[NSRCA-discussion] The most important thing to understand about pattern

Thu Jul 13 18:34:31 AKDT 2017

Adam Mendonca and Brandon Sobalewski (pardon the spelling).

On Jul 13, 2017 9:10 PM, "Frackowiak Tony via NSRCA-discussion" <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Didn't read my question. I'm talking who has moved up through the classes
> and is now flying F3A P and F. Flying F3A locally occasionally and then
> Masters at the Nats doesn't count. Or wanting to doesn't count.
>
> I haven't heard about Chris, is he now flying F3A at the Nats?
>
> Tony Frackowiak
>
> On Jul 13, 2017, at 7:03 PM, Joe Walker wrote:
>
> Chris Odom, Blake Hilson (Advanced now, but wants to jump straight to
> FAI), James Hannah currently in advanced, ready for Masters.
>
>
> On Jul 13, 2017, at 9:52 PM, Frackowiak Tony via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Good one. So we have Joseph, Matt Kimbro, maybe Brett,  and Anthony
> Romano. Who else?
>
> Tony Frackowiak
>
> On Jul 13, 2017, at 6:31 PM, Vogel, Peter wrote:
>
> Joseph Szczur
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> *From:* NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on
> behalf of Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
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> *Sent:* Thursday, July 13, 2017 6:21:04 PM
> *To:* Frackowiak Tony; General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] The most important thing to understand
> about pattern
>
> Well, not in the last 15 years.   I started in Novice in 1989, Sportsman
> (Intermediate) in 91, Advanced 94, Masters ’97, and FAI in 2000.  Didn’t
> fly F until they introduce the semi-finals at the Nats maybe in ’05?
> Didn’t fly F without panicking until 2011.
>
> Obviously we had Andrew go through the ranks when he started, but again,
> not in the last 10-15 years.    My son is on that path, but alas, college
> has slowed him at Masters.
>
>
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> On Jul 13, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Frackowiak Tony via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> So, back to my original question of how many in the last 10-15 years have
> progressed through the RC Aerobatics Classes to end up flying F3A in P and
> F. So far we have two, Matt Kimbro and Anthony Romano. Any more?
>
> Tony Frackowiak
>
> On Jul 13, 2017, at 6:04 PM, Frackowiak Tony via NSRCA-discussion wrote:
>
> Again, pay attention to the Club Class. You will get far more interest in
> that then Sportsman.
>
> Tony Frackowiak
>
> On Jul 13, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Matthew Finley via NSRCA-discussion wrote:
>
> Well said Mark
>
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
> org>
> Date: 7/13/17 1:54 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Miller Steve <Snaproll4 at aol.com>, General pattern discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] The most important thing to understand
> about pattern
>
> At least 20 years.
>
> And we JUST lost a very active (came to 9-10 contests a year) Intermediate
> pilot because the box is too much for him.  Flying Sportsman was no good
> because he was usually the only one, and he wanted competition rather than
> a participation award.   I’ve said for many years the we lost a lot of
> non-traveling, club participants when we went to turn-around.   But that
> ship has sailed and we won’t realistically be going back.
>
> One thing I’d like to see at local contests is more attention and more
> flights for Sportsman pilots.  We have to make their contest experience a
> great one.  All too often they pay full price and get short shrift on
> flying and attention.  That alone could help us.
>
> -M
> *MARK **ATWOOD*
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> On Jul 13, 2017, at 1:34 PM, Snaproll4--- via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> Mark,  Is it 20 years ago already?  That's when I started pushing for
> unhindered movement between classes.  As I came up through the classes I
> saw many people drop out because they were "sick of finishing last". Of
> course, if they moved back and consistently finished #1-#3, they would
> be shamed.  Every year that proposal would set people's hair on fire.  Why
> have rules that discourage participation?  On another matter, Turnaround
> was the death of the casual competitor. It takes a lot of practice to learn
> to keep a whole sequence in the box.  I think that Intermediate should have
> some breaks in the sequence.
>
> Steve Miller
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