NEW concept? for pattern entry.

[jim ivey]

Agreed.
I attended 13 contests last year and 14 the year before and 13 the year before. Both SPA and AMA. This includes the Nats. This year work has put a cramp in my fun. I have been to 5 + Nats so far and hope to go to 4 more. I understand extra cost in travel. I justify 2 of these this year by putting wifey in a motel on the beach and I go fly. We don't make the cook mad.
 Jim Ivey

----- Original Message -----
From: Gray E Fowler
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 5:34 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: NEW concept? for pattern entry.


Jim  

Thanks..Makes more sense now...thought people were suggesting having this older style at AMA pattern contests to increase participation...that did not make sense to me. By the way ...I will spend about $900 attending local contests this year.  This is travel/fees/gas/food and roach motel cost only...excluding beer/plane/radio/fuel etc.  No matter how cheap the plane and gear are there is a significant cost associated with just getting to the contests. That $900 is my cost after I split all of the expenses with Lance. Many a used plane engine combo can be had for less than this and be competitive. I believe and have experienced that some will always have a reason NOT to do it...cost is a real easy -out. $400 plane and $900 in travel.... or a $900 used plane and $900 travel. If $500 is make or break financially that person may be better off in a cheaper hobby or just sport flying the newest P-51 ARF.



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering
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