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<DIV>Got to add a big thank you to all the folks involved in the efforts to
produce a great opportunity for some fun, new, pattern wannabe's to experience
their first taste of competition.</DIV>
<DIV>Sportsman pilot Medina flew his first "Sequence" (of any type) about 10
days prior to the event. It would be an understatement to say that he was hyped
at winning with a Balsa-Nova against a couple of 2-meter competitors.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks Ed and John for coming up with the idea to hold this event and to
Rick for his efforts in laying out the box markers and demo flights and Frank
and Ann and Matt and Walt and the hard working kitchen crew.In spite of the cool
temps and few mistings of rain a very good time was enjoyed, it would seem, by
all in attendance.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks again,</DIV>
<DIV>Georgie</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ed_alt@hotmail.com href="mailto:ed_alt@hotmail.com">Ed Alt</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA Mailing List</A> ; <A
title=dist1@nsrca.org href="mailto:dist1@nsrca.org">dist1@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 05, 2006 9:55 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Pattern has
returned to Connecticut! (PlymouthPattern Primer results)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<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>
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