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From: "Tim Carter" <1timcarter at attbi.com>

Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 15:13:04 UTC

Message:

  Alan,

Interesting comments.

> So one pilot might want to compete at AWAC because he sees
it as a stepping
> stone to flying WAC (my own purpose initially), another
because he wants to
> fly Advanced and no more (nowadays almost certainly for
budgetary reasons). A
> third might want to compete at AWAC because his frail old
body no longer
> wants to fly Unlimited even though his young heart still
relishes the joy of
> competing (perhaps my purpose in a few years time!!). All
these reasons are
> valid,

If all of these things are true, (and I think they are) and
combined with Mike's comments about expanding and promoting
the sport, wouldn't it be even more appropriate to have a
Sportsman WAC instead?   SWAC..........I even like the sound
of it.

Other than that,  your joke about multiple presidents is too
scary to be funny     :-)

Tim Carter

----- Original Message -----
From: <ACCassidy at aol.com>
To: <acro at gf24.de>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:05 AM
Subject: [Acro] Flying in AWAC


> Don, Bubba, Jeffrey etc etc...
>
> I have been following your discussions on AWAC with
interest. Mike Heuer had
> told me that this IAC Rule change proposal was on the
cards and I knew it
> would promote a healthy discussion. As an outsider, I
think I might be able
> to put a new pewrspective into the pot for you.
>
> One thing is certain: there is no universal agreement
about the purpose of
> AWAC. Nor will there ever be so. This does not matter,
because we do not fly
> aerobatics as a team but as individuals. The USA of all
countries, should
> understand the importance of the individual in the shape
of things.
>
> So one pilot might want to compete at AWAC because he sees
it as a stepping
> stone to flying WAC (my own purpose initially), another
because he wants to
> fly Advanced and no more (nowadays almost certainly for
budgetary reasons). A
> third might want to compete at AWAC because his frail old
body no longer
> wants to fly Unlimited even though his young heart still
relishes the joy of
> competing (perhaps my purpose in a few years time!!). All
these reasons are
> valid, and you just might get a Team medal based on the
efforts of these
> three individuals each with their own different
motivations.
>
> Most of the pilots who do go to AWAC, regardless of their
motivation, are
> realistic about their prospects of winning. Only a very
few go with the
> genuine belief that they can win. Most go for the
satisfaction or
> representing their country and hope simply to fly as best
they can. Maybe
> they hope to be in the top 20, maybe just to take part.
Nearly all understand
> that the only butt you can kick in an aerobatic flight is
your own!!
>
> If a pilot really wants to fly in the AWAC, and do the
best that he can, then
> he will make a plan for this at least a couple of years
before the event. He
> will make sure he has a legal machine available to train
in and to compete
> domestically in the run-up period, because he will know
deep in his heart
> that the best way to do well is with a familiar machine.
If he has talent and
> trains well he might just achieve his goal. But he will do
it as an
> individual, not as a team player.
>
> Whatever rules the organization makes, the dedicated AWAC
competitor who
> really is good enough will make the Team because of his
dedication and
> talent, not because of his available horsepower.
>
> So, even though you think the final decision about this
team selection
> argument is very important, really it isn't. People will
adapt to whatever
> rules apply. And the dedicated will get through in the end
and they will all
> deserve their places, regardless of what they fly in at
the Nationals.
>
> Slight change of tack....
>
> There is a great imbalance between the USA and other
nations (and I'm still
> talking aerobatics) because there are so many of you. You
therefore have a
> much harder time getting into your National Team than
pilots from other
> countries. This gives you much greater strength in depth
at contests.
> Everyone competing in AWAC or WAC, knows that all the US
pilots are
> competitive, whereas just one or two of those from Italy
or UK are so
> talented.
>
> You can se this as an advantage (teamwise) or a
disadvantage (individually).
> So perhaps you need to think about breaking up your
Federation (like the
> Russians did a few years back) so you could then field
Teams from California,
> Texas, New England, CornCountry, Bubbaland or wherever.
These would all be a
> good match for the Ukrainian or Lithuanian Teams, maybve
even the Russians
> themselves at AWAC level.
>
> Think how many more Presidents you could have...joke!!
>
> Keep talking
>
> Alan Cassidy
> IAC# 18506
> Maidenhead, England
>
>