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<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was watching some pattern fliers and commented to one of the old men of the club ' how do they get their model to fly such nice straight lines and manevers?' Little did I know he was a 'retired' pattern flier. I was flying my stik and he asked to borrow it. He proceeded to fly a pretty good sequence with my stik. I spent weeks trying to get my plane to do what he had already done with it. Then next thing I realized I was at a local contest.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy</FONT><FONT style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></P>
<P><BR><BR><FONT size=2>--- "Thomas D. Simes" <simestd@netexpress.com> wrote:<BR><BR>From: "Thomas D. Simes" <simestd@netexpress.com><BR>Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:14:08 -0900<BR>To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] ** Klipped to repost ** Equipmentcostandpartiicpation --<BR><BR>On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:57:53 -0500 <BR>"Grow Pattern" <pattern4u@comcast.net> wrote: <BR><BR>> Take the Pepsi test ! "Just for fun, instead of theorizing a reply, <BR>> just take a friend at your <BR>> > field, who is a good sport flyer, and ask him to do a three or four <BR>> > of our maneuvers with turnarounds." <BR><BR>How about giving the Pepsi test instead - the next time you are out with <BR>a pattern plane and a sport flyer expresses interest, give them some <BR>stick time and see what they think. Many will be startled to find out <BR>how good a pattern plane can make you look as a pilot - and so it <BR>begins... Then start talking to them about maneuver shedules etc... <BR><BR>Tom <BR><BR>====================================================================== <BR>"Z-80 system stack overflow. Shut 'er down Scotty, the system's <BR>sucking mud" - Error message on TRS 80 Model-16B <BR><BR>Thomas D. Simes simestd@netexpress.com <BR>====================================================================== <BR>_______________________________________________ <BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list <BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR></P></FONT></FONT></body></html>