Pattern/Scale event combo

[ronlock at comcast.net]

In the St Louis vicinity, in 1980s, it was common to have 
a two day pattern/scale event.  The small number of Scale
entries usually got two rounds on Sunday morning.  As Anthony
notes, it was secondary to pattern, but added spectator appeal.

Ron Lockhart


>From:  Anthony Abdullah <aabdu at sbcglobal.net>  [ Save address ]  
To:  discussion at nsrca.org  
Subject:  AA / Scale event combo  
Date:  Mon, 26 Jan 2004 07:08:33 -0800 (PST)  
If memory serves me correctly, there was a pattern competition about ten or fifteen years ago in Belpre WV (D4) that was a combination of pattern and scale run as two seperate events. Pattern was the main event with scale run as kind of an undertone. The scale planes on display attracted spectator attention while we flew patttern. Later in the day the required scale manuevers were flown. I remember because I was flying pattern at the time with a ST bull ring 46 powered Mutchlers Cessna 177 that I also entered in scale. As I recall the contest was pretty successful. Greg Poppel and some other very friendly pattern flyers fixed my YS 45 at the competition and I was forever hooked!<
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