[NSRCA-discussion] Grand Strand Precision Aerobatic Clinic

[Arch Stafford]

I also want to say what a great time I had down south this weekend.  Dave,
Rusty, Buff and the everyone associated with putting it together and running
the event/contest did a wonderful job.  Was a very productive weekend.  I
learned a lot and had a lot of fun in the process.  There are some really
good Sportsman and intermediate pilots in D2 this year.  Both of those
classes are going to have some serious battles down there.  The best thing
though, was how equal in attendance the classes were.  I think the largest
class had 7 or 8 and the smallest had 5, and they were all pretty balanced.
 
Once again great job for putting this event together.
 
Arch
 
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I would like to backup what Jon said here. This was the best event I have
attended since being in Pattern, bar none. You can see all these guys while
attending the Nats but they are busy taking care of of business then and
can't take this kind of time with you. They had someone in attendance for
any type of problem you could have. I think anyone that missed it missed
something very worthwhile. THANKS again to all that help to put this on.
 
Bill Mitchell 
 
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Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Grand Strand Precision Aerobatic Clinic
Gary Courtney and I from Huntsville, AL attended this, 1st of it's kind,
event with about 36 other pilots this weekend at the Coastal Aero Modelers
Club in Loris, SC.  I cannot say enough good about this fantastic
opportunity, developed by Dave Guerin, championed by Rusty Dose, and CD'd by
Buff Miller.  Where else could you have hands on help from the likes of Don
Sczur, Dave Lockhart, Troy Newman, Arch Stafford, Dean Pappas, and others
whose names aren't coming to me at 11:30PM after a 10 hour drive?  Saturday
was totally given to pilots from Sportsman on up thru FAI to do anything
they needed to do, including classroom sessions, Q & A, in flight trimming
help, setup, engine help, coaching and! detailed, written critiques of
flights.  Nothing was out of bounds, and they did anything we asked, gladly.
These guys gave up a weekend to help us.  What a great thing to do!
 
We had a two round contest on Sunday (Dave Lockhart was first, Don Sczur
second, and Troy 3rd in FAI), by the best judges around,  and then, the
clinic restarted for those who could stick around, by popular demand.  
 
I sincerely hope this becomes a regular event in various parts of the
country.  One brand new Sportman pilot said that if he had known the pattern
community was like this, he would have started pattern flying a long time
ago.  I had a great time, and got a lot out of it, including putting a lot
of faces to names I had heard of for a long time.  You can read alot about
trimming and setup, but now I know why certain things are done.  All of the
other attendees also had a great time.
 
Thanks to all of those who helped formulate and put on this great event!
I'm lookingforward to the next one!
 
 
 
Jon Lowe
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