Artistic Aerobatics suggestions

[Patternrules at aol.com]

 What we have to remember is that if you look at the overall #'s of $'s spent 
in this hobby, you will see real quick, that there just not there, in the 
80's I checked with the hobby assoication and the #'s just aren't there in fact 
what I found was rc cars had more than twice the $'s as aircraft now compare 
that with golf or even tennis. I have golfed for some years until I got back 
into pattern and Tournament bass fished for sometime as well, when I stopped 
fishing, $20,000 boat, vehicle to pull it 20 to 30 thousand, and that's no 
equitment, I was told golf was very expensive how could that be, the most expensive 
clubs at $4000  and green fees, membership is the cheap way to go, pattern 
seems really inexpensive, as always money talk's and if your from Texas you know 
BS walk's.
 I think our number's of people involved isn't bad at all. Think about it in 
the 50's and 60's rc was real high tech at that time now it's like an old hat, 
most people know what it is, have seem on TV even in commercials and the 
start of home improvement for a year.
 Let's not try to make this something it isn't. Pattern pilot will alway be 
some of the best pilots and will always be or at least at my field the ones to 
ask "HOW DO YOU DO THAT" "CAN YOU HELP ME TUNE MY ENGINE" ect. ect. There's a 
lot of pride in what we do, and everyone involved should be proud.
 Sure I try to encourage people to get into pattern, but it isn't for 
eveyone, to some people just traveling to a contest would be to much.


Steve Maxwell
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