[NSRCA-discussion] Equipment cost and partiicpation -- adifferentviewpoint (LONG)

[Ken Thompson]

Well Ray,

I'd like to personally welcome you to the Pattern community.  It sounds like 
you have a great start with the chosen equipment, the next thing is 
practice, practice and more practice.
More flying than golf :-)

Welcome aboard.

Ken Thompson
D4

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Gauthier" <rgauthier at PIONEERPACIFIC.EDU>
To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Equipment cost and partiicpation --  
adifferentviewpoint (LONG)


> I'm an old fart, but brand new to pattern (two contests in sportsman class
> last season).  I started fly pattern because a guy in the club I joined
> asked to too (simply, eh?).  Although I guess it's a roach by pattern
> standards, I sprung for a 2-meter wooden ARF, a YS 140, header and pipe, a
> new Futaba 9C radio with a few better analog servos.  Not big bucks, but
> well over a grand.  Why, to further develop my flying skill, to continue 
> to
> learn more RC aircraft and flying in general and to share some time and
> camaraderie with a group of guys with a mutual interest.
>
> I do have a hard life though, since I retired I have to decide every 
> morning
> whether I'm going to play golf or go flying ;-)
>
> Raymond C. Gauthier
> 2909 Rawhide Street
> West Linn, OR 97068
> 503.699.4921
>
>