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<P>With the experienced help of Walt Erickson, Matt Kebabjian, Frank Granelli
and Rick Wallace as coach/caller/judging panel, we were able to pull off a very
successful Pattern Primer at the home field of the Connecticut Model Airplane
Club in Plymouth, CT. Thanks go out to C.M.A.C. for the use of their field
and for providing some really great eats for lunch Thanks also to John
Pavlick, who had the enthusiasm to convince them to help make this happen in the
first place. And most of all, thanks very much to Ann Granelli (Frank's
wife) for a great job with the scoring. </P>
<P>6 pilots competed in Sportsman and 3 in Intermediate, with a mix from the
surrounding CT area and also traveling from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
York and New Jersey. In Sportsman, we had Herb Kohler return after a
long hiatus from Pattern and also Merril Morsey who is continuing to be involved
and getting more proficient with every contest. New to the Pattern in
Sportsman were Chris Iorio, Roy Medina, Bob Lemay and John Marien. Bob and
John both have previous IMAC interests and experience. </P>
<P>Matt Kebabjian provided a good overview of what to do, what the judges look
for and what to expect for first timers. We paired up coaches to pilots
and then with help from Rick Wallace, we performed demos of the Sportsman and
Intermediate sequences, then got the Sportsman class going. The first
Sportsman round was scored, but not counted in the standings, to allow pilots to
see results and have a chance to get good coaching and feedback on what happened
during their first competition Pattern flight. Following that, 3 full
rounds of Intermediate and Sportsman were done, with one short rain delay.
Feedback and answers to questions were a continuous thing all day long and we
saw definite improvement by everyone as the day progressed. </P>
<P>All-in-all, we had a great time, even thought there was the unfortunate loss
of one model. It looks very much like we have several new Pattern competitors
joining us for more events this season and also have rekindled pattern in
Connecticut. Next year, we're shooting for something with all classes at a
larger facility. Stay tuned!</P>
<P>Sportsman Results:</P>
<P>1st - Roy Medina </P>
<P>2nd - Bob LeMay </P>
<P>3rd - John Marien </P>
<P>4th - Merril Morsey</P>
<P>5th - Chris Iorio</P>
<P>6 - Herb Kohler</P>
<P>Intermediate Results:</P>
<P>1st - John Pavlick</P>
<P>2nd - Frank Iacobellis</P>
<P>3rd - Marguerite Gargiulo</P></BODY></HTML>