Quiet pattern planes

[Bill Glaze]

Ron & all:
They notice; they really notice.  Awhile back, we were going to put on a
pattern meet at our field, after the club disallowed IMAC because of the
noise.  I happen to be the only pattern flyer in the club, and the
members have all heard and seen my pattern planes.
I asked:  "What are we to do about our rule which states no flying until
noon on Sunday?"
Just about everyone in the club meeting quickly said "Well, that's for
sport stuff.  Pattern airplanes don't bother the neighbors."
I suspect that isn't an uncommon attitude, at fields where noise is the
main nuisance.
If there happens to be an influential sorehead in the area.......well,
the airplanes could be silent and still not be welcome.

Bill Glaze

ronlock wrote:

> I'm with you on  a  lot  of  this.  I too, wish the pattern
> examplewould have a bigger impact on the rest of the
> communities.There  are  some subtle improvements, more clubs now
> havenoise specs than 15 years ago.  Several sport  engines,
> whilestill not  "quiet", are quieter  than they were  15 years
> ago.There is more quiet related mufflers, mounts,  props, etc. onthe
> market than years ago.  Mainly I'm supporting the goodexample we are
> putting out there. Later, Ron Lockhart
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Rcmaster199 at aol.com
>      To: discussion at nsrca.org
>      Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 1:22 PM
>      Subject: Re: Quiet pattern planes
>       Yea, yea. I was there at the inception of "QUIET" too. And
>      cut my teeth on it as well
>
>      What I'm saying is that
>      with the exception of a couple gliders and a few electrics,
>      hardly anyone else is trying to go real quiet. And the
>      pattern community has been preaching it and livimg it for
>      15+ years now.
>
>      The message isn't getting through to the sport flier
>      especially when he shows up with the biggest, baddest noise
>      box around. How can he do that? Well, it's available, thats
>      how. To belabor the obvious, just look in any magazine,
>      including the AMA's own. The AD $ pay their bills on one
>      hand, and cause their demise of their (our) flying fields on
>      the other. Go figure!!
>
>
>
>      Matt Kebabjian
>
>
>     > Subj:Re: Quiet pattern planes
>     > Date:4/19/2003 12:50:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>     > From:ronlock at comcast.net
>     > Reply-to:discussion at nsrca.org
>     > To:discussion at nsrca.org
>     > Sent from the Internet
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I'm proud to be part of the pattern community that led the
>     > way to
>     > quiet high performance aerobatics.  The benefits of quiet
>     > are difficult
>     > to quantify, but I think there are many.
>     > Later,   Ron  Lockhart
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > > ----- Original Message -----
>     > > From: RUDDERCABL at aol.com
>     > > To: discussion at nsrca.org
>     > > Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:55 AM
>     > > Subject: Re: Quiet pattern planes
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > In a message dated 4/18/2003 4:39:19 PM Eastern Daylight
>     > > Time, Rcmaster199 at aol.com writes:
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >>  Folks, I think we may have been duped on this noise
>     > >>  thing. I love my stealthy pattern plane, but nobody
>     > >>  else does. unless I'm flying alone,  nobody else cares
>     > >>  whetehr I hear my plane or not!
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > !
>     > >
>     > >   Matt
>     > >
>     > >   I don't think we have been "duped" on having quiet
>     > > planes. There was a time in my life that hearing
>     > > screaming engines was a joy , however , I now much more
>     > > prefer the   lower volume of our planes . To me , the
>     > > tone of a muffled four stroke at full throttle is the
>     > > sweetest sound in our hobby .
>     > >
>     > > I agree that nobody else cares whether or not I can hear
>     > > my plane . On the other hand , should noise become an
>     > > issue with the nieghbors around our field , everyone
>     > > would care whether or not I could hear my plane.
>     > >
>     > > Robert Gainey
>     >
>
>
>
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