Worlds e-mail answers....LONG

Earl Vincent ev3464 at sccoast.net
Tue Nov 18 14:35:37 AKST 2003


Does anyone down under now if Neil Martin is still flying pattern we had
some Fosters times when he was living in the states for a while back in the
90's.
Earl Vincent
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Koenig, Tom" <Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:29 PM
Subject: RE: Worlds e-mail answers....LONG


>
> Hi Adam...yes I have some time ago..but I doubt he'll remember me. I
believe
> it was at one of our "Australian masters" and then at a "Trans Tasman"
>
> We shared many beers with the New Zealand guys....the rest you can leave
to
> your imagination. Should you wish to track him down I might be able to
help?
>
> Tom
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Adam Glatt [mailto:adam.g at sasktel.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 November 2003 12:20 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Worlds e-mail answers....LONG
>
>
> Tom, speaking of Australians and the Worlds, have you met Steve
> Alexander (Kiwi)?
>
> Koenig, Tom wrote:
>
> >Jason,
> >
> >I for one think you did a TERRIFIC job. The magnitude of what you did at
> the
> >worlds, I think, will probably not be realised for some time yet. BUT...
> >wait a couple of years and I think Mr OS and Yamada San will  have
> something
> >to be concerned about!
> >
> >I must admit though, personally, I am sitting on the fence right now,
happy
> >to watch others do the hard work with this technology. For years I was
out
> >on a limb with aeroplane design, development etc at the expense of my
> flying
> >practice...so now I'll let others do the work on this one.
> >
> >For what its worth.. I can honestly say that most pattern fliers down
here
> >in the land of Oz would change to electric as fast as you  could flick a
> >switch...but at this point ( maybe through misinformation..I dont know)
the
> >battery technology  and price is what is scaring everyone at this point
in
> >time.
> >
> >I fully understand that for all of this to propagate and to develop, it
> will
> >take more people to just have a go..you alone cannot possibly achieve all
> >the development which may need to take place. So I guess if I think about
> >this much longer, I may just talk myself into an electric F3A <VBG>!!
> >
> >In any case, congratulations again, keep up the fantastic work...and get
> the
> >information out there, and oh yes...sorry..but Australian pattern fliers
> are
> >watching..very carefully!!!
> >
> >All the best
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>----------
> >>From: Jason[SMTP:jasonshulman at cox.net]
> >>Reply To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >>Sent: Tuesday, 18 November 2003 12:04
> >>To: NSRCA
> >>Subject: Worlds e-mail answers....LONG
> >>
> >>Hi all,
> >>
> >>After the Worlds I came home to over 150 e-mails with something in
regards
> >>to me flying an electric at the Worlds. I saved all the ones that had
some
> >>sort of question, or something I felt I needed to comment on, that was
> >>directed towards me.
> >>
> >>Here are my answers/thoughts....
> >>
> >>08-04-03
> >>*snip
> >>
> >>
>
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