Decline of pattern / Translation-- TO LEO

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Way to go Leo, I'm glad you found out for yourself. 
Pattern can be a sport for life, and for some of us, it is. You need the 
right blend of seriousness and fun; and for many of us the seriousness 
(competition) is the fun, win, lose or draw. As far as trophies go, these are inversely 
proportional to age

I have done almost everything else in RC, but have always come back. Heck, 
I've got my next World beater on the drawing board, and it's beckoning
regards,
Matt K

> Subj:Re: Decline of pattern / Translation 
> Date:10/18/2003 6:41:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From:<A HREF="mailto:maac35 at shaw.ca">maac35 at shaw.ca</A>
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>         I have been following this thread with interest and feel compelled
> to comment-----I "m a relative newbie to pattern but having built my first
> model airplane in 1939 I do have some credentials .
>         About five years ago ( arter flying rc for over 30 years) I was just
> about ready to give it all up,chuck the whole thing and try something else.
> I was just bored with boring holes thru the sky .  Mabye I should try
> golf----I 'm a northern snowbird and winter in Southern California and a
> friend (Harry Gould) said " hey why do'nt you try pattern ---you might like
> it"  ----Well to make a long ,and enjoyable story short---I was hooked .
>         After flying intermediate  , badly , for four years , last year I
> got a good airplane ( ZN Synergy) and this year I'm flying Masters ,very
> badly, completely pumped up , totally focused  and fully challenged .  I
> wake up every day and think "wow ,what a great day----I can go flying"---I
> can assure you all that those that take home all the hardware and trophys
> can have no more fun than this old guy. I find it hard to describe how much
> I have enjoyed all the new friends , the cameraderie , thecontests,the whole
> pattern scene.
>         Yes we are losing pattern flyers to other disciplines ,but is it any
> wonder-----30 years ago we didnt have IMAC , helis , jets , and all the rest
> .
>         So whats the point of my post? I guess ,it's that for every pattern
> flyer we lose theres a sport flyer out there somewhere ,just like I was .
> The point ? I dont know----Just relax , build and fly , compete and enjoy
> this great hobby/sport we're fortunate enough to be a part of.
> Leo Katila

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