<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 3, 2007, at 3:51 PM, Dean Pappas wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"></O:SMARTTAGTYPE> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">A year or so ago, I puit together an Excelleron 90 for a review and eventual sale to a newbie.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Boy! Was it nice to drop a plane into the minivan in one piece!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">It was almost as good as when a Phoenix 8 would fit into the back of a hatchback Camaro in one piece.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Given that everyone will build or buy up to the maximum size limit,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">is there a good enough reason to push on the rules bodies to legislate Pattern plane sizes back down?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">How about 1.6 or 1.7 meters square?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Will this affect cost and complexity enough to have a beneficial effect on participation?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Or am I just whistling Dixie?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="107384521-03012007"><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>"I <FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12.7px;">wish I was in de land ob cotton....."</SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12.7px;"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica" size="3"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12.7px;">Ron Van Putte<BR></SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class="OutlookMessageHeader" dir="ltr" align="left"><FONT face="Tahoma" size="2">-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</A>]<B>On Behalf Of </B>John Ferrell<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 03, 2007 3:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Header Brace<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">There seems to be a growing trend toward smaller airplanes among a lot of folks. I sure am enjoying the 90 size Boxer I bought from Ed Miller last summer. Less hassle to transport, assemble and fly. That means I can fly more!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>John Ferrell W8CCW<BR>"My Competition is not my enemy"<BR><A href="http://DixieNC.US">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face="Arial" color="#0000ff" size="2"></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>