Involving the pattern community as a whole.

[AWorrest at aol.com]

George,

The SPA is not limited to senior.  There is a pre-senior category.  Locally 
we have been using an even looser version of SPA.  No age categories.  Any 
AMA legal aircraft that can safely do the maneuvers may be flown; SPA 
aircraft gets a bonus. This has brought back pilots that quit pattern when 
the turnaround schedule was implemented. We get new people that would be 
frighten off by the turnaround schedule.

Precision pattern with its turn around maneuvers is more difficult than SPA 
even if both used the same maneuvers.  Always being "on" adds a lot of 
stress.  Also I have found that precision pattern requires a better (and more 
expensive) aircraft.  My SPA aircraft is capable of doing the SPA Expert 
maneuvers; but, it is not up to precision pattern Advanced schedule. 

Allan

In a message dated 12/16/2002 9:08:43 PM Central Standard Time, 
av8tor at flash.net writes:

> Not taking anything away from the SPA but how does that help the "non 
> Senior" pattern community?
> 
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