On Dec 15, 10:39*am, Andy wrote:
On Dec 15, 7:23*am, John Cochrane
wrote:

I can't resist the bait. What "problems" exactly? Almost all of the
goals here are easy to accomplish in a "real" contest.

I heard *that SSA would not give approval for a Region 9 South
contest, which is what Tucson club had wanted to host. *No idea why,
but I'm not happy about it.

http://www.asa-soaring.org/forum/top...2&forum_id=4&T....

Andy

There is absolutely no reason you can't have a Region 9 south contest.
Only issue would be if the
requested date conflicts with another contest.
It would be useful to find out who did not approve the request so this
can be addressed.
The contest committee wants to support contests in whatever way we can
consistent with safety etc.
I've run "rookie schools" as part of regionals for years to get new
pilots going. You guys could too. We do
ground sessions before flying, and individual as well as group
coaching. It's fun.
And, for 2011, by waiver, radio use in regionals will be available if
folks want to try it.
Go For It
UH