ronschreck
Well Known Member
I have been involved in aerobatic competition for ten years now and in all that time my wife, Kathy only came to two or three contests with me. Boring, she said! I was the contest director for the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships this year and the preparation was a full-time job for over seven months leading up to the contest. I have always told Kathy that she would get more enjoyment out of a contest if she became involved as a volunteer. She finally relented and offered to help the contest registrar at Nationals. She loved it! She's hooked!
Two weeks after Nationals is the Mark Fullerton Memorial contest in Rome, Georgia. Kathy begs to go. You don't travel light with Kathy. Deciding what to take can be a problem.
Solution: Take it all!
The pups settle down and even sleep for the 1.5 hour trip to Rome.
We hit the ground and Kathy is off to volunteer in registration again, then as a recorder, then as a boundary judge. She has the bug, bad! Down-loading the wife, two pups, four bags and the tool kit and I'm ready to compete.
Jerry Esquenazi is there, too. But he has left the RV-8 at home and borrowed an Extra 330 to compete against me.
I have to show off the trophy I brought home. The contest is flown in memory of my friend, Mark Fullerton who died way to young last year. Having a reminder of Mark on my shelf is all the reward I need.
There are a few contest left this season. Get out there and compete or spectate or volunteer. Here's the RV Competition Standings to date:
Two weeks after Nationals is the Mark Fullerton Memorial contest in Rome, Georgia. Kathy begs to go. You don't travel light with Kathy. Deciding what to take can be a problem.
Solution: Take it all!
The pups settle down and even sleep for the 1.5 hour trip to Rome.
We hit the ground and Kathy is off to volunteer in registration again, then as a recorder, then as a boundary judge. She has the bug, bad! Down-loading the wife, two pups, four bags and the tool kit and I'm ready to compete.
Jerry Esquenazi is there, too. But he has left the RV-8 at home and borrowed an Extra 330 to compete against me.
I have to show off the trophy I brought home. The contest is flown in memory of my friend, Mark Fullerton who died way to young last year. Having a reminder of Mark on my shelf is all the reward I need.
There are a few contest left this season. Get out there and compete or spectate or volunteer. Here's the RV Competition Standings to date: