The Contest Manager is the highest authority and is responsible for the smooth running of the entire competition. His or her job begins months before the contest and isn't finished until at least a month afterwards. During the meet,the CM supervises everyone else.
The Competition Director is responsible for all sporting aspects of the competition. The CD sets the tasks and assures that the contest is run fairly.
The Operations Director manages everything that happens on the ground, most notably the launches.
The Meteorologist watches the weather 24 hours a day and presents a forecast to the pilots every morning.
In addition to doing the scoring, the Scorer is generally the internet, data, and hardware guru for the contest.
The Chief Tow Pilot ensures that all the towplanes are ready each day, and represents the interests and concerns of all the tow pilots.
The Retrieve Officer makes sure that pilots who have landed out get retrieved, and verifies that everyone is accounted for at the end of the day. This job can keep you up all night.
The Task Advisors are not strictly officials. They are competitors, chosen by the CD, who have enough local knowledge and experience to advise the CD on task selection.
The Contest Committee is an independent body that adjudicates any disputes between the CD and the pilots. In a completely successful contest, the Contest Committee has nothing to do. A better name for this body would be "Jury."
Here are the volunteer officials for this contest:
Contest Manager Edre Maier Competition Director Rick Sheppe Operations Director Bill McDaniels Meteorologist Walt Rogers Scorer Tom Pressley Chief Tow Pilot Bob Lynn Retrieve Officer Denise Layton Task Advisors Bif Huss, Mark Keene, David Coggins, Steve Leonard Contest Committee Steve Maier, Leigh Zimmerman
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