Free Flight

[Mike Hester]

No,

We interpret what he said just fine. We simply don't agree.

I don't agree. There's 160ish pages in MA. Pattern gets about 2-3. Now it
gets 2-3 every other month.

I see big coverage of the Brodak event. I have seen major coverage of free
flight events. I see tons of extra coverage of scale events. I see plenty of
coverage for IMAC style events. I even see coverage of the pylon world
championships.

Guess what I don't see?

Nope I interpret it just fine. But if it looks like it, smells like it, and
squishes like it, you can bet it's probably BS.

Now if you'll scuse me, I have somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 photos
to send to MA =)

-Mike Hester

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Kennie" <geobet at gis.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: Free Flight


> Steve,
> I don't think you misread it as I drew the same conclusion as you did.
Makes it
> a little easier for me to understand the reasons for the widely varying
opinions
> and interpretations derived by the pattern  community when reading the
Rulebook.
>
> RC Steve Sterling wrote:
>
> > I read it a little different. I thought he was giving the free flight
and
> > control line folks (and us) a shot across the bow. Because they are only
10%
> > of members, they wouldn't be given 50% of the magazine space. The would
put
> > more into sport flyers. Maybe I misread it.
> >
> > I have never understood MA. Virtually 100% of their contstruction
articles
> > have been the reserection of some old ancient-looking design, mostly .40
> > size or under, done by some equally aged fossil (no disrespect intended
for
> > our modern thinking seniors in THIS SIG). These are followed by some
equally
> > non-relevant article on how to keep your Kraft or Heathkit servos going
> > another year. Engine articles about some 1930's museum piece or how to
keep
> > that 1950's Fox in top shape. And the monthly dept. articles--
free-flight
> > scale, free-flight long wing, CL scale, CL Aerobatic, CL carrier, CL
> > combat -- all totaling 10% of the interest (that number seems high to
me).
> >
> > Even as a sport pilot (prior to pattern), I always turned to the
Precision
> > Aerobatics monthly section first. The articles written by Rick Allison
were
> > usually relevant to my sport flying-- how to fly a straight line, use
> > rudder, proper loop, build on previous skills. I've heard the sport
flyers
> > in my club discuss Erick Henderson's articles on the various "combo"
ARF's
> > that work for sport and Pattern, and several have bought airplanes based
on
> > those articles, so I know he is read also. Most of our sport flyers (90%
of
> > our club also) aren't interested in the competition of Pattern, but
would
> > like to do a better slow roll or Cuban 8.
> >
> > MA really does need to get more relevant to the times-- more devoted to
> > MODERN sport models, a whole lot less on FF and CL. But if they did a
survey
> > on what articles are currently read 1st or 2nd, I think at least 70% of
the
> > sport pilots would say Precision Aerobatics or Scale Aerobatics.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Tomanek, Wojtek
> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:52 AM
> > To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
> > Subject: Free Flight
> >
> > Ok, have you all read the latest Model Aviation editorial about how the
free
> > flight and control line folks constitute 10% of all modelers and thus
should
> > get increased attention in the magazine and other SIGs (including
precision
> > aerobatics) will have to give up monthly columns to bimonthly ones.  I
> > belong to three clubs with approximately 80, 120, and 160 members.  Very
few
> > may have a free flight glider/plane but have never flown it at the
field,
> > same goes for control line.   If you look at their NATs the same names
> > appear in most of the categories and even then the whole listing of
names is
> > shorter than the Masters list form the pattern NATs.
> >
> > What gives .............................. ??
> >
> > my $0.02 for today
> > Wojtek
> >
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