Schedules

[Ron Van Putte]

george kennie wrote:

>
> Masters is a lot more fun than Advanced and a heck of a lot 
> easier!!!!!  I can't do either with any degree of precision, but the 
> security factor is much higher in Masters!


We need to have a "Master Senior Shootout" at the Nats next year for 
Master pilots who are 60+, with the winner to be designated "Best Master 
Old Geezer".

Ron Van Putte (68)

> John Ferrell wrote:
>
>> I am "only" 63, but with a lot of milage. I am rooting for the guys 
>> that are old timers and still at it. My skills are slipping in 
>> pattern competition but still well enough to fly Advanced, just not 
>> enough to fly Advanced well. I am not going away, just facing 
>> circumstances. The improvements I make in practicing Advanced now 
>> days are almost imperceptable. I think I will take a hard look at the 
>> Masters sequence. I need a change for my personal benefit. I have 
>> good glasses, good hearing aids, etc, and it seems every day I meet 
>> someone with real problems. So I am not complaining, just 
>> acknowledging!  John Ferrell
>> 6241 Phillippi Rd
>> Julian NC 27283
>> Phone: (336)685-9606
>> johnferrell at earthlink.net <mailto:johnferrell at earthlink.net>
>> Dixie Competition Products
>> NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
>> "My Competition is Not My Enemy"
>>  
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     From: Wade Akle <mailto:wbakle at charter.net>
>>     To: discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>     Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 9:53 AM
>>     Subject: Re: Schedules
>>      So, John, How old are you? I'm 70 and no matter how much I
>>     practice my Advanced pattern gets slightly more erratic every
>>     year! But, I am still one of the best flyers at our field thanks
>>     to my Pattern practice; it Works... My eyesight is good, so I can
>>     be judging. I am the ONLY pattern flyer at our field (San Luis
>>     Obispo, CA, 90 members), 200 miles from any competition, and it
>>     gets old to drive by myself. So due to that and circumstances I
>>     have not competed in 2 years. This discussion group is my link to
>>     a sport I really enjoy and continue to learn from. Wade
>>
>>          
>>

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