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

[Xavier Mouraux]

Put skis on the plane an get to the field :-)

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Xavier



--- Pete Cosky <pcosky at comcast.net> wrote:

> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] From - Its quiet in here to
> -- Indoor PatternMy Aerofly Pro Deluxe works quite
> nicely on my laptop.....we're supposed to get 6 to 8
> inches so that precludes using my backyard
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mark Atwood 
>   To: NSRCA Mailing List 
>   Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 2:20 PM
>   Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] From - Its quiet
> in here to -- Indoor Pattern
> 
> 
>   Expecting 12" 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 that's like flying
> in a smash up derby.  Easily 10-12 planes in the air
> at any given time and it's rare to go more than a
> flight or two without a midair, some minor, some
> catastrophic.   And that's 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 they're $300/hr, so you
> either need a gang...pronounced crash fest, or deep
> pockets.  
> 
>   So what's 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/
>        
>       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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