Did you at least show him the courtesy of not beating him with his own airplane?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Atwood, Mark <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:atwoodm@paragon-inc.com">atwoodm@paragon-inc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">People can say what they want about the pattern crowd, but I’ve
never experienced anything other than a great group of people welcoming me 20
years ago, and continuing to show great sportsmanship and support.
That was exemplified this weekend in St Clairsville by Dave Johnstone our
District 4 VP. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had the misfortune (and stupidity) of crashing my airplane
in an early morning practice flight of the FAI F pattern when I got disoriented
in the sun low to the ground and was unable to recover prior to WHAM!! With
no back up plane, my contest was over. Dave Johnstone, the only
other guy flying FAI with me this weekend immediately offered to share his
Integral for the remainder of the contest.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I realize this happens more than not, that someone offers up
an airplane. But seriously, this is a huge gesture. ESPECIALLY
considering that I had just dumb thumbed mine into the ground. Add to
that we were directly competing against one another.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think it says a lot about the people we fly with and I
certainly felt honored that he trusted me with his airplane. So Dave,
Thank you again. Your gesture made a really bad day a lot better and
allowed me to enjoy the rest of the weekend. And thanks to everyone that’s
done something similar. I’m sure there was some nail biting
involved with each flight (especially going through F with a foreign setup!)
but it was VERY VERY appreciated.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We “play” in and amongst a great group of
people. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise…</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Mark</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Mark Atwood</span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></p>
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