<div>"You mean, I'm going to stay this color forever?" - Steve Martin / 'The Jerk'</div> <div> </div> <div>John Pavlick<BR></div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org<BR>[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte<BR>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 6:08 PM<BR>To: General pattern discussion<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] September Pattern Contest in Jacksonville,<BR>FL<BR><BR>I would like to dispel another myth. You can't get to be as good as <BR>Jason, Andrew, Quique and Brett with just hard work either, any more <BR>than you can fly if you flap your arms REAL HARD.<BR><BR>Ron VP<BR><BR>On Jul 31, 2008, at 4:49 PM, michael s harrison wrote:<BR><BR>> I also would like to dispel some myths out there. No one makes the <BR>> semis or the finals without a great deal of work and practice.
<BR>> Both patterns require a lot of practice and I believe with out <BR>> exception all the pilots practice both patterns intensely. Both <BR>> patterns count toward making the finals and it is essential they <BR>> are both flown well. It is a misjustice not to fly the finals at <BR>> the local contests. Jason and the others are where they are not <BR>> only because they are talented but because they work very hard at <BR>> it as well.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Regards,<BR>><BR>> Mike<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca- <BR>> discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of JShulman<BR>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:45 PM<BR>> To: General pattern discussion<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] September Pattern Contest in <BR>> Jacksonville, FL<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> I don't want the F sequence to scare off pilots from flying FAI. I <BR>> was simply
asking if we were going to fly it or not.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> I know it's not in most pilots best interest to practice F, but FAI <BR>> is a 2 sequence class, not 1. Of the contests that I've been to, <BR>> not one pilot has completely objected to flying F, at least for <BR>> fun, in the contest. The Phoenix contest is the perfect example. F <BR>> was split into a separate contest. A couple of pilots decided not <BR>> to fly F because they hadn't practiced it. One of the pilots that <BR>> had decided to fly F also had not practiced F at all, but he didn't <BR>> care, he wanted to try it and did so in the first round of F. <BR>> Seeing the fun he had the other 2 pilots that had previously <BR>> decided against flying F joined in during the last F round (and the <BR>> last P round was scrapped). After each pilot landed, they had a <BR>> grin on their face as if they had just won the contest. They had <BR>> such a good time
going through F that they were glad they decided <BR>> to give it a try. Their rounds weren't going to change their places <BR>> in the contest, but the fun that they had flying F "made" their <BR>> contest. 2 of them even had a friendly bet to see who would do <BR>> better...lol.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> If we're not flying F, I will still make the contest. I haven't <BR>> been able to make Tony's contest for some time now due to date <BR>> conflicts with other events. But this one is penned in on my <BR>> calendar and has priority. I do know that the local F flying has <BR>> helped me in preparing for the Nats and am thankful that it has <BR>> been flown at the contests I have attended. If this had helped <BR>> others, only they know.<BR>><BR>> Regards,<BR>> Jason<BR>> www.jasonshulman.com<BR>> www.shulmanaviation.com<BR>> www.composite-arf.com<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From:
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca- <BR>> discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Dave Burton<BR>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 4:10 PM<BR>> To: bob@toprudder.com; 'General pattern discussion'<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: September Pattern Contest <BR>> inJacksonville,FL<BR>><BR>> Then there are some of us old farts that struggle to remember all <BR>> the elements of one sequence. Learning two would be beyond my <BR>> ability to concentrate any more. If I go to a contest where I have <BR>> to fly the "F" sequence I'll just volunteer to judge, run score <BR>> sheets, etc because I ain't gonna practice "F".<BR>><BR>> Dave Burton<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca- <BR>> discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Bob Richards<BR>> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:35 PM<BR>> To: General pattern discussion<BR>> Subject: Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] FW: September Pattern Contest <BR>> inJacksonville, FL<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Some pilots are good enough that they can make it into the finals <BR>> without having to practice the P sequence very much. It makes sense <BR>> for them spend their time practicing the F sequence.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Then there are those of us that can only hope to make it into the <BR>> finals. Not much sense in spending a lot of time practicing the F <BR>> sequence. :-)<BR>><BR>> Bob R<BR>><BR>> --- On Thu, 7/31/08, Woodward, Jim (US SSA) <BR>> <JIM.WOODWARD@BAESYSTEMS.COM>wrote:<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Jason,<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Congrats again on making the team! Regarding some of the feedback <BR>> I?ve had from this years Nats (and perhaps you or others can add to <BR>> it), was that the guys who made the F3A semi-finals had a high <BR>> proficiency at the F sequence! That most of the guys
really did <BR>> have it practiced and were flying it with about the same <BR>> proficiency, or better in some cases, than the P rounds. Given <BR>> that, perhaps we should continue to fly the F rounds locally.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Thanks,<BR>><BR>> Jim W.<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> Internal Virus Database is out of date.<BR>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com<BR>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.2/1561 - Release Date: <BR>> 7/18/2008 6:35 PM<BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing
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