Re: Re: LPP suggestion for USIC

From: Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 22:47:25 -0600

Ben I think I understand now. You don't think I'm a true Indoorist. I'm not; I'm a Free Flighter. I've only been to two of the last six USICs. And Tustin in 2010. Never Lakehurst or Kent. Would love to but having a three-year old daughter and a wife that travels about 50% precludes more than about 4-5 contest trips a year.

I've been a CD for twenty years and I've run 3-4 indoor contests a year for the last 12 years at our Cat II site in Colorado Springs.

But again, I'm no Indoorist.




Don DeLoach

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On May 15, 2012, at 10:31 PM, Benjamin Saks <bensaks_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Don, I believe it was Kang who posted the registration facts.
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> I commented on the facts as they stood today, I was unaware about the numbers changing over time. I agree with Don S. though, why come here poking a sick at us if you do not even come to USIC? There are plenty of people who fly or drive a longer distance. (Steve Brown, Kang, etc) There are also people who come to USIC even despite serious health issues.....Hack used to go to contests with an oxygen tank! These guys come because they love it, because they are passionate about it. They do not care if more people fly outdoors, or CL, or anything else for that matter.
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> I would understand if you complained about participation in the hobby if you actually come to some events outside of your home state. Come to Lakehurst, Kent, USIC, Kibbe, and fly 5 or 6 events for a few years, then we can build you a little soapbox to stand on.
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> BTW, no one has mentioned Float Documentary in this. I have spent nearly 3 years and thousands of my hard-earned dollars on this project because I am passionate about indoor and want the world to know about it. To date the trailer has been watched over 200,000 times, and has over 1.3 MIllion hits. I know what you are going to say - Who is going to actually turn off the TV to build a plane? Thats not the point. The point is to show it to them, in the most honest way possible. To capture the beauty of the planes, the fun of the competitions, and the passion, drive, and determination of the competitors.
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> Every time you come poking the stick, it motivates me to work harder on Float, so keep poking.
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> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net> wrote:
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> Why don't you just drop it?
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> Ben Saks started this thread and I corrected him on some facts. No hard feelings, facts are facts.
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> I wish nothing but the best for the indoor Nats this year. Have fun everyone.
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> Don DeLoach
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> On May 15, 2012, at 10:06 PM, Don Slusarczyk <don_at_slusarczyk.com> wrote:
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>> On 5/15/2012 11:36 PM, Don DeLoach wrote:
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>>> I would love to, and probably could sneak away if it was within driving distance.
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>>> Keeping the Nats at Johnson City is a real hardship for those of us in the West.
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>> Another -1 for indoor too far to drive to fly.
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>> Score now:
>> outdoor +4
>> Indoor -2
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>> Don S
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