K-Factor Pattern an invisible group

[Gregory Morris]

Gee Mike, thanks for the kind words. BTW the Patriot flys tomorrow with
Tigre power, and Everette is coaching me and Chuck. Maybe we'll see ya in
Intermediate next season...... Yes I did jump in with both feet plus some.
I'm laughing about everyone conjecturing about this costs too much and
pattern fliers are stuck up , IMAC this change rules that are stuck up blah,
blah, blaah.

The fact of the matter is, pattern is something you have to want to do, I
mean it's a desire. I've wanted to fly pattern since I was a kid (I'm 35
now), and I did it this year (should have started last year, but chickened
out). I had some help along the way, but I would have done it regardless.

The thing that really pushed me over the edge was a local club had a pattern
primer for sport fliers where some pattern guys explained the rules, helped
us fly the pattern, and gave us some advice. I have not looked back since.

I think if you want to flush out potential pattern fliers, give a pattern
flying class at your local field, explain the rules, show what the pattern
looks like being flown, and call for the guys. I guarantee you will pick up
one or two pattern wanna bees like me. Maybe this is something the NSRCA
could sponsor/encourage. Maybe have a big push on something like this a
month or so before contest season.

BTW, for those of you who have not met Mike Hester, he is an ambassador to
this sport.

The Newbie
Greg Morris
NSRCA 3458


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Hester" <kerlock at attbi.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: K-Factor Pattern an invisible group


> My question is this:
>
> What's the best way to make that happen? With a rule change, or by getting
> the word out?
>
> For the record, I don't think a rule change of any kind is the best
> soilution, barring getting rid of that ridiculous retract rule. I don't
> believe that handicapping a class is a better method. Most of the
sportsman
> I saw last season were there to do battle, with arfs, 2 meter planes, .40
> sized planes, whatever. If we had a .60 sized limit rule for instance,
half
> of the sportsman in D3 would have been forced to quit or move to
> intermediate. Some of you may say "That's where they belong with them thar
> danged 2 meter planes!" but just because you can afford and/or build a 2
> meter plane doesn't mean you can fly it.
>
> I never have understood the mentality that says "let's keep sportsman to
> cheap small planes". Why handicap those with the drive just because the
next
> guy doesn't have the time or money?
>
> I watched a guy in Florida whip butt with a .40 sized Arresti at 2
contests
> this year. He beat 2 meter planes in the process, in 25 mph crosswinds.
> Problem is most people want to say "oh he's just a fluke" instead of
> recognizing the fact that he took stock of his means and burned the fuel
and
> practiced. Was he intimidated by the 2 meter planes? Nope. He said he
wanted
> one and knew it would help, but he didn't sit at home making excuses. he
> came out and did battle and had the time of his life, and showed a few
> people that the answer is in the practice. He'll be back next year. I'd
put
> money on it.
>
> I also watched Chuck Czarnik and Greg Morris just to name a couple, jump
in
> with both feet and go from struggling to pretty darned smooth pattern
> pilots. Entering that first contest is the biggest step. After that, if
you
> have fun, you're hooked. But that first step can sometimes be
intimidating.
>
> A lot of you are right on the money. C Smith said it best, we are going to
> get our "market share" of pilots and that's all we can expect. What we can
> do is on a personal level, make sure those few guys don't get missed or
> turned off. That means it's up to US, not the rule book. The rules are
fine.
>
> And pattern is growing in some parts of the country, like here. We need to
> make sure it keeps going, because the best way to grow pattern is through
> exposure. maybe 99% of the people at your field won't care, but that one
guy
> or gal will. Don't miss them. Cuz then there's 2  and it grows from there
=)
>
> -Mike Hester
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Carnes" <flyinglady at mypccrashed.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 8:22 AM
> Subject: RE: K-Factor Pattern an invisible group
>
>
> > In the Oct 2000 issue was an article on inexpensive Pattern Planes.
> >
> > While many of us tend to spend a lot, we need to emphasize to new comers
> > that there are many planes out there well below 600 dollars setup, such
as
> > the World Model Intruder, Tai-Ji 40 and Zen 50.
> >
> > This is where I started with the Intruder and a Futaba T6, later I moved
> to
> > the Tai-Ji 60 and the Futaba 8U, Now I will be flying the 2 meter Tai-Ji
> and
> > a Futaba 9Z.
> >
> > Money in a plane and equipment will not make me a better pilot, burning
> fuel
> > will regardless of what I fly.
> >
> > Get new comers started with reasonable equipment and they usually will
> > become hooked.
> >
> > Sincerely
> >
> > Linda Carnes
> >
> > NSRCA 3197
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> >
> >
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