[NSRCA-discussion] Mike Riggs Sportsman's articles

Tue Sep 21 07:12:24 AKDT 2010

Mike,

Congratulations, Mike, and what a wonderful opportunity!

-Derek

On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 8:04 AM, astropuppy <astropuppy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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