Newbie with a bad experience at pattern [PMX:]

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

Or Jacksonville, and I will gladly help you also. I think Bob P said  it 
best: bad experiences happen, but there are many more good experiences than  bad 
out here. Don't give up
 
MattK
 
 
In a message dated 12/17/2004 6:15:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
jivey61 at bellsouth.net writes:

Hey  Mike
Move to Atlanta and I will help you. I have 5 guys under wing now and  can 
add another.


Jim Ivey


> From: "Pascale, Mike"  <VPASCAL at citgo.com>
> Date: 2004/12/17 Fri PM 01:33:21 EST
>  To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: Newbie with a bad experience at  pattern [PMX:]
> 
> Thanks for the encouragement 
> Have a  merry Christmas
> Mike
> 
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org  [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
> Behalf Of Fletcher,  Richard
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:26 PM
> To:  'discussion at nsrca.org'
> Subject: RE: Newbie with a bad experience at  pattern [PMX:]
> 
> 
> Mike, 
>  
>   Stick with the Focus II and you'll be all set. It won the Nats in  '03
> and is as good a plane as there is on the market. I have one with  an OS 160
> and it was easy to setup and inexpensive as  well.
>  
>  
>  
> Thanks,  Rich
>  
>  
>  
>  ----Original  Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org  [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org] On
> Behalf Of Bob  Pastorello
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 1:06 PM
> To:  discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Newbie with a bad experience at  pattern
> 
> 
> 
> Mike, your story sounds like it was  bad for you.  If so, I apologize.
>  
> BUT - Your tale  is the exception, by far.  If you browse a bit on RCU, ask
> some  questions, ask on this list, I think you'd find that 99.9% of the time
>  a "newbie" gets OVERWHELMED with offers of help.  Maybe I'm wrong, but  
it's
> sure been my experience.
>  
> As to your  comment about Masters not forgetting where we came from - well,
> some  may.  But certainly not all, and certainly MOST Masters pilots  *ARE*
> the guys that are advocating for reason, logic, and  cost-effectiveness in
> the game.
>     We know  what it took to get started, and did it at a time when things
> weren't  quite as rosy as they are right now, let me tell you.
>  
>  Bad experiences happen, but I hope that regardless, you'll look at the
>  broader picture.  There isn't a finer group of guys who are committed to  
the
> game than Pattern Pilots.
> 
> Bob Pastorello
>  NSRCA 199  AMA 46373
> rcaerobob at cox.net  <mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net> 
> www.rcaerobats.net  <http://www.rcaerobats.net> 
>  
>  
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Pascale,   <mailto:VPASCAL at citgo.com> Mike 
> To: discussion at nsrca.org  <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>  
> Sent: Friday, December 17,  2004 10:56 AM
> Subject: Newbie with a bad experience at pattern
>  
> 
> Let me tell you a short story from a newbie I flew for appox  10yrs till 
1978
> when I retired. Went to my first pattern contest in  2003 and said that's
> what I want to do seen all those pretty birds and  had to have one asked
> around and  was told someone said he sells  kits. He lives in middle of
> Texas.  all right asked if he had any  for sell no but can get me a kit in a
> couple months could hardly wait  e-mailed him told me how much $ 495.00 wing
> Fuse. And stab and a set  of instruction. Well the fuselage was cracked in
> two place the wings  cores had no holes cut in them as I said no nothing 
just
> cores now I'm  lost so I email him and he says send them back at my cost
> another  $45.00 and still no idea how to build this plane this guy Tells me
>  about A person in Nederland TX that fly's pattern maybe he cane help I  
call
> him and Buddy Brammer, Larry Mercer Ray Rhodes took me under  there wing now
> ever Friday I was going back and forth trying to get my  fist patter plane 
in
> the air had the fuselage ready to fill in all the  holes left from the molds
> I start epoxy and micro balloons   looking good till I start sanding them
> smooth and low and be hold all  the stuff I just put on fell off now I'm in
> to $750 and still no were  near being done well guess what the fuselage is
> setting on my shelf  and still no pattern plane. I flew a U CAN DO in my
> first  contest  and second  went Nederland TX and third to Hot springs  and
> flew over there won as I was the only sportsman flying ever one  was
> encouraging but still no patter plane tried to talk to the people  that sold
> me MY fist plane and was told in so many words I didn't do  ii right now I
> have a contest in Lake Charles La so guess what I flew  the U CAN DO in 25
> mph and didn't win but had a lot of fun Thanks to  Buddy, Ray, and Larry,Ed 
,
> Ned  
> 
> Now I have a  Focus 11and have spent appox 2500.00 and still haven't flown a
> patter  plane I see this guys name all the time on this web site and they
> have  all the ans . But he had no TIME for a newbie except my money and you
>  all want to know why your membership is dropping as one of the guys  said
> take someone under your wing its amazing what will come out maybe  a world
> Champaign One more thing You all that fly Masters and up some  times it 
helps
> to remember where you all started some time you can't  see the ground for 
all
> the trees.Its not fun when you're the only one  flying.
> 
> I will fly pattern and will win but no help from the  people from Dallas 
Fort
> worth area 
> 


 
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