Artistic Aerobatics suggestions

[Dwayne & Nancy Brown]

The Bonner Digimite was $615 for an 8 channel with 4 servos, complete.  It had closed gimbals and the sticks moved with the trims.  1965 dollars.  Space Control was $500 and the system was an analog in which the amount of travel/degree of stick movement varied with the air load on the surface.  I don't understand all the "crying".  Dwayne
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Del K. Rykert 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 4:59 PM
  Subject: Re: Artistic Aerobatics suggestions


  I paid $400.00 after tax and 1 extra servo for a PCS system (made by Kraft) and that had closed gimbals and was state of the art in 1970.

                           del 
                 NSRCA - 473
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Terry Brox 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 4:29 PM
    Subject: Re: Artistic Aerobatics suggestions


    Well put Steve. I agree. BTW how much was the top of the line radio in the 70's? Or even an average radio? I know I paid 225.00 for a Kraft Sport series.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Patternrules at aol.com 
      To: discussion at nsrca.org 
      Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 1:56 PM
      Subject: Re: Artistic Aerobatics suggestions


       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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