Gary, that is a really interesting idea. It is very similar to something the RC sailplane guys have set up on RC groups.
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> On Feb 15, 2016, at 9:21 PM, Don DeLoach ddeloach_at_comcast.net [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Subject: The indoor junior
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:01:34 -0500
> From: Gary Baughman <gjbman_at_bellsouth.net>
> To: DeLoach Don <ddeloach_at_comcast.net>
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> Don,
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> I have tried twice to post my ideas to Indoor Construction without
> success. Here is my brainstorm:
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> Taking an idea from the FAC “Kanone” award system and the altitude lapel
> pin idea from SSA, why not recognize achievement of indoor tier times
> such as 2 minutes, 4, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45, 60 with names of the
> achievers posted in INAV. Indoor clubs could award colored tee shirts,
> different colors corresponding to the tier achieved, to the achievers so
> that they could be recognized at flying sessions. This would take the
> “why should I fly indoor because I can’t beat the old pros” out of the
> equation. Colored shirts could also allow novices to seek out experts
> recognized by their special colored shirts for mentorship. I believe
> that a 12-year old kid with a competitive attitude, stroked with a
> 4-minute tee shirt (when the time was achieved with any indoor model),
> would continue to build and and fly in hopes of achieving the next
> level to get the shirt, the status, and the name recognition in a
> national publication.
>
> Gary Baughman
> www.garybaughmanstudio.com <http://www.garybaughmanstudio.com>
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