<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">I gotta say I kinda agree with Adrian. If you want to catch a kids attention nowadays, maybe a small electric cub or a beginner foamy. <br><br><br><br><div><strong><em><font color="#0000bf" face="comic sans ms" size="3">Chris </font></em></strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div><br><br>--- On <b>Sat, 8/30/08, adriancwong@earthlink.net <i><adriancwong@earthlink.net></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: adriancwong@earthlink.net <adriancwong@earthlink.net><br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Beginner advice<br>To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008, 6:16 PM<br><br><pre>John,<br><br>How about an electric foamy? If that can sparks her interest, you two can<br>continue
through winter by flying in a school gym. By spring, she should be<br>ready for either a bigger glow or electric.<br><br>Just a suggestion.<br><br>Adrian<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>>From: John Konneker <jlkonn@hotmail.com><br>>Sent: Aug 30, 2008 4:15 PM<br>>To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Beginner advice<br>><br>><br>>Del,<br>>What you say is pretty much on the mark. The video gaming thing is<br>amazing. I have lured both Eliz and her older sister in to flying the sim a<br>couple times. Once even the helicopters. They're just banging the sticks<br>but when the plane or helicopter goes upside down it's not that big a deal<br>for them. Oh...they can't fly sustained inverted with the heli but it's<br>amazing how long they can fly it...probably as long as me and I was a hard<br>charging F3C guy once upon a time back in the invert switch
days. It would just<br>about have to be a full 3 axis model, like the Multiplex Easy Glider or,<br>you're right, she would get bored. And I need to balance the full build,<br>she wants to be an engineer, bonding experience with getting her in the air as<br>soon as possible while she is interested.<br>>Ahhhh....fatherhood....<br>>What fun!<br>>:-)<br>>JLK <br>><br>><br>><br>>From: drykert2@rochester.rr.comTo: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.orgDate:<br>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:12:45 -0400Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Beginner advice<br>><br>><br>><br>>John.. <br>> <br>>Not taking anything away from the excellent suggestions so far but may I<br>suggest tempering it with does she have video gaming experience and may become<br>easily bored is to basic and easy to fly. (I assume you have access or will use<br>a buddy cord system). I have seen some turned away because it was so easy for<br>them d/t past gaming
experiences. She may enjoy the bonding of building with you<br>also.. All are children are different and have different aspirations. Just FYI. <br>> <br>> Del<br>><br>>----- Original Message ----- <br>>From: John Konneker <br>>To: General pattern discussion <br>>Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 10:18 AM<br>>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Beginner advice<br>>John,Thanks for the support!That's exactly why I prefer to ask this<br>group rather than go elsewhere.I feel everyone here is like you<br>say..."sincere and well meaning".JLK> From:<br>johnferrell@earthlink.net> To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> Date:<br>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:52:41 -0400> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Beginner<br>advice> > I will second that!> A fellow club member gave me a Multiplex<br>Easy Glider. I am having a lot of > fun with it. I expect the smaller Easy<br>Star would be a lot more suitable. > FMA has a sale on now
for their tiny 5<br>channel receivers.> > FWIW: As long as others are not annoyed by the<br>practice I am in favor of > "off topic" discussions. Especially<br>when they are appropriately titled. The > advice provided by this group is<br>sincere and well meaning. That is not > always the case with other internet<br>sources.> > John Ferrell W8CCW> > "All that is necessary for<br>the triumph of evil is for good men to do > nothing." -- Edmund<br>Burke> http://DixieNC.US> > ----- Or<br> iginal Message ----- > From: "Ron Van Putte"<br><vanputte@cox.net>> To: "General pattern discussion"<br><nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008<br>9:00 AM> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Beginner advice> > > ><br>Take a look at the Multiplex Easy Star. You can buy it as an ARF, or you ><br>> can buy it as a "kit", meaning you have to install the propulsion<br>and
> > radio gear. It flies great. I got one for my grandson. Look<br>here:> > http://www.bphobbies.com/view.asp?id=V702096&pid=V875650><br>>> > Ron VP> >> > On Aug 30, 2008, at 7:08 AM, John<br>Konneker wrote:> >> >> I hope this isn't too far off subject<br>but I would like to ask for the > >> list's advice and<br>recommendations.> >> Some of you in D5 have met my youngest (11 yrs)<br>daughter Elizabeth. Up > >> until now she has told> >> me she<br>has no interest in learning to fly. In the last week or so she > >><br>seems to be showing a slight interest.> >> She has started talking<br>about wanting to "build" a plane with me. I > ><br> > don't think I can hold her interest> >> with a full blown<br>kit construction, especially with winter here in Iowa > >> just around<br>the corner and the chances of having> >>
it done before it turns too<br>cold slim. Also, I don't think I want to > >> try to get her<br>interested with some fire breathing> >> glow plane that may intimidate<br>her. What about an electric sailplane? > >> Anyone have any suggestions<br>along> >> those lines? Anyone been thru this before with one of their<br>kids? > >> Nothing would make me happier than if she took> >><br>up the hobby but I realize I need to go very slow and let her get in to ><br>>> it at her own pace.> >> Thanks for any ideas!> >><br>JLK> >> _______________________________________________> >><br>NSRCA-discussion mailing list> >> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion> >><br>> _______________________________________________> > NSRCA-discussion<br>mailing list> >
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