* del klipped * AMA MASTER'S unknown?

[Del Rykert]

I also agree with Gene and Deans assessment.  If we are genuine in our claim to stimulate pattern then we have to restore some of what has been lost in our purist of building FAI dreams. When common pattern ships could be found in Tower's  LHS's and at local flying field being flown by sport fliers it was very easy for someone to explore pattern with a plane they already have in their stable. If they see that many others are flying similar planes to what they have exposure to then they feel it isn't a specialty sport for the high brow. All other efforts to change schedules to continue to increase the complexity factor only continue to improve the skills of those that can or chose to participate. Realize I am going back to a time when attendance was in excess of 60 and 70 at local meets. Now we are hard pressed to find one contest locally that breaks 25.  Hmmm... 
 
                             del 
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dean Pappas 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 1:05 PM
  Subject: RE: AMA MASTER'S unknown?


  Thanks Gene,
  As I mentioned before: we have, as a culture, a tendency to keep making each skill level harder or more interesting until it breaks, then we fix it and start over again. Maybe you have to have been in the event for ever to see it, but I think you have put your finger right on what Masters ought to be.

  Anybody out there remember old D-Novice?
  Dean Pappas

  Dean Pappas 
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    From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of gene.maurice at comcast.net
    Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 12:49 PM
    To: discussion at nsrca.org
    Subject: Re: AMA MASTER'S unknown?


    To Whom It May Concern:

    I am a Masters flier and I DON'T want to fly FAI or FAI like sequences. For me personally, Masters is a destination. If I wanted to fly finals and unknowns, then I would fly FAI. I fly Masters and will stay in Masters because I don't want to, nor can I for that matter, effectively fly the FAI sequences. If people want more challenge than Masters affords, I would respectfully suggest that they consider flying FAI. Again, for me personally, the difficulty of the current and prior Masters sequences are all that I can handle, and even then I'm a perennial bottom feeder. Why in the world do we need two classes that are for all intents and purposes equal? 

     

    I believe there is a fair contingent of fliers who are like me: good enough to fly their current class without embarrassing themselves, not good enough to ever win, their lives only allow a minimal amount of practice, but continue to do this because IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!!!!. Why must we continually tinker with Masters. Don't get me wrong, I like the periodic change in the schedules. I don't even mind the ever increasing difficulty, even though it has made me even LESS competitive. Again, I submit, if you are not sufficiently challenged by Masters, FLY FAI!!! 

     


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    > Eric.
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