Schedules

[george kennie]

How about an over 75 group?

Ron Van Putte wrote:

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> george kennie wrote:
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>> 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!
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> 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".
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> Ron Van Putte (68)
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>> John Ferrell wrote:
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>> > 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
>> > Dixie Competition Products
>> > NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
>> > "My Competition is Not My Enemy"
>> >
>> >
>> >      ----- Original Message -----
>> >      From: Wade Akle
>> >      To: 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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