NEW concept? for pattern entry.

[Terry Terrenoire]

My response to "I don't want to do that -you have to practice too much. I
just want to fly" would be something like this:

Isn't practicing flying? You "just fly" when you practice, it is just
being done with a degree of precision, that will make you a BETTER flier
in the long run!

Terry T.


On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:26:52 -0500 "W. Eddie Batchelor"
<perkinsrx at centurytel.net> writes:
Hello to the NSRCA list. I have been reading the list for about 3 weeks
now and I'd like to share my thoughts here.

Being from the same hometown as Nat Penton, I have naturally watched
pattern since my introduction to RC in 1979. If I hadn't abandoned the
hobby for marriage and etc :-) I would have been flying pattern for a
long time now.

Since picking RC back up 2 years ago, I've moved up to the skill level
that I am now attempting to "learn" the 401 schedule and am amazed at how
"Hard" it is to do such simple maneuvers properly. 

Now for my point :-) I ,for one, would not want a simpler
(non-turnaround)class. It's like remedial math, there's something
psychological about not being good enough to do it like the big-guys.
Also it is my understanding that part of the reason for the move to
turn-around was to speed things up. Would a non-turnaround class slow
things back down. It would be even more embarrassing for everyone to have
to wait on the "beginners" due to a slow schedule.

Since my club(LARKS) is hosting a contest this next month, I have tried
to encourage our sport members to enter. Many have never seen a pattern
contest (it's been several years since we had a contest). I get answers
like "I don't want to do that -you have to practice too much. I just want
to fly"  I would appredciate some answers from you experienced guys on
how to entice them further. I'm hoping getting to see it (the
contest)will do some of that.

I'm sure there are many parts to this problem (proposed change) that I've
not thought about or am not aware of. I just wanted to share the view
point of someone trying to "start" in pattern. I do realise that my view
may be biased from having know a little about pattern in the past. But
knowing about something and doing it are entirely two different things (
I'm finding that out)  :-))

Eddie 

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Henderson,Eric 
To: discussion at nsrca.org 
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:22 AM
Subject: NEW concept? for pattern entry.


One idea that I have thought about proposing is to change the 401 class
back to non turnaround. Too many pilots get dangerously out of kilter
trying to handle the flight direction challenges after a center maneuver
when they are under the stress load of being judged. Their next step up
would be 402 turnaround but by then they would be more pattern
proficient.

We would change the schedule to do more than straight line in the center
but not by much else.

Any strong feelings or views on this train of thought?

Regards,

Eric.
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