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Thread: Computer Conection and the WAC
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From: Bud Shaw <bshaw at hepar.unmc.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 17:07:15 UTC
Great work on getting some much needed exposure for the World Aerobatic Compeition via your coverage of the Air & Space web site! This is a grossly underrated sport and the fact that biennial World Championship event is being held in the USA seems to be almost completely overlooked by the media. Perhaps the public does not understand the difference between the extreme precision of competition aerobatics and good old fashioned barnstorming, but maybe CNN could be a leader in helping to overcome the stereotype with some well-placed film clips and short sound bites. It may also be of interest that some of the best pilots in the USA and the world are women - that women compete against men quite well in this sport. Considering the fact that there are many more men than women in the sport to start, the observation that we had a woman win the National Championship within the last couple of years (Patty Wagstaff) makes it even more intriguing. I would encourage you to pass on a plug to the Sports Dept to take a look at this event as a great opportunity to jazz up the daily sports reports. Bud =========================================================== bshaw at hepar.unmc.edu NeXTMail or MIME ============================================================