Iota Squadron

Dec 8, 2002

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CMDR/CPT Ardeth Mordor reporting in:

Squadron News

-CM Bizzare departs for the RSVs, LCM Darknyte transfers to Hunter.

Competition News

-WC has restructured Comp/Awards system starting in November.  Colossus Statistics

-ECR Phase III has begun!  Mission to fly is TC TIE-Free# 119.  Submissions due before Friday the 13th.

-Your CMDR has taken Top Gun honors for November.  Details about the ATP comp can be found on the WC's site: http://www.isdcolossus.com/wc/Calendar/Calender.htm

You can check out the current rankings here: http://www23.brinkster.com/indaro/ranking.asp

-The COM has set up a new Ship nickname/motto competition.  All submissions are due on the 15th.  Top submission wins IS-SR, 2nd place wins IS-BR.  All entries can be sent to the new Competition address:  competition@isdcolossus.com

Official Standing Orders
 
Anyone not following these is subject to being removed immediately.
 
1. All FMs should be in regular contact with their Flight Leaders at least once a week via email, ICQ, or IRC etc.
 
2. I expect everyone to participate in all competitions, except when there is a conflict with important RL events.  If you're planning on taking a leave, make sure you update your personal profile by activating your Leave Status.

3. I want everyone to be as active as they can by flying, creating graphics, writing fiction, or creating missions, etc.  Remember:  minimum in and minimum out.

4. All Flight Leaders will report to me at the end of each week detailing which of members of their flight have or haven't reported in and what they've done during the past week. You shall forward me any TFRs, fiction, graphics etc. you receive from your pilots. You must fly at least 1 battle plus the competition mission every week or your status may be removed.

5. Fly on 'HARD' without cheats whenever in a competition.

Activity Reports

CMDR/CPT Ardeth Mordor

• Busy with Uni

• Flew TIE-DB# 10     

• Flew TIE-DB# 11

• Flew TIE-TC# 183

• Flew TIE-Free# 119 

• Awarded BS for passing 1K FCGH (belated)

• Awarded OV for completing 1 year of active service

• Wrote Weekly Squadron Report

CM JamieK

• Email/IRC contact

• Sorting out XP issues

MAJ Daniel Stephens

• On Leave sorting computer problems

CPT Aidan Pryde

• Email/IRC contact

• Updating Iota homepage

MAJ Kayle Bayron

• No Contact

CPT Chris McCollum

• IRC Contact

CMDR's Corner

As I mentioned before, December looks to be quite busy as we have scheduled competitions nearly every week!  Clearly this is geared to generate an increase in ship-wide activity, and believe me when I say: "This is only the beginning".  I'm a bit concerned in the fact that I've been here as Iota CMDR for 3 weeks and I've yet to process a BSF.  I know that the majority of you have been in the club for a substantial and respectable amount of time, and that flying missions may have become somewhat stale.  However, I remind you that flying missions, especially for competitions, is the core component of this club.

With that said, I want to see submissions for the flying Phase of ECR.  The mission to fly is TC TIE-Free# 119 (Snake Eyes).  Like AV said, we can either make an effort and put forth a good showing to maintain our collective pride, OR, we can just stick our heads in the sand like a bunch of ostriches and endure the arse reaming that AV will surely deliver if we don't. 

Respectfully submitted,

CMDR/CPT Ardeth Mordor/Iota/Wing VIII/ISD Colossus
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