grand venting bubble canopy, pinched-egg cross section fuselage terrors just can't be beat. Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Any word on today's results? There's an initial report on SSA by John Good indicating excellent conditions. I'm curious to see if the better conditions and higher speeds sets Sam back in the LS1f. LATEST: Seems they "hold" the final scores to announce at the banquet tonight....I find this ridiculous but I got no say! Talked with Sam earlier tonight....Karl won the day and, of course is champ. Sam got low on first leg and lost a few minutes and Ken (KM) aced him out for second overall and Sam is third (about 5th or more for the day). Good contest. Sorry I could not stay for the whole thing. Ed Byars 9:40pm |
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Ed,
Thanks for the news. "Holding the scores?" Say it ain't so! Ah geez. That's really lame. Oh, by the way, in one of the college basketball tournaments today, the ACC semi-finals, UNC played Florida State and Maryland played Duke. Final scores are being held to build suspense for the final game to be played tomorrow (Sunday). Winner of the semi-finals will be announced five minutes before the finals are set to begin. Don't change that channel! Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA |
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Ray:
CM a contest and let the scores go out before the banquet. Then let me know whether you have a new perspective on the topic Other sports do this, and it's a lot more fun than watching any kind of basketball, especially when you're a contestant on site. 2NO (one-time CM and real-time public scoring aficionado) |
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On Mar 15, 12:12*am, Tuno wrote:
Ray: CM a contest and let the scores go out before the banquet. Then let me know whether you have a new perspective on the topic Other sports do this, and it's a lot more fun than watching any kind of basketball, especially when you're a contestant on site. 2NO (one-time CM and real-time public scoring aficionado) Tuno, I don't understand and yes, maybe I would if I were to CM a contest. But no, I still can't wrap my minuscule mind around the concept of not posting scores as soon as they are available and as soon as internet service is available. Regarding posting the scores, may I make a proposal? If the scorer can't upload the scores due to lack of internet service, why not use a telephone, call someone who does live in internet land, and say, "Hey Bob, the top three finishers for today were X, Y, and Z in 18m and W8, B, and C in Club Class Would you please post this information on RAS (or even some pre-arranged deal with SSA to post to their website.) Scores have been computed and will be posted when we get internet service restored." Or, "Hey Bob, please post to RAS (or, again, to the SSA website), that we didn't fly today due to weather (or a called rest day.)" How hard would that be? Just throw us a bone out here and let us know, briefly, if you flew or not, and maybe the top three finishers for the day, AND LET US KNOW YOU WILL POST THE SCORES AS SOON AS THE INTERNET (OR WHATEVER) IS BACK UP!!! It's just frustrating in this day and age when no timely information is provided. NONE, NADA, ZIP. Surely, there's a way to get some type of short message out quickly ("Tweeter"???) Respectfully, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA |
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I don't understand and yes, maybe I would if I were to CM a contest. But no, I still can't wrap my minuscule mind around the concept of not posting scores as soon as they are available and as soon as internet service is available. Regarding posting the scores, may I make a proposal? If the scorer can't upload the scores due to lack of internet service, why not use a telephone, call someone who does live in internet land, and say, "Hey Bob, the top three finishers for today were X, Y, and Z in 18m and W8, B, and C in Club Class *Would you please post this information on RAS (or even some pre-arranged deal with SSA to post to their website.) Scores have been computed and will be posted when we get internet service restored." Or, "Hey Bob, please post to RAS (or, again, to the SSA website), that we didn't fly today due to weather (or a called rest day.)" How hard would that be? *Just throw us a bone out here and let us know, briefly, if you flew or not, and maybe the top three finishers for the day, AND LET US KNOW YOU WILL POST THE SCORES AS SOON AS THE INTERNET (OR WHATEVER) IS BACK UP!!! It's just frustrating in this day and age when no timely information is provided. *NONE, NADA, ZIP. Surely, there's a way to get some type of short message out quickly ("Tweeter"???) Respectfully, Ray Lovinggood Carrboro, North Carolina, USA Correction: "Twitter" is what I meant to type. Ray |
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