[NSRCA-discussion] From - Its quiet in here to -- Indoor Pattern

[Mark Atwood]

Expecting 12² of snow today...but no place to practice (Cleveland).  Finding
a place to fly indoors is next to impossible.  We have access to the golf
domes every weekend, but that¹s like flying in a smash up derby.  Easily
10-12 planes in the air at any given time and it¹s rare to go more than a
flight or two without a midair, some minor, some catastrophic.   And that¹s
assuming you follow the circle pattern.  Practicing an F3P pattern would be
impossible.

Where are people getting regular access to a practice facility?  Gyms are
here are either booked, or closed.   We have some great indoor soccer fields
that have availability but they¹re $300/hr, so you either need a
gang...pronounced crash fest, or deep pockets.

So what¹s the scoop...are people paying up, or is there a secret to finding
a good location?

-Mark


On 3/7/08 12:16 PM, "John Konneker" <jlkonn at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Jeremy,
> It's great to see you post on the list!
> I live in SE Iowa.  Not much outdoor flying in the winter.  This winter about
> -0-!  I've had a couple Depron/FanFold foamies in the past but a couple months
> ago I discovered the F3P planes.  WOW!  They ARE a lot of fun.  I want to try
> to get something going next winter, it's kind of late in the season now.  I
> hope interest continues to grow!
> JLK
> 
> 
>> 
>> From: lagrue at hotmail.com
>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 16:50:39 +0000
>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] From - Its quiet in here to -- Indoor Pattern
>> 
>> Since someone mentioned that its kinda quiet over the past couple of days,
>> I'll throw something out there.....
>>  
>> I normally just lurk, but I wanted to throw out this for everyone.
>>  
>> Its winter, so many are building, updating or planning out their planes for
>> this coming season, but there is an option out there that allows us to fly
>> all winter and keep our thumbs sharp.
>>  
>> http://www.rcgroups.com/indoor-pattern-f3p-373/
>>  
>> Indoor Pattern has gained a lot of popularity in the past 2 years and seems
>> to be growing all the time. There are lots of obvious differences between
>> indoor and outdoor pattern, but there area also a lot of similarities.
>>  
>> The cost of entry is incredibly low compared to that of a 2m pattern plane
>> (try less than the cost of a new YS for 2 RTF competitive indoor pattern
>> planes) and more and more places are becoming available to fly them.
>>  
>> There are lots of good designs out there on the market designed specifically
>> for this area - FancyFoam.com and Hobby-Lobby.com are both particularly well
>> stocked. 
>>  
>> Anyway its a lot of fun.
>> 
>> 
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