Health of Pattern...D3

[Kenneth Blackwell]

I don't think it's the airplanes...it's the PEOPLE...who work very hard
promoting and directing the contests as well as those who attend and support
the contests financially.

I have seen very few French airplanes here is D3. At the District
Champs...the thing that caught my eye as far as airplanes go is the
proliferation of ARC/ARF's like, Zen, Tai Jai, Quest, Focus, and even my
Phase One. Where you are most likely to see the French Connection <grin> is
in the upper classes where they seem to become affordable. So, I don't think
the success of D3 can be attributed to high end airplanes. If anything, it's
the low end airplanes that are helping.

In the end, I really thing success in having good contests is more to do
with great hard working people in the district.

Cheers,

Ken Blackwell


----- Original Message -----
From: "middletn" <middletn at gbrcaa.org>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: Health of Pattern...D3


> Hate to say it,  but I'm thinking that we owe some of the revival of
pattern
> to the French.  Why?  Well in my opinion, the shear volume of sexy new
> aircraft will turn heads at any local field, and there's the hook.  They
> have somehow managed to combine looks with functionality.  Sorry, but
Chip's
> Bipe is something only a mother could love. (Heading for bunker)
>
>
> Kenneth Blackwell writes:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > I would have to say that pattern in D3 is in good shape. We had a total
of 15 contests including the District Championships. In addition, I
understand that there may be another FL contest before the end of the year.
> >
> > 5 - Florida
> > 3 - Alabama
> > 3 - Tennessee
> > 3 - Alabama
> > 2 - Louisiana
> > 1 - Georgia
> > 1 - Arkansas
> >
> > There were 4 new or renewed contests and one that was lost due to their
loosing the field.
> >
> > Most contests were reasonably attended with 20-25 contestants, however
some newer contests had as few as 14. It's a building process to get
attendance. Several of the bordering contests had good representation from
surrounding districts such as Sulphur (D3) with people from Texas (D6).
> >
> > We had 40 contestants at the District 3 Championships held at the new
club field near Pensacola, FL. At that contest we had people from all over
the district and one (Brett Bowen) that flew all the way from Washington
State.
> >
> > Also, D3 was fairly well represented at the NATS.
> >
> > I attended 10 contests in D3 plus the NATS and my season finale at the
D2 Championships at Burlington, NC for a total of 12 contests this year.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ken Blackwell
>
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