Tuesday Chuckle

https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:51:00 AM UTC-5, Evan Ludeman wrote:
https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules

Dang that 700 foot minimum start height is a bugger. I wanted to start right on the deck. :-)

Anybody see the "Southpark" episode entitled, "Sarcastaball"?


"Steve Leonard" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:51:00 AM UTC-5, Evan Ludeman wrote:
https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules

Dang that 700 foot minimum start height is a bugger. I wanted to start
right on the deck. :-)

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:30:35 AM UTC-5, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:51:00 AM UTC-5, Evan Ludeman wrote:

https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules



Dang that 700 foot minimum start height is a bugger. I wanted to start right on the deck. :-)

2. Penalties include but are not limited to:
....
e) entering any Class C, E or other restricted airspace.
....

And with a penalty for entering Class E airspace (above 1200ft AGL, in most US Airspace), it should be a very interesting race!

AJM wrote, On 9/24/2013 10:02 AM:
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:30:35 AM UTC-5, Steve Leonard
wrote:
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:51:00 AM UTC-5, Evan Ludeman
wrote:

https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules



Dang that 700 foot minimum start height is a bugger. I wanted to
start right on the deck. :-)

2. Penalties include but are not limited to: ... e) entering any
Class C, E or other restricted airspace. ...

And with a penalty for entering Class E airspace (above 1200ft AGL,
in most US Airspace), it should be a very interesting race!

Carp if you must, but that 700 foot start height is bound to increase
spectator interest!

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)
- "Transponders in Sailplanes - Feb/2010" also ADS-B, PCAS, Flarm
http://tinyurl.com/yb3xywl

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:51:00 AM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:
https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules

so we rag on a guy because he was working to hard for no compensation that he made a simple error, which if you were flying the comp and didn't know it was an error, it would say, me thinks, a whole lot more about you than your abillity to pick nits says about him. I don't think that it is the time or place to denegrate someone's work if you aren't willing to do it yourself...my grandmother tought mr that, a very long time ago.

Especially given the politics surrounding that operation and that individual. What contests have you guys organized recently? I've only been flying regionals for 2 years, and I find turn area tasks to be quite boring. May as well fly OLC create your own tasks. At least he's trying to being back some fun to this sport.

E

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4:00:19 PM UTC-5, Echo wrote:
Especially given the politics surrounding that operation and that individual. What contests have you guys organized recently? I've only been flying regionals for 2 years, and I find turn area tasks to be quite boring. May as well fly OLC create your own tasks. At least he's trying to being back some fun to this sport.



E


I have zero politics around this operation nor this individual. I hope it is a safe, successful and fun event.

My comment was merely pointing out what I hope was a typo in the airspace restrictions. If you look back at your own post history on r.a.s., you seem to joke around a bit as well, so one would hope that you wouldn't take such offense at a bit of humor.

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:55:31 PM UTC-4, jeffrey stringer wrote:
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:51:00 AM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:

https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules



so we rag on a guy because he was working to hard for no compensation that he made a simple error, which if you were flying the comp and didn't know it was an error, it would say, me thinks, a whole lot more about you than your abillity to pick nits says about him. I don't think that it is the time or place to denegrate someone's work if you aren't willing to do it yourself...my grandmother tought mr that, a very long time ago.

Actually, I wasn't even thinking of the typos when I posted this. I was thinking more along the lines of "Oh, so it *has* occurred to someone that a little start gate procedure is in order, that is would be smart to manage start gate energy some how, that it would be a good idea to keep the gliders out of the trees at the finish." But what really got me grinning was the bit about "Penalties include but *are not limited to*...." You see, I do appreciate that this stuff is a lot of work.

Say what you want about SSA rules (and oh boy have some people said a lot), at least they are *written down*.

I was just idly chuckling about the thought of a certain racer I know who has a tendency to argue the rules at every single race he goes to and how that would play out at Andy's GP. He's not unique, but he is special :-). Others reading this got the point, I am quite certain. Sorry the thread got lost in the typos....

Evan Ludeman / T8

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 6:06:12 PM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:
On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 2:55:31 PM UTC-4, jeffrey stringer wrote:

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013 9:51:00 AM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:



https://sites.google.com/site/florid...randprix/rules







so we rag on a guy because he was working to hard for no compensation that he made a simple error, which if you were flying the comp and didn't know it was an error, it would say, me thinks, a whole lot more about you than your abillity to pick nits says about him. I don't think that it is the time or place to denegrate someone's work if you aren't willing to do it yourself...my grandmother tought mr that, a very long time ago.



Actually, I wasn't even thinking of the typos when I posted this. I was thinking more along the lines of "Oh, so it *has* occurred to someone that a little start gate procedure is in order, that is would be smart to manage start gate energy some how, that it would be a good idea to keep the gliders out of the trees at the finish." But what really got me grinning was the bit about "Penalties include but *are not limited to*...." You see, I do appreciate that this stuff is a lot of work.



Say what you want about SSA rules (and oh boy have some people said a lot), at least they are *written down*.



I was just idly chuckling about the thought of a certain racer I know who has a tendency to argue the rules at every single race he goes to and how that would play out at Andy's GP. He's not unique, but he is special :-). Others reading this got the point, I am quite certain. Sorry the thread got lost in the typos....



Evan Ludeman / T8

Man I wish we'd move r.a.s. someplace where we could edit! For clarity: the rules hair splitter I refer to is (so far as I know) *not* going to the upcoming GP.

-T8