Pattern Box Rules (discussion)

[brianyemail-nsrca at yahoo.com]

Hey...they did mention Pattern on that DVD.

--- Gray E Fowler <gfowler at raytheon.com> wrote:

> My vote would be to up the penalty for flying too
> far out.  Hard to tell 
> if it is 150 or 175, but 200 meters to me is a
> ZERO...outta the box. But I 
> can only give a serious 2pt downgrade. It bothers me
> when people fly 
> 200-225 meters out with a downgrade. Problem here of
> course is the FAI's 
> are about the worse offenders -i.e. can't do a
> rolling circle within 175 
> meters-fly it right or get rid of it. Considering
> that us low class types 
> follow their lead (butt sniffin' in reality) no
> wonder I see 250 meter 
> patterns.
> The box dimensions are just fine. Slow the plane
> down and everything fits 
> (for those of you who need a plane that WILL slow
> down see 
> www.aeroslave.com-thankyouverymuch).  For those who
> still have a "hate 
> thing" for turn around, to me turn around is what
> makes it flow, and is 
> what makes it cool. Yeah its hard and I suck, so
> what? 
> While I am on a rant, how stupid is that we got rid
> of T.O. and 
> landings??? Too hard also? Actually WE did not get
> rid of them.....
> 
> Love to all.....
> 
> Wait..one more! I got a P-51 coin and a DVD in the
> mail from the AMA 
> yesterday UNSOLICITED but now they want me to either
> mail it back or give 
> them $9. WTF is that all about. Now I am considering
> keeping the coin just 
> because it is a P-51, but I can just imagine whats
> on the DVD...a control 
> line P-51 doing "stunts"....wow, maybe some free
> flight?? I hate the MA 
> mag....I can only imagine whats on the DVD.
> If I am too lazy to mail the DVD back and do not pay
> the $9 what happens 
> to me? AMA hate mail? AMA collection agency? "Bruno"
> Dave Brown at my door 
> step or the AMA Gansta-rappers/collections.......
> 
> More love to all and a merry P-51
> 
> 
> Gray Fowler
> Principal Chemical Engineer
> Composites Engineering

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