Rules Change Advancement

[Ed Miller]

See if you get scored with it.
Ed M.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Strickland" <richard.s at allied-callaway.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: Rules Change Advancement


> 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
>> 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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