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Old December 16th 04, 05:49 AM
john smith
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Ask the airport manager if you can paint a big wide stripe across the
runway and set up the cam to sight down the stripe.
Any judging/scoring challenges can be resolved by video replays for a
contribution to the "refreshment" fund.

Morgans wrote:
Closed circuit TV, and a Big Screen by the pool, to view the touchdown? g


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Old December 17th 04, 10:30 AM
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On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 04:49:03 GMT, john smith wrote:

Ask the airport manager if you can paint a big wide stripe across the
runway and set up the cam to sight down the stripe.
Any judging/scoring challenges can be resolved by video replays for a
contribution to the "refreshment" fund.


I've always seen it as dust tape or reflective tape that can be
removed after the spot landing contest.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

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Closed circuit TV, and a Big Screen by the pool, to view the touchdown? g


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Old December 17th 04, 03:03 PM
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As long as you guys are gonna have so much fun...what about a flour
bombing contest?
Put a one pound bag of flour in either paper or plastic and the
"bomber" drops it out a window or the door while the "Captain" does the
flying and safety stuff.
Yeh it makes a mess for a while but no one seems to care a whole lot
and its all biodegradeable if you use paper bags. One helllllluva lot
of fun as well as instructive.
You can limit the number of tries to make it competitive.
When we finished the crop dusting season we'd do a flag drop contest
and try to drop a flag into a bucket sitting on the runway. Amazing how
tight the contest got and how nit picky we got about accuracy. Then
we'd go drink beer and eat delicious BBQ, tell war stories and make
some up as we went along. Kind of keeps the fun in flying.
Rocky

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Old December 17th 04, 03:07 PM
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Hey
I was ferrying a helicopter one time and saw a spot landing contest
going on. They didn't allow me to participate after I got into a hover
and worked around to land exactly on the spot. No one ever explained
the rules before hand and I'm still miffed that I didn't get the trophy
of the tire mark. Geeezzz, maybe they'll make a new one with skid
marks?
Oh well, I can understand the weird thoughts of the phyxed wing pilots
having been one in a different life...ggg

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Old December 17th 04, 03:08 PM
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Hey
I was ferrying a helicopter one time and saw a spot landing contest
going on. They didn't allow me to participate after I got into a hover
and worked around to land exactly on the spot. No one ever explained
the rules before hand and I'm still miffed that I didn't get the trophy
of the tire mark. Geeezzz, maybe they'll make a new one with skid
marks?
Oh well, I can understand the weird thoughts of the phyxed wing pilots
having been one in a different life...ggg

 




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