quade 4 #1 November 28, 2002 http://www.southwestskydiving.com/ Quote 1. February 1st Skydive Arizona 2. April 5th Skydive Elsinore 3. May 3rd Skydive Arizona 4. June 14th Perris Valley Skydiving 5. July 19th Skydive Elsinore 6. August 23 Perris Valley Skydiving quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #2 November 28, 2002 So, who's the push behind getting the 1st meet changed from [~burr~]cold January[/~burr] to February? Good job! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 November 28, 2002 I'm thinking a number of folks had a bit of input. You'll notice that all the dates are now on Saturdays too.!quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #4 November 28, 2002 Quote I'm thinking a number of folks had a bit of input. You'll notice that all the dates are now on Saturdays too.! Yep, I got that e-mail about the changes weeks ago and was -really- happy to see the changes. Both the delay in the start date by a month and AZ's change back to Saturdays. Yeah, it was a nice thought to have an Airspeed coaching day on Saturday and then the SSL competition on Sunday when in Eloy. However, alot of us really appreciate the 'recovery' day to travel back home after a meet. -Plus- what about the weather day? Would they delay a meet until Monday then, if there was rain/clouds on Sunday? (not that AZ ever has bad weather.ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #5 November 28, 2002 Is the Valentines meet at Eloy not going to be assiciated with the SSL? Scott C."He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 November 28, 2002 I -hope- not. I have other commitments on that weekend (and dontcha know it's -all- about -me-). I -don't- make up the schedule. I only am reporting it here for the people that had seen the previous (hideous) schedule and would like to be updated on this (much better) one. This schedule has been out since the 18th, but I myself only saw it last night (27th), so I'm guessing that there are a few others that need to be updated as well. I understand that -traditionally-, in the southwest at least, the Valentines Money Meet was the start of the 4-way season, but over the last few years that's been kind of thrown out the window as far as SSL goes. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #7 November 29, 2002 Quote So, who's the push behind getting the 1st meet changed from [~burr~]cold January[/~burr] to February? Good job! ltdiver So it doesn't coincide with the 10 way meets! (I guess.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #8 November 29, 2002 Nope, not this year. They wanted the AZ meets to coincide with the Airspeed skills camps. Just a side note...there will be teams in those AZ SSL meets who will be competing with an Airspeed member as their fourth...that's part of the whole skills camp thing now. You bring two teammates/buddies to the camp, then the last day you compete with an Airpseed person as your fourth. I certainly hope those teams decide to compete as guests.Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #9 November 29, 2002 HA remember, it's handicapped, so that team will have to take the airspeed average into the meet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjasantos 0 #10 November 29, 2002 Quote HA remember, it's handicapped, so that team will have to take the airspeed average into the meet! That's true! When, back in January 2001, I attended an Airspeed Advanced Skills Camp, the last day of the Camp (Jan 21) was coincident with the SSL Meet 1 (http://www.omniskore.com/comp/2001/ssl/meet1/index.htm). My team at that competition was "Faca Mole" (the portuguese words to mean "soft knife"... sounding differently in US), Team 205 at the Intermediate Class (all the Campers entered this Class), composed by myself (as Point), Dan BC (OC), José Candeias (IC) and John Appleton (tail). They took in account our best averages up to that date... mine was a 7, José was an 8. John was something like a 12 and Dan BC a 20... our team's handicap came out a 1.13. Our raw average at that 6 round Meet was a 14.3 (partials were 10-17-13-10-12-24), which has became a 16.2 w/ Handicap. A photo of the team at the closing ceremony (except Dan BC who has left earlier) is available at http://www.mariosantos.com/uk_us/images/Faca_Mole.jpg. From left to right: José Candeias, myself and John Appleton. Blue Skies! ----------------------------- Mario Santos Portugal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #11 November 30, 2002 Quote HA remember, it's handicapped, so that team will have to take the airspeed average into the meet! Actually, I believe that Eric has been in conference with Kurt about a new handicapping system for this year. Seems that any new team will compete for the first 3 rounds and then their average will be measured against the 'top' team for that meet. The handicap will be determined then and applied to all rounds for the meet. Now, if that same team competes together for any subsequent meets, they take their handicap score with them. I tried to get on the SSL's new chat page to bring the exact quote here but it seems to be down tonight. When it comes up again, look at: SSL Chat Page ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #12 December 6, 2002 SSL newsgroup page is up and running again. Here's the current scoop from the SSL director, Eric Assendorf. Handicap System ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #13 December 6, 2002 I haven't done any actual math to back this up, but it seems like you could still screw around quite a bit with this system. All you really have to do is sandbag the first three rounds of the first meet -- or better yet, have your camera flyer do it for you, that way you can publicly blame it on him while maintaining an air of respectability for yourself. You wouldn't even have to let the camera flyer in on the gag. Get a low-time camera flyer, screw him with the count and then fire him after the first meet. Geeze, if only I could use my powers for good instead of evil. I really think it would be far better to just reorganize the classes and do away with handicaps altogether. quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #14 December 7, 2002 Quote or better yet, have your camera flyer do it for you, that way you can publicly blame it on him... Ah....you go first...ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
