Pattern Fun

[Bill Glaze]

Wish I had been there.  A Hanson Excess got me interested in Pattern again; I
saw that an airplane really could look like an airplane and still be
competitive.  Then I saw the EMC (you'll be sympathetic to that, I know, Ron<G>)
and I was hooked.
Still love them.

Bill Glaze

ronlock wrote:

> Yes, a great contest and weekend.  (Not counting I 95 Sunday evening-)
> And.......an ST2300 powered Hanson Excess placed 3rd in Masters.
> Not placing higher had everything to do with a flopped stall turn,
> in one round, a couple of extra half rolls in another, and - well
> you get the picture.  The Tiger/Excess did it's job.
> Ron Lockhart
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MILLER, EDWARD, MGSVC" <em0 at att.com>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:59 AM
> Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
>
> Hear that folks ??? ST 2300 Hanson Dalotel with maybe 60 flights wins in
> Advanced at Bridgewater !!!! It doesn't have to be made of unobtanium nor
> cost 3K to be competitive. Now as far as the "list to starboard", that
> almost was as funny as the Scottish version of "throttle curve". You just
> had to be there..... Perphaps the funniest D1 contest this year, all were in
> prime form. My sincere thanks to Dave Funk for the retract and leg and Frank
> Granelli for the 5/32" axle that I forgot to return.
> Ed M.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henderson,Eric [mailto:eric.henderson at gartner.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 7:34 AM
> To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
> Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
>
> On Friday practice Ed Miller snapped a gear leg on his big Hanson Dalotel.
> David Funk came to the rescue with a spare leg, but Ed needed a 3/16 leg.
> David again came to the rescue with a whole retract that was 5/32nds.
> Looking good. Nope!  the axle was 5/32nds. Eventual;l Ed fitted Dave's wheel
> as well, BUT, the wheel was much smaller than the one that was still on the
> other wing.  Result was a lean top starboard. This bad for taking off to the
> left but good the other way because the wing tip was high into the wind.
>
> Abusively as ever we teased Ed about not having his wings level on
> take-off.or landing. A laugh a minute. He still won his class but he paid
> for it all weekend :-)
>
> Evil-Eric.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RC Steve Sterling [mailto:rcsteve at tcrcm.org]
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 12:41 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
>
> Eric-- you need an airplane to haul your airplanes around in.  I find a
> Cessna 182, with the backseat removed, fits a pattern plane fine, although
> the tail feathers stick back into the tail cone a foot or so. Has enough
> useful load to haul those big trophies back.
>
> Cuts those 6 hour drives down to a 2 hour or so cruise above the traffic. A
> real bonus if the pattern contest is held at a field where you can land.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On
> Behalf Of Henderson,Eric
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:10 PM
> To: 'discussion at nsrca.org'
> Subject: RE: Pattern Fun
>
> Enjoyed 1-wing-low-Miller...
>
> Only took 6.5 hrs to get home to SOUTH JERSEY...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave&Sue Funk [mailto:dnsfunk at peoplepc.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:48 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Pattern Fun
>
> Anybody that doesn't think pattern fliers have fun should have been at the
> D1 Bridgewater contest this weekend.
> I started laughing Friday after noon and haven't stopped yet.
> Great weekend, great contest, lots of fun.
>
> Dave
>
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