Since I've been one of the big complainers it would make sense for me to
volunteer as well. I'd like to be able to fly a few events. John, how did
you and Romash arrange to run USIC a few years ago?
On Jul 3, 2012 12:19 PM, "Bill Carney" <wcarneyjx_at_bellsouth.net> wrote:
> **
>
>
> Just sayin.... if the event managers are the problem then perhaps "fliers"
> need to step up and volunteer as event managers. I remember John Kagan
> running the last USIC I attended and I don't he yelled at anybody....
>
> Bill C
> (Hereby volunteering to run WWII mass launch at USIC next year)
>
> --- On *Tue, 7/3/12, joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com <joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com>* wrote:
>
>
> From: joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com <joshuawfinn_at_gmail.com>
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Indoor Housekeeping (with apologies to
> the innocent)
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 11:54 AM
>
>
> The whole yelling thing is ridiculous, especially since half the time it
> comes from contest management and the other fliers are perfectly ok with
> what goes on.
>
> By the way, and this is to anyone concerned, several of us FAC fliers had
> a little caucus at USIC and the general concensus is that the mass
> launches, etc, are not at all well managed or properly organized. Fly to
> the rule book and so that folks are eligible for Kanones, and you might
> just see more than three people flying WWII Mass Launch (the most popular
> FAC event ever, but the way). Nocal is no better. All of the models flown
> are FAC legal, but you can't get a Kanone because six flights are used and
> the scoring is wrong. TTOMA used to have this problem, and then a couple
> months ago David Mills asked me about the rules and changed things
> accordingly.
>
> I think half of our internal PR issues would be solved by just making the
> rules clear, available up front, and then not yelling at people who have no
> clue that what they're doing is somehow wrong. I do not appreciate having
> glider flights DQ'ed because I didn't turn them in at the proper interval
> when I wasn't even told what that interval is until after the fact.
>
> -Joshua Finn
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<http://us.mc1806.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "wdgowen_at_..." <wdgowen_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > Art
> > There its much to learn about indoor etiquette. On the other hand the
> people who think that yelling is the way to teach those things have a lot
> to learn about life in general. I'm afraid in this instance they are
> probably too old and cranky to care. Hopefully at some point (soon) some
> new blood will get involved.
> >
> > On a different subject, have any of you come to the sane conclusion that
> I have about the esteemed (in some circles ) Mr. DeLoach - that his whole
> purpose in posting to this group is to piss people off? I am exercising the
> power of the delete button every time his name comes up. I wish I didn't
> have to see it at all but life does have its challenges.
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID
> >
> > art <upwind120_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >>
> > >> When I started flying indoor one of the things that was a major
> problem
> > >> for me was getting yelled at about something almost every time I
> flew.
> > >> Unfortunately I saw this happening several times at USIC this year to
> > >> people who had put out considerable time and money to be there for
> the
> > >> first time.
> > >
> > >One of those times it was me on the receiving end, and I deserved it.
> I'm not surprised you heard it all the way across the room. One of the
> enforcers was really scary loud. Without going into detail, I'm not gonna
> do that again.
> > >
> > >art.
> > >
> >
>
>
>
Received on Tue Jul 03 2012 - 09:56:29 CEST