Involving the pattern community as a whole.

[Terry Brox]

Hi Allen,
         Where are you located? My club will probably hold an SPA contest next year. Probably in Sept. Your version of the rules is what we were thinking also for the first contest. Then stricter in the future when most people have time to build an appropriate plane. As far as age goes, that will depend on attendence. Keep it up, Terry
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  From: AWorrest at aol.com 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:18 PM
  Subject: Re: Involving the pattern community as a whole.


  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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