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

[Mark Atwood]

I¹m still trying to figure out how I can uproot the kids, pack up the wife,
ship Œem down to Gray, and stay here :) :):):)


On 3/7/08 3:37 PM, "Pete Cosky" <pcosky at comcast.net> wrote:

> Gray...I'd move in a heartbeat...find me a job.
>  
> I grew up in Virginia and sure do miss grits and crawdads but never did like
> sweet tea.
>>  
>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> From:  Gray E  Fowler <mailto:gfowler at raytheon.com>
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>> To: NSRCA Mailing List <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.f3a.us>
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>> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:20 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] >From -  Its quiet in here to -- Indoor
>> Pattern
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>> 
>> The real answer for you  yankees and mid western types is to move to the land
>> of "Y'all". Snow today,  65F flying weather tomorrow. Dump that dead end job,
>> uproot the kids, pack up  the wife and exit the mother in law -all for the
>> love of pattern. You can live  here without using that "Y'all" term, but
>> "fixin' " is another  matter...
>> ...I'm fixin' to go  flyin'......
>> 
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>> 
>> Gray  Fowler
>> Senior Principal Chemical Engineer
>> Radomes and Specialty  Apertures
>> Technical Staff Composites Engineering
>> Raytheon  
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>>  Ed Alt  <ed_alt at hotmail.com>
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>> We use NAS Lakehurst, Hangar 1.
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>> Ed
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>>  Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 14:20:42 -0500
>> From:  atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>> Subject:  Re: [NSRCA-discussion] From - Its quiet in here to -- Indoor
>> Pattern
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>>  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/
>> <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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