[NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir thingsup. Where'sthebeef?

[R. LIPRIE]

I'll have to go with Terry on that one Kelly, weather is a big issue. And 2 
days is the perfect amount of days a pattern contest needs.
Matt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adrien L Terrenoire" <amad2terry at juno.com>
To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir thingsup. 
Where'sthebeef?


> Kelly:
> We have all ben there, done that. For a small percentage, a 1 day contest
> is a good idea. The real problem is weather. I hate to take the risk of
> traveling x miles for a 1 day contest that mey be rained out. At least
> with a 2 day you double the odds that you will get at least 1 day to fly.
>
>
> The solution for you is to make it a family thing. Get a tent, pop up
> camper, or hard top, whatever suites your budget, and take the family
> with you. Mom can kabitz with the other moms and grandmoms. The kids can
> run free, and will find others to run with, and when not flying, judging,
> or calling, you can still spend some quality time with all family
> members. We really do have a great time camping at most of the contest
> sites.
>
> Terry T.
>
>
> On Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:59:24 -0400 Kelly Regan <kelly.regan2 at verizon.net>
> writes:
>> Just an observation from some one that has not flown in a
>> patter competition yet...
>>
>> The idea of a 2 day contest is a big commitment for me.
>> We have 3 children under 5 years old and my wife is a stay
>> at home mom. The only break she gets is on the weekends
>> when I am around to help.
>>
>> I have a hard time asking her to watch the kids all weekend
>> while I go fly and babysitters can be hit and miss.
>>
>> A one day contest would be wonderful for someone in my
>> situation, however I have no idea if this would work or draw
>> more contestants?
>>
>>
>> george w. kennie wrote:
>> > <<<<Has anyone got any stats on the effectivity of the pattern
>> > primers? I know of some new guys who've come into it this
>> way.>>>>
>> > Just by way of encouragement to those who may feel some degree of
>>
>> > frustration at their lack of results in trying to entice the local
>>
>> > genre to give pattern a try. In my local area, there are several
>> clubs
>> > that I hold memberships in and these people have watched me fly
>> > sequence upon sequence for about the last eight years.Some of
>> these
>> > individuals display some degree of interest/desire while others
>> view
>> > my efforts with outright disdain.
>> > My feeling is that there is not a heck of a lot you can do on and
>>
>> > individual basis to induce someone to apply themselves to the
>> pursuit
>> > of our passion.There has to already be some competitive/challenge
>>
>> > aspect to their basic personality that makes them want to conquer
>> the
>> > unknown difficulty eating away at the root of their psyche and if
>> it
>> > just happens to be pattern that fires up their competitive drive
>> at
>> > that particular time we may have discovered a possible
>> conscription.
>> ______________________________________________
>>
>> Kelly Regan
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