Oklahoma Pattern (was Any pattern flying near NE Arkansas?)

[Joe Dunnaway]

Hey Brian,
  I'll be there if you have one...  Some of the contests I hit last year
were 8 to 10 hour drives.  4 hours would be right in the back yard. :)

Joe

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Young" <b4598070 at yahoo.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: Oklahoma Pattern (was Any pattern flying near NE Arkansas?)


> We have tossed the idea around here in Tulsa, but Ive
> been about the only active flier for 3-4 years. This
> year it looks like we will have 3-5, I think given the
> increased interest in the area and the people involved
> one might happen within a year or so. Tulsas about a
> 3-5 hour drive for most contests I attend, thats where
> we would draw from if the timing was right. How far do
> most other people drive to a contest?
>
>
>
> Maybe OKC can revive one.....
>
>
> --- Keith Black <tkeithb at comcast.net> wrote:
> > Speaking of Oklahoma, why don't you guys put on a
> > contest up there in Oky
> > land? Seems like we're always traveling south or
> > west from Dallas in the
> > heat of the summer. We leave hot Dallas and go to
> > hotter AND humid. I'd love
> > to travel north to where it's a little cooler, 95
> > instead of 99 :-).
> >
> > Seems like you could pull fliers from North Texas,
> > Oklahoma, Kansas,
> > Missouri and Arkansas. If you have a base of fliers
> > in Tulsa then that would
> > be fine, but Oklahoma City would be more centrally
> > located if there's a
> > pattern presence there. It's pretty much dead in the
> > center between
> > Springfield, Dallas, Wichita, Amarillo. Even Lubbock
> > and Hot Springs aren't
> > out of reach.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Brian Young" <b4598070 at yahoo.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: Any pattern flying near NE Arkansas?
> >
> >
> > > Larry, theres a few of us in Tulsa. Still a ways
> > for
> > > you to travel.
> > >
> > > Let me know if you want to come over.
> > >
> > > --- Larry Caldwell <4larryc at bscn.com> wrote:
> > > > Hello to all,
> > > >
> > > > I'm just starting out in pattern flying, and
> > maybe
> > > > I'm running in to a
> > > > problem others have seen.  There isn't any
> > activity
> > > > close by that I am
> > > > aware of; and I'd like to find somewhere
> > reasonably
> > > > close to go where I
> > > > might learn a bit from the experienced fliers.
> > I
> > > > live near Jonesboro,
> > > > Arkansas, up in the Northeast corner of the
> > state.
> > > > So far, the closest
> > > > place I've found with much activity is
> > Springfied
> > > > MO, and that's a 4
> > > > hour drive from here.
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody know of anywhere closer that might
> > > > accomodate a beginning
> > > > pattern flier?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Larry Caldwell
> > > > Brookland, Arkansas
> > > >
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