Decline of pattern / Translation

[Bill Glaze]

The statements below have analyzed benefits exactly,  at least for me.
Bill Glaze

Anthony Abdullah wrote:

> I don't want to get anything started, but I had a thought inspired
> from an off list conversation with a pattern buddy. We go to pattern
> competitions and most of the time we love it. I have had great pattern
> weekends in Lancaster, Oh. in a nearly constant downpour and realized
> that the flying and competition are only half the story. What we
> experience at a contest does not translate well to sport pilots. I
> know, at least for me, that when I tell sport flyers about contests we
> talk about the planes and the manuevers. Unfortunately the friendships
> made, the sportsmanship, the camaraderie, the fellowships, and the
> sense of accomplishment, just do not translate well to people who have
> not experienced it. I always struggle when I'm asked, often, what you
> get for winning. They never quite understand that the trophy is only
> half the story. So the $50,000 question is: How do we help translate
> the pattern experience to non pattern flyers to get them to at least
> give it a shot? Just a few thoughts.Anthony
>

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