Rules Change Advancement

[Richard Strickland]

Hey, a Formosa with a 5200 Hi-max would do a decent job if it were a little
stiffer. You could carry three in a trunk

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:14 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
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> 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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