Health of Pattern...D3

[Kris Kovanda]

I think the plane is just a tool, you have to have some skills.  But the
plane can sometimes make a difference.  It's all a matter of weights and
balances.  Because you don't need the top of the line stuff to be
competitive in any class.  I'm still using all my servos from last season
and they haven't failed me. But I think I got off topic a little bit.

Kris Kovanda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Blackwell" <blackwellk at snowhill.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Health of Pattern...D3


> 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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