[LASS Soaring] Fwd: [RCSE] LOFT 2007 Contest

[Edwin Wilson]

Looks like Tony is leading the pack and will be our first new CD. Im 
looking forward to others making this club their own. Tony is just one 
of several to make a committment. This club can do nothing but get 
better. :-)

Brian Kopke wrote:

> Sounds like Tony is willing and able and I am at least willing.  I 
> will be able if time permits.  I am sure others will be as well.  Once 
> we get the first couple the rest should be easy (more CD's = more 
> chances to have contests = more opportunities for people to 
> officiate).  Plus that takes the burden off of Ed being the only(?) CD 
> we have currently.  I will study the contest calendar and find some 
> available dates for possible club events.  I will list them here later 
> for review.
>
> Brian
>
> On 3/13/07, Edwin Wilson <ewilson1 at bellsouth.net 
> <mailto:ewilson1 at bellsouth.net>> wrote:
>
>     Your on the right track Brian. It would be good for us to have a
>     spare CD for our big contest.
>     As a side note I got my CD license in 1980. Same year my son
>     Michael was born.  I'm sooooo old I did not have to take a test.
>     Did have to get a few signatures including a district VP. I did
>     take the current test without looking up the answers just to see
>     if Im still up to date, and I got them all but one. (a power plane
>     question) Don't forget you can request a new lower AMA number.
>
>     So the first club contest is the day after the Derby fun fly. You
>     and Ken need to set some dates for future contests.
>
>     Ed
>
>     Brian Kopke wrote:
>
>>     I looked at the CD app and quiz (found all of the answers too)
>>     yesterday and the qualifications are basically three consecutive
>>     years of AMA membership, previous experience "officiating" at a
>>     contest, three members who witnessed (and are willing to sign
>>     their names), pass the quiz with 85% and send in your $20
>>     transfer fee.  I believe that if you CD a sanctioned contest you
>>     get 50% off of your dues for the next year.  So we should have no
>>     problem getting a few members qualified if we run a few club
>>     contests.  I know Gordy has been pushing this for awhile now and
>>     here is an added benefit.
>>
>>     Brian
>>
>>     On 3/12/07, Nex12Go at aol.com <mailto:Nex12Go at aol.com>
>>     <Nex12Go at aol.com <mailto:Nex12Go at aol.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         Excellent Brian. 
>>          
>>         I believe it is the next natural step as this club develops. 
>>         You know I haven't made the travels quite like Gordzilla
>>         (name he uses when he is out of town).  However, from what I
>>         have seen in my travels, when you start talking overall club
>>         skills, or population of competent pilots within a club.....I
>>         think this club far exceeds the other clubs in those terms.
>>          
>>         I feel that if a few more of us can achieve the (permit?)
>>         ability to CD contests it will serve to hone our respective
>>         skills thereby making the sport that much more exciting.  Who
>>         knows, maybe some old friends will once again grace the grass
>>         of the field.
>>          
>>         Daggone boss in town tomorrow or I would be out there then.
>>          
>>         Hope to see y'all soon.
>>          
>>          
>>
>>
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