[NSRCA-discussion] Price for a pattern plane...

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Steve,


My experience is exactly the oposite of yours WRT turnaround.  Back in the early 1990's, Dennis Hunt used to run a Tennessee Turnaround Contest here in Knoxville every fall.  At the time, I was 2-3 years into pattern, flying SPA Novice.  Since there was no Novice in the TA contest, I had to fly Sportsman.  I almost always placed in that higher category, and sometimes won.  In those days, I was an NSRCA member (2032), and flew AMA as well as SPA events.  I love turnaround, and would fly AMA pattern now, except for what *I* consider rediculous maneuvers in the sequences.  The first maneuver that really startled me & put me off "regular" pattern was the "Golf Ball."  Golf Ball???  For me, that was the wrong sport competition...  I still use turnaround maneuvers often when I practice SPA sequences, and continuously consider going back to AMA pattern.  However, at 82 yo, I no longer have the energy to go to SPA and AMA contests.  I can't be a Jamie Strong at my age.  😩


Phil Spelt, AMA 1294, Scientific Leader Member
SPA L-18, Board Member, KCRC Emeritus
Oliver Springs, TN (865) 435-1476v (865) 604-0541c

> On January 3, 2019 at 9:47 AM Steve Miller via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
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>     This is a perfect time for me to get back up on the soap box I was on 20 years ago.  Get rid of turnaround in the first 2 classes.  When I started in the early 90's. Novice had no turnaround and Intermediate had maneuvers in groups of 3.  I found it to be a huge jump to go to
>     Advanced with all turnaround.  Doing a sequence totally inside the box takes practice, the one thing that beginners don't want to commit to.  The idea here is to get them to try Pattern with their existing planes or a "sport" pattern plane.  After that, they're either going to stick with it or not.
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