FAI F3AL---Pattern IMAC combined

[GeorgeF.]

At 08:17 PM 7/30/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Unfortunately, my and many others experience with the "Imac" crowd have been
>less then favorable. My club has ousted 2 of them and I suspect more in the
>future for totally outrageous behavior. Eric writes "The rogue IMAC fliers,
>with loud planes and scary flying habits attract a lot of attention and even
>cost clubs their flying fields". You bet !! I can't believe the AMA hasn't
>stepped up and done something to restore safety. I guess the all mighty
>advertising buck has something to do with that. Most of these "gentlemen"
>are not nor never will be modelers, they build and repair planes with check
>books and pens. They rarely participate in club work activities. Hovering
>right in front of the flight line disrupts anyone else trying to fly. The
>noise is unbelievable. Flying over the pits, staying up for 30 minutes at a
>time, the arrogant attitudes and the "one plane in the air at a time"
>syndrome has soured me with Imac. Just recently while buddy boxing with my
>youngest son flying his trainer, the Imac boys ( 4 of them ) pulled up right
>besides my son with a 30 something % Sukhoi with a 3W twin in it and
>proceeded to run the engine in full bore next to my son, right on the flight
>line. I've heard all the "few bad apples" excuses, all I can say is most
>have gravitated to Imac. I have no desire to see Imac and Pattern get into
>bed with each other, when and if they do I'll pack my equipment away and
>spend more time on my Harley.
>Ed M.


Very well spoken Ed!

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