Rules Change Advancement

[Ed Miller]

Park Flyers will rule the AMA.
Ed M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:14 PM
Subject: RE: Rules Change Advancement


Hi Ed,
There was some benefit to a static rules environment, at least when it came 
to equipment.
Maybe we would all still be flying sixties?
Maybe my plane would fit in a normal car?
Maybe the event would be cheaper to get into ...
but we all know that the "growth" events in this hobby are high-buck, right?
Ken Willard was 35 years ahead of his time: Park Flyers will rule the World.

later,

Dean Pappas
Sr. Design Engineer
Kodeos Communications
111 Corporate Blvd.
South Plainfield, N.J. 07080
(908) 222-7817 phone
(908) 222-2392 fax
d.pappas at kodeos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ed Miller
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:11 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Rules Change Advancement


I totally agree with Troy. I have long said there is nothing wrong with a
career class pilot. As long as they participate we all benefit. At one time
I could be hard to beat in District 1 Advanced. It was through sheer luck
and my ability to rise to an occasion only, not from my hard work
practicing. I rarely had time to practice but enjoyed going to the contests
to be with everyone. I like to compete but more importantly, I NEED to have
fun. That's why I fly RC planes, to have fun. Sorry, work is not fun. One of
the reasons I moved up to Masters was I saw some of the folks I was beating,
really, really working hard at winning and striving for the district point
championship, something I never cared about or desired, yet I could on many
occasions rob them of that goal. Was I ready for Masters ?? Not a chance.
Now, in Masters my "satisfaction level" of my flying is much lower, you just
aren't going to do well at the Master's level unless you put in some time to
practice. I'm not saying this should be easy but make it too difficult and
no one is going to play the game with you. 2 jobs, a wife,  2 sons ( more
like food compactors ) , well, frankly I'm not going to have the time to be
remotely competitive in Masters in the foreseeable future. I already see my
desire for the sport waning. For years we have been hell bent on changes,
raising the bar, obsolescing expensive airplanes with a stroke of a pen and
yet no one has looked around to see one by one our numbers and status in the
RC community drop. Like it or not we are an aging community. I have the
greatest respect for our more senior members every time I see them fly at a
contest and appreciate the fact how hard they have needed to work to keep
up. In many cases they are retired so have the time to devote to practice
but time has taken away their reflexes and sight. Our present course isn't
attracting anyone new in great numbers and arguably is pushing whomever is
left away. What Troy suggests and I suspect many agree with would be a step
in the right direction.
Ed M.

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