[NSRCA-discussion] Mike Riggs Sportsman's articles

Tue Sep 21 07:05:02 AKDT 2010

Just letting everybody know Michael Ramsey of Model Aviation is interested
in publishing a pattern article by me. Evidently pattern is near and dear to
Michael's heart, he mentioned he worked himself up though the ranks to
advanced, not long ago. Rather than re-print what has already appeared in
the K-Factor I'm going to write about my experience at the D8 championship
in Richland, WA last weekend. Since this was the last contest of the season
and my last contest entering as a Sportsman, this article will be written as
an encapsulation of my entire rookie season. Understandably, whatever I
write still needs to be accepted etc. before being published. But,
regardless of what happens, thank you all for nudging me in this direction
and a special thanks to my readers. Hopefully my work will help spark some
interest in our sport with other modelers.

Mike

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:55 AM, <edwarda10pilot at aol.com> wrote:

> Glenn:
>
> I agree with you on publishing articles like Mike Rigg's Sportsman
> article in Model Aviation. I have found that as I have aged, my precision
> flying skills have seemed to diminish. In fact, I still feel somewhat
> "inferior or less that qualified" to compete and everytime I go to an event,
> it is my hope to fly well enough so I don't embarrass myself infrom of my
> peers so I know how Mike feels/felt.
>
>
> In the August edition of Model Aviation Duane Wilson wrote an article on
> one of the first RC celeberties, Ed Kazmirski (Kaz). After reading the
> article, I sent an e-mail to Michael Ramsey (Model Aviation editor). In the
> e-mail I suggested that he consider soliciting articles for publication that
> highlight contributors to the hobby of modeling that made an impact (RC,
> free flight and control line). I suggested that he schedule these articles
> for periodic publishing in the magazine. He said that he thought that a good
> idea and they would try to do this. Duane Wilson said that he tried for
> quite some time to get AMA to publish the article in it's entirety and he
> resisted the request from AMA to reduce the size to a small one or two page
> submission.
>
> My point in this is that I think that the AMA is always looking for
> articles (and they should be) from the membership. I believe that the
> pattern community (be they SPA, Classic or 2 meter) should e-mail Michael
> and let them know that as dues paying members they would like to see
> articles like Mike wrote. In fact, I think that Mike should consider
> submitting the articel to Michael at AMA and we should insist that it nor be
> pared down to fit on the aerobatics column.
>
> just my 2c,
>
> Ed Valls
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: astropuppy <astropuppy at gmail.com>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thu, Sep 9, 2010 9:14 am
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mike Riggs Sportsman's articles
>
>  Mike thanks for the comments on the articles. It's refreshing to know
> somebody actually reads them. Rex put me up to the first article, it was my
> way of paying forward for all of his help and support. The guy basically
> orchestrated a pattern contest in my own backyard to help me and a couple
> others get started in Pattern. The next article in the series is about the
> "Fun 'Pattern' Contest" I held for our club members in August. The
> subliminal message is the contest represents my opinion of how we should
> grow the sport of pattern. The heck with the box and judge certifications.
> Get some club members together and hold a contest using non-flying club
> members as judges. Involve everybody you can! We only flew three (Sportsman)
> rounds, that was enough for everybody to have a lot of fun. I doubt any of
> the participants go on the road to other pattern contests like I have, or
> for that matter buy a 2M pattern plane, but a couple of them have said after
> their experience they are likely to enter our formally sanctioned pattern
> contest next May.
>
> Thanks again for the kind words buddy. You tell this list much more about
> me, I'll have to start telling stories about you when your hair was black
> and your waistline was trim! You do realize we are now the old people our
> fathers where.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 8:09 AM, Glen Watson <ghwatson at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Articles like this I would to see published in AMA's model aviation
>> magazine
>> to be read by a larger audience.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of mike
>> mueller
>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 8:21 AM
>> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Mike Riggs Sportsman's articles
>>
>>  Thanks Mike for doing these K Factor articles. I find them a "must" read.
>> Its good to be reminded of the times when we were all new to the sport.
>>  When I think back to my beginnings I can't help but think how I wouldn't
>> have ever started without the help of my father. It's surprising how many
>> of
>> us started because of our fathers. I know in your case Mike that you
>> basically started in the hobby in Chicago a long time ago largely due to
>> your fathers interest in RC planes albeit not particularly in pattern.
>> Still
>> having grown up here and having worked at Al's Hobby shop as a kid you had
>> a
>> large exposure to pattern fliers. I'm glad your enjoying yourself.
>>  In the 60's and 70's Chicago played a very important part in pattern with
>> fliers like Ed Kazmirsky and Norm Page. Also we had Goldberg, Midwest,
>> Du-Bro and Top Flight all centered in our area.
>>                                  Mike Mueller
>>
>>
>>
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