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Offline Boxboy

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Start Times
« on: November 05, 2009, 11:02:01 PM »
Ahhhh I have no clue as to how 1200 tower time relates to my real life time :headscratch: I hope someone can let me know what 1200 tower time translates to in EST so I can then get Arizona time  :O
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2009, 11:06:45 PM »
1200 Tower = 12:00pm in the tower.

FSO starts at 11pm EST/ 8pm PST in real life.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2009, 11:32:34 PM »
OK thanks Kermit I guess the 1200 and then later each frame had me thinking we were changing the 11 pm est times.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2009, 06:59:32 AM »

The time referenced in the write-up are to indicate position of the fake sun in AH2.  12:00 means straight up.  If Baumer sets a frame to start with tower clock at 18:00 -- means those flying west better have their shades on
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2009, 08:09:50 AM »
Wish the sun can be set with time of year too.  For instance winter time, the sun is not straight up in most parts of the US regardless of the time of the day. 
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2009, 01:05:42 PM »
Could we have it start closer to the central time zone so the people on the east coast could have it start one hour earlyer and the west coast one hour later, seems to be a reasonable balance between the time zones. Let face it us on the east coast who participate in the FSO are flying sometimes past 1:00 AM hardly seems fair not to find a compromised time slot for all concerned.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2009, 02:19:19 PM »
Quote from: DCCBOSS on November 10, 2009, 01:05:42 PM
Could we have it start closer to the central time zone so the people on the east coast could have it start one hour earlyer and the west coast one hour later, seems to be a reasonable balance between the time zones. Let face it us on the east coast who participate in the FSO are flying sometimes past 1:00 AM hardly seems fair not to find a compromised time slot for all concerned.

I agree a one hour shift would be nice.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2009, 04:41:36 PM »
Agreed,  now that i'm in my advanced years, an earlier start would be cool. Before, I would Start partying at 11, now i Struggle to stay awake during the news.....
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2009, 09:29:50 AM »
Quote from: FBJester on November 10, 2009, 04:41:36 PM
Agreed,  now that i'm in my advanced years, an earlier start would be cool. Before, I would Start partying at 11, now i Struggle to stay awake during the news.....

LOL wait till you go into a room and then forget why you went there  :eek:, but a move to 10 or even 9 pm eastern wouldn't effect me much since AZ never changes its time I would be either 2 or 3 hours different depending on time of year.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2009, 06:15:22 PM »
Starting 30 minutes or even an hour earlier would probably be manageable for right coasters. Any earlier and those of us with jobs are going to have a problem.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2009, 08:27:15 PM »
I don't plan on any time change.
Been in this slot for years and has been working fine with significant growth in FSO. Despite the late slot for those in the East, it is a 'Friday night'.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2009, 05:03:28 AM »
Quote from: daddog on November 12, 2009, 08:27:15 PM
I don't plan on any time change.
Been in this slot for years and has been working fine with significant growth in FSO. Despite the late slot for those in the East, it is a 'Friday night'.
except for those who work saturdays at 6:00am est.
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2009, 10:57:54 AM »
Quote from: daddog on November 12, 2009, 08:27:15 PM
I don't plan on any time change.
Been in this slot for years and has been working fine with significant growth in FSO. Despite the late slot for those in the East, it is a 'Friday night'.

I understand that this start time has been this way for years but since the FSO has become more popular what is the balance of people east to west coast and why is this not changeable or is it  :headscratch:
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Re: Start Times
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2009, 12:36:00 PM »
No matter what time slot I would pick, someone would have a work issue, and I gave up a long time ago trying to please everyone.

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Re: Start Times
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2009, 12:47:21 PM »
The big problem I see with changing times is that you're messing with something that isn't broken.

There are 500+/- folks playing in this timeframe.  A few years ago it was 150-200.

If you alter the time, you're going to get backlash from all those established folks who've been playing for years suddenly having to alter their schedules or miss out due to their own conflicts.  

So then you're stuck with having to make a choice between those that want to but cant due to their schedules, and those that have been for years but now can't because of their schedules.  Sounds like a textbook 'no win situation' to me.  

Who's to say that the numbers won't increase if you do change the times?  No way to tell until you try it. But, in the meantime, your little experiment could cause a lot of permanent damage to the existing cadre.

It is unfortunate that a time that satisfies everybody cannot be chosen.  I have to burn vacation time just to watch my daughter play volleyball because the schools insist on scheduling the games right after school.. which is about 2 hours before I get off work.

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