NEW CLASS for experienced pilots.

[Dean Pappas]

What limitation?
-----Original Message-----
From: spbyrum [mailto:spbyrum at hiwaay.net]
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:52 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: RE: NEW CLASS for experienced pilots.


Noise is not a great problem at SPA meets.  At Knoxville, we have a severe limitation which prohibits 2Cs, but we only have a couple guys using them anyway.  Most SPA pilots use OS or Saito 91s.
 
Consider the current SPA Expert pattern.  Included are figure M with ½ rolls, loop with 1-1/2 snaps and 2 turn reversed spin.  There's enough there to keep one interested.  Three SPA classes in addition to 401-406 would make a very busy contest with LOTS of trophies.  It's been done by Dennis Hunt in Knoxville, and by Tony Stillman at Pensacola (only 401-402).  Guys in the mid-west fly SPA patterns with any plane, giving a bonus to SPA legal planes.  There are lots of ways to do this.
 
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From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Henderson,Eric
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:35 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: NEW CLASS for experienced pilots.
 
 After several long "fireside chats" a similar non-turnaround thought pattern came up about over 55's having a non-turnaround class.
 
Complex center maneuvers (e.g. easier to see) for the old guys but non-scored turnarounds. Keep it to say, 10 maneuvers. Would make judging a lot easier. Could retain more pattern pilots as they age!? (Even CD's :-))
 
Lest we not forget our biggest challenge is numbers of participants. As a % of RC pilots we are a decimal point! That scares me. Not enough youth and then we have the "silverbacks" giving up because the routines stretch their vision on turnaround maneuvers.
 
If it was not for the noise problem of the older designs I'd also run SPA at a 401-406 pattern event.

Regards,

Eric.
 
 
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