Ionia Results

I started looking for news of the Region 6 contest at Ionia last weekend
when their practice days started hoping the hosts or contest management
would have some news...a current roster maybe or some sentence or two about
the weather or at least a note if the was bad and unflyable. Here it is 10
PM Wednesday night, the week half over, and not a word. One would assume
that maybe the contest was canceled or that the hosts and officials don't
care what the rest of the world thinks of the selfish manner in which they
are keeping their secrets.

Actually, I know from other sources what is happening but I am disappointed
that they don't understand what a bad impression they are making by their
lack of dissemination of timely information. The SSA has gone to so much
trouble to make it so easy to post contest reports (good, bad, scores, or
just basic information) and it's sad to see this ignored.

Ed Byars

Ed,
I agree totally with your statement. But now, it is
Thursday morning, 0645 hrs Eastern Daylight Time, and
still no report that I can find on either the SSA webpage
or the Benz Aviation web page.

Why don't the race organizers have a person responsible
for providing daily written information to the SSA
web page all lined up before the race? Isn't that
part of smart Contest Management? And, of course,
having a scorer who can upload the daily results to
the SSA web page? I believe Guy has made it so easy
that 'even a cave man can do it.'


Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

At 02:30 19 July 2007, Ed Byars wrote:
>I started looking for news of the Region 6 contest
>at Ionia last weekend
>when their practice days started hoping the hosts or
>contest management
>would have some news...a current roster maybe or some
>sentence or two about
>the weather or at least a note if the was bad and unflyable.
> Here it is 10
>PM Wednesday night, the week half over, and not a
>word. One would assume
>that maybe the contest was canceled or that the hosts
>and officials don't
>care what the rest of the world thinks of the selfish
>manner in which they
>are keeping their secrets.
>
>Actually, I know from other sources what is happening
>but I am disappointed
>that they don't understand what a bad impression they
>are making by their
>lack of dissemination of timely information. The
>SSA has gone to so much
>trouble to make it so easy to post contest reports
>(good, bad, scores, or
>just basic information) and it's sad to see this ignored.
>
>Ed Byars
>
>
>

> On the practice day a task was published put no one flew it. Lift to 3000
> AGL, but very spotty and unreliable.

Well, not quite true - At least two people flew and completed the
declared practice task, about 110 miles, at about 50 mph. Both were
LSs. One of the flights is on OLC.

Actually, a challenging and rather fun flight.

Kirk
66

One of the most beneficial functions of a regional contest is to mix
experienced racing pilots with novitiates. There are very few
unsoarable days, save when the heavens fall to earth in a deluge. A
handful of experienced pilots can demonstrate that even when the BL is
shallow and lift weak and hard to predict, it's still possible to
complete a hundred-mile-plus task over several hours. Yes, there will
be land outs, but as you mentioned, the satisfaction that comes with
besting such a day makes the apres vol beer seem colder and hoppier.

Opossum Chef

On Jul 20, 9:04 am, "kirk.stant" <kirk.st...@> wrote:
> > On the practice day a task was published put no one flew it. Lift to 3000
> > AGL, but very spotty and unreliable.
>
> Well, not quite true - At least two people flew and completed the
> declared practice task, about 110 miles, at about 50 mph. Both were
> LSs. One of the flights is on OLC.
>
> Actually, a challenging and rather fun flight.
>
> Kirk
> 66

On Jul 19, 9:36?pm, "Duane Eisenbeiss" <eisenbe...@wowway.com> wrote:
> "Ray Lovinggood" <REMOVE_TO_REPLY.rlovingg...@> wrote in
> messagenews:5ga7ooF3f7cpgU1@mid....
>
>
>
> > It would be very nice if someone would write up a short
> > message stating whether or not you flew due to weather
> > or whatever.
>
> > Thanks again,
> > Ray Lovinggood
>
> "someone" requires a volunteer. There are no volunteers. Sad.

Dr. Byers, Duane,

All that being said, it makes you appreciate the job done by
Holzwarth at this year's Sports Nats; very long days and even longer
nights getting the word out. Dr, B, glad you stopped by for awhile and
visited CCSC.

Gary Adams