[NSRCA-discussion] Was Mini Brio, Now Pattern Longitevity

[Rcmaster199 at aol.com]

A few years ago, we had a winner in F3A with a wood and foam model  covered 
in plastic film. It wasn't a terribly expensive set-up and nowhere near  5K. If 
that didn't dispell some notions about how expensive the sport of pattern  
can be, not much will.
 
On the opposite extreme we have the last two years where we have seen  a sort 
of rebirth of the extremely expensive custom built ARFie. These past  couple 
years have done nothing to dispell the notions of expensive pattern. Why  do 
these even exist?? The way I see it, we have seen the enemy and it is  us.
 
I would like to think that it isn't the judges' perception about  what  a 
model cost that is driving this lunacy. I think it is the pilots' perception  of 
what they believe will score. Truth is the best judges don't care much what  
the model looks like on the ground as long as the pilots' presentation on the  
ground is competent. If the pilots' air presentation is poor, it doesn't 
matter  what the model looks like on the ground and how professional the ground  
presentation was.
 
MattK
 
In a message dated 2/26/2006 1:27:14 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
seefo at san.rr.com writes:

Truthfully..  competition will never be for the masses..  
One thing that would  certainly help pattern is for people to believe they 
can be competitive  without having to spend $5000 on an airplane. They most 
certainly can do it..  but the PERCEPTION needs to be there for it to take  hold. 
-Doug 
 
  
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It is rewarding to read positive messages.  This  is one of them.  Today, I 
got the K-Factor and Rusty Dose message was  also positive.  
 

 
Regards,
 

 
Vicente  Bortone



 
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