new members (monkey see monkey do)

[Wayne Galligan]

We enjoy good pattern activity here in D6.  However prior to this year we were concerned with the number of active sportsman and intermediate.  But we have been pleasantly surprised to see a very healthy insurgence of new and upcoming pattern pilots in both classes.  Many of them are flying the new ARF's and or other types of planes other then the full blown 2-meter planes. The last 3 contest in the Texas area there have been 9-10 contestants in both Sportsman and Intermediate.
I hope this is a trend in other areas of the country also.

Wayne Galligan
NSRCA  3582 D6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steven maxwell 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 3:13 AM
  Subject: new members (monkey see monkey do)


   Eric columns in Model Aviation, and Bob Pasterello win at Temple, with a $350 plane   has done a good to show new people inexpensive ways to get people interested in pattern, something all of you don't have time, like others of us that can spend lots of time at our flying fields, like a recently retire guy like me, and I have always been this way in pattern, is to spend as much time at the field as possible, and I have been flying the Quest for a few months now this has had a twofold effect, # 1 I have gained great confidence in my flying skills using the Quest a plane I really don't care that much about meaning that the price is cheap at $ 250 this isn't an ad, there are other inexpensive planes like the Swallow the Venus and many others under $250 # 2 it has shown other sport pilots that this really isn't that expensive, one of the things I do is always have sportsman schedules at the field to show people what the maneuvers are, the other thing and a lot of you do the same thing I know is giving help with setups and how to trim a plane, even when it take away from your flying, I have been back flying this will be the 4 th year and the fruit of my labor are starting to pay off, when I started back there was only one part time pattern pilot at our field he showed up 2 or 3 times a week for a couple of hours, so it seems that exposure is the answer to getting new pilots, as of now I have 3 new pattern pilots, and 2 more showing interest at our club, one of which is an NSRCA member the others will follow by the end of the year, all this is about is getting new members so if you can work it into your schedule try to spend a little more time at your flying field.  



  Steve Maxwell
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