Bureaucratic /Begginers

[George Kennie]

Makes sense to me Chris. Good report!
GK














Chris Larson wrote:

>   Here's another beginners story -I soloed in the fall of  99,
> after 10 years of looking at the Goldberg Eagle II I built with my
> wife in 1989.  I farted around, boaring holes in the sky, building
> a couple kits and a few arfs, and did some instructing at the
> field.   A friend by the name of Dick Beldon flys masters in our
> district, and was always out practicing in his Typhoon 2 + 2.
> Fascinated by how he flew, I looked into pattern and even IMAC
> basic and sportsman sequences to see how difficult they were.
> They looked pretty easy!  <NOT>  I settled on Pattern because of
> Dicks involvement, and it just seemed more precise.After much
> frustration with trying to perfect straight flight out with my
> World Models T-34, I realized flying with a purpose is more
> difficult than it looks.  Here-in lies the clincher - I was
> challenged and fascinated from that point on!  Don't laugh, but I
> thought I was "really" getting into it by buying Hangar 9 Aresti!
> Anyway, I got it together and flying 4 days before the Bud Garric
> Classic in Sacramento, CA this summer.  I practiced the Sportsmans
> sequence 3 nights after work trying to "perfect" it.  Haa haa!  I
> had a friends son Matthew Ylst, calling for me.  I had soloed him
> just this spring.The time came for the event.  Dick Gave me some
> words of wisdom before I went up and Matt got my plane ready for
> starting.  I flew a absolutely HORRIBLE sequence, but was
> hooked!   I placed fourth in that event out of 5 in our class.Well
> Matt was pretty fascinated by the whole weekend too, so he went
> out and got a Tiger 2, and I helped him get it together.  We flew
> together in the recent competition in Napa, CA, and are having a
> ball.  He placed fourth out of 5, and I took second place.  We are
> kind of co-coaching each other, and look forward to next season.
> Dick has been a tremendous help and source of encouragement as
> well.Matt and I will both be flying our clunkers this next season
> in Sportsman, but at the same time are gearing up for the 2004
> season.  He is working on getting a Zen 90, and I will be building
> a Typhoon 2 + 2, with some help and advice from Dick.Moral of the
> story?-    I got the bug from watching a guy practice at the
> field, and he took the time to answer a LOT of questions give
> advice.-    At each event, contrary to common rumor, even the most
> advanced flyers were extremely friendly and genuinely wanted to
> help.-    By bringing a friend, he inadvertently got hooked.
> Maybe we should start a "Bring a Friend To Pattern" Campaign?
> Kinda like the AMA's Sign a Friend?-    I have just joined the
> NSRCA, and feel now what you guys must feel, like I am an
> ambassador to the sport.Hope this all made sense,Chris
> LarsonPlymouth, CANSRCA 3484


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