new concepts-Pattern is HARD!!! Darn It!

[Adam Quennoz]

I realize (hope) what Gray posted was a joke and not to take it seriously.  I believe if you want to "entice" someone into pattern then you must humble yourself enough to fly with the "average club shmoe".  Everytime the subject of bringing new members into pattern comes up, all I hear is "them coming to us".  What about us going to them?  Go out and buy a 40 sized fun-fly plane, leave the pattern plane at home for a change, and mix it up with your fellow club members.  You maybe suprised what may come of the conversations that ensue.  Heck, you may discover a way to have fun without your pattern plane.

The flame suit is on!  Fire away.

Adam Quennoz
NSRCA 3546


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: RC Steve Sterling 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:46 PM
  Subject: RE: new concepts-Pattern is HARD!!! Darn It!


  Gray-- I gotta quit pattern. I meet about 1/2 of the "forget the guy" list. 
  -- OK, I don't have a war bird, but I have a ARF bipe and other sport planes that I love to fly around with abandon. 
  -- Gotta fun fly and think its pretty cool to hop off the field, snap 3 times and loop to a T&C. If I could just do it in 3 seconds! 
  -- I got more .46 sized engines than pattern engines.
  -- You didn't mention float flying, but that is a major kick.

  I like all kinds of flying. I spend the most time and money on pattern, because it brings the most satisfaction among the spread of interests, but I would be bored if restricted to only one venue.

  I live my life as a dabbler.

  Steve Sterling
  Dist 8
    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Gray E Fowler
    Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 3:21 PM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Subject: RE: new concepts-Pattern is HARD!!! Darn It!



    Pattern is hard and that does scare the average club schmoe. In an effort to entice newbies into pattern you gotta look for the right guy at the right time. Here are my well collected thoughts for those who (m?) care......... 

    1. Forget the guys who make peanut gallery cracks while you are flying....the wise cracks are insecurity they do not want exposed. 

    2. Forget about anyone with GOD syndrome. (Good Old Days). If they think that escapments made for "REAL" pilots you dont wanna talk to them about your digital servos-or pattern. 

    3. Forget about anyone who gets excited about............THAT NEWEST P-51 ARF!!!!!!! They are not ready. 

    4. Forget about anyone who says they have enough "Competition" at work....chances are they are losers there too. 

    5. Forget about someone who thinks nuthin' is better than that big O' Ugly Stick......with two aileron servos for "flaperons". 

    6. Forget about anyone who has a fun fly plane and likes to take off, snap three times and loop for a touch and go...in three seconds or less. Chances are he is A.D.D. and the straight lines of pattern will make his brain hurt from lack of stimulation. 

    7. Forget about someone who has constant "radio problems"...yeah right..... 

    8. Forget about anyone flying a .46 plane and has band-aids on his fingers 

    Now that I have eliminated 98.625% of the average club member...who should you entice into pattern?????? 

    1. The guy who approaches you at the end of a flight and asks about a certain manuever 

    2.  Anyone who on their own accord has realized how poorly their P-51, Ugly Stick, or other plane really flies. When he says "everytime I pull straight up like you do my plane veers to the left-why?" He is then a prime candidate. (this is the Horse-lead to water deal-he's gotta be thirsty) 

    3. Look for the person who is a decent pilot but is getting bored with the hobby. You can spot him by the following....He has mastered touch and gos, he rarely crashes, he can "SNAP" with the best of them and does it 100 times a flight, he tries to "hover" anything including that P-51 ARF (for realistic flight mode). 

    4. Anyone who cleans his plane (even if it is a P-51 ARF) between every flight, is a prime candidate. 

    With this being said, I have not found any worthy candidates at the Richardson Club in about 1.5 years.  But then again I have not been flying alot for various reasons...   
    Remember that I am a qualified amatuer phs...psyh...psycologist,,,,,so this has gotta be right 





    Gray Fowler
    Principal Chemical Engineer
    Composites Engineering
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