Participation

[Ed Miller]

Jason, you are not old. In fact neither am I, I had my first rudder only escapement, Cox Medallion .049 JR Falcon in '63 I believe. I never had a SR Falcon but enjoyed the Falcon 56, even with the stock dihedral and ailerons. 
Ed M.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jason 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:23 PM
  Subject: RE: Participation


  Ed,

  If we were to try it with the Sr. Flacon...I would suggest taking out most, if not all, the dihedral. I had mine built stock and now I have to cut my wing to straighten it out. This is my 2nd Sr. Falcon, of course my first was back in 1982...lol. I hope that doesn't make me old.

  Jason
    -----Original Message-----
    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ed Hartley
    Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:56 PM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Subject: Re: Participation


    Hi Nat,

    Well I ain't ready to give it up yet!! Last year was bad with the eye trouble. I only went to one contest in Cullman and wore a patch over my right eye. Came in a well deserved last! That's all resolved now as I am a one eyed pilot for all practical purposes and don't even have to wear the patch. 

    My recent flights consists of flying twenty-five Masters avalanche maneuvers in a row. Getting better at it. Not good just better! The fellowship is to good to quit, lots of nice folks still showing up.

    I do think we should stop letting the tail wag the dog! I never was good enough to be competitive in F.A. I. as Jason, Chip, Don S and the other top folks are. However, they could do it with a Senior Falcon and they didn't have to learn how in AMA...... (For you young folks, a Senior Falcon is a very old Goldberg trainer!) A lot of others fall into my category and could care less about using AMA to move to F.A.I.. I did enjoy flying F.A.I. when the pattern was such I could get through it. <g> I beat Tony Stillman a couple of times in Nashville, YS of course his engine quit in both cases! <vbg> 

    I think if we made all the classes a bit easier where someone could be really competitive in the lower classes without a two meter power house, We would attract more folks! I know there are rare exceptions to this rule. All I get from my hundred-thirty plus club members with a couple of exceptions is, I just can't afford the stuff you use so I ain't gonna. 

    Anyway, fun stirring up the mud!

    Ed 





      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Nat Penton 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:19 PM
      Subject: Participation


      Ed Hartley are you trying to make the case that all of us old farts ought to go back to playing cards, VBG ?


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