Parowan Contest

I flew two days with Karl Streidick in the back of his Duo Discus.
Simply put, it was nothing short of amazing. Funny thing, there was no
magic pixie dust, or voodoo magic, just simple thermal efficiency and
energy management. Oh yeah, he doesn't use a PDA or any of that fancy
software to get himself around the course. It's, get off tow, climb
until start gate is open, start, point nose in direction of first
point and GO!! Thermals were great, even though it was blue skies both
days for us, and we routinely saw 17k while out on course. Truely an
amazing and informative experience. Too bad my experience was marred
by some very rude contest pilots.
I had my family( wife + 3 young kids) join me on this trip so that I
could show my wife that contest flying could be a family event. The
dinner after the practice day my family joined me and then took the
kids away for the pilots meeting. I thought that was very courteous.
The next day, once again the family joined me for the BBQ. As the
eating began to wind down my kids, along with a couple of other kids,
had some energy to burn and were playing around in the hangar. Yes,
they may have been playing a little loud, but nothing ridiculous.
Unfortunately, some individuals decided to yell "keep those kids
quiet!" Whether or not they were joking, I don't care. My wife was so
embarrased she was ****ed at me for days for bringing her and the
kids. People, guys like me and our families are the future of this
sport, if you can't put up with a little youthful banter, SHUT UP and
go somewhere else. Otherwise, take it up with me personally!!!
Justin Rizor
way into the future contest racer--- with the kids, not sure about the
wife :0)

On Jul 8, 12:29 pm, JMR wrote:
if you can't put up with a little youthful banter, SHUT UP and
go somewhere else. Otherwise, take it up with me personally!!!

Are you the parent of the shrieking girl?

On Jul 8, 6:19 pm, Andy wrote:
On Jul 8, 12:29 pm, JMR wrote:
if you can't put up with a little youthful banter, SHUT UP and

go somewhere else. Otherwise, take it up with me personally!!!

Are you the parent of the shrieking girl?

You must be the example of the jerks....

Don't fight stupidity with anger, just ignore them and you will find the
rest of the the people around the sport are very friendly.

Oh really?????? That does not seem to be the case!!!!

Jacek
Washington State

On Jul 9, 11:23 am, wrote:

You must be the example of the jerks....

That may be your conclusion but I don't think you were there were
you? Your comment is not only unfounded but inappropriate in this
forum.

On Jul 9, 12:22 pm, Andy wrote:
On Jul 9, 11:23 am, wrote:



You must be the example of the jerks....

That may be your conclusion but I don't think you were there were
you? Your comment is not only unfounded but inappropriate in this
forum.

I was.......

Probably everyone that responded to this has kids. Many, like mine,
are probably grown and gone off on their own. My kids weren't always
angels, but they were pretty good kids. Disruptive at times? You bet.
The fact is, at a sailplane contest, or just our at the glider club,
they get bored. If they're inventive, they'll figure out a way to work
through that, sometimes loudly. That's just kids being kids. If you
don't like that - and by the way, your kids did it too if you were
lucky enough to have kids - then tactfully find their parent and ask
them to corral their children. The closest I ever came to kicking the
crap out of anyone at the airport was over an adult being totally rude
to one of my kids, who was doing nothing wrong at the time, and wasn't
being loud or disruptive. It's a shame I didn't go ahead.

I started going to the gliderport 45 years ago. I was 10. I remember
names and faces of some really nice people. I remember the jerks, too.
I came back to soaring in spite of the cross, whiney old grandmas that
were around in those days. I wonder if these kids will... And... yes,
most of the people around soaring are really nice, whether some of you
think so or not. But like the original poster, I have no built in crew
because of one ot two self-serving jerks that were rude at the
gliderport.

Jack Womack

What the attendees of the contest refused to believe while there was
that the contest staff had to run the retrieve office out of the
hangar that all the crew thought was the "party zone". We had
incredible difficulty hearing the radios, hearing the landouts, and
couldn't even hear the cell phones, when a pilot landed out. The only
time I remember being stern about the noise level was with older
kids. The younger ones don't know any better, and can't help being
bored and having energy to burn at contests. Anyway, just wanted to
let everyone know that when you see landing cards spread out with
radios and cell phones, that means that contest safety is paramount,
before anything else!
Thanks
Micki Minner

Justin,

I am sorry some of the people at the contest have forgotten what it is
like to be a child. All of the kids at Parowan did a great job of
behaving when necessary (pilots meetings, talks, etc.). What more can
we expect while we self-centered hedonistic pilots got to go fly each
day and the families had to sit on the ground in southern Utah in the
summer. Hopefully we can have a little patience when it cools down
and the kids want to play. Please assure your wife many of us were
glad to see so many familes with young children at Parowan. Don't
fight stupidity with anger, just ignore them and you will find the
rest of the the people around the sport are very friendly. I hope to
see your "entire" family a contests in the future.

Tim

My 2.73 y/o was in the mix and my wife was standing nearby. A kid
screaming in a temper tantrum is one thing, but kids having fun are as
innocent as the pilot landing out in Farmer John's field. My wife was
very upset too.

Don't know if it's the straw that broke the camel's back (it didn't
help!!!), but on the way home my crew told me that was her last
contest. (At least until the kids are growed up.) FS: 2005 Seabreeze
LX 32' motorhome, 9500 miles, 8L GM Workhorse, every factory option
but the sat dish, a screaming deal at $91,500. WTB: gently used Honda
Ridgeline. Wanted: hotel roommate for 15M Nats at Uvalde next August.

~ted/2NO

This is too bad. I have helped with many contests, including 2004 at
Parowan. Kids are the future of soaring, and wives\crew are bound to be part
of it. That said, we all have to co-operate and get along. I would urge the
wives that were affected by this to ignore whoever did it, and have much
pride in the fact that the kids were being......KIDS. A glider contest can
be a boring place for kids, unless they are creative and like books and
bikes. My wife has no love of contests, but I don't fly gliders. I tow, run
groundops, and generally do whatever I can to make it all work. She sees no
good reason to come out, and that is her choice. I love contests, all parts
of them, and I especially like meeting and helping out people. All I can say
is, use that nice motorhome and come to Mifflin. We will do all in our power
to make it a worthwhile trip.

Brian Glick
"Tuno" wrote in message
ups.com...
My 2.73 y/o was in the mix and my wife was standing nearby. A kid
screaming in a temper tantrum is one thing, but kids having fun are as
innocent as the pilot landing out in Farmer John's field. My wife was
very upset too.

Don't know if it's the straw that broke the camel's back (it didn't
help!!!), but on the way home my crew told me that was her last
contest. (At least until the kids are growed up.) FS: 2005 Seabreeze
LX 32' motorhome, 9500 miles, 8L GM Workhorse, every factory option
but the sat dish, a screaming deal at $91,500. WTB: gently used Honda
Ridgeline. Wanted: hotel roommate for 15M Nats at Uvalde next August.

~ted/2NO