Seems to me Sportsman is a good compromise, giving us a free turnaround out of the box every 5 maneuvers.<div><br></div><div>Peter+<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 6:14 PM, J N Hiller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jnhiller@earthlink.net">jnhiller@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span><font color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The way I look at it is, the old AMA style pattern consisted of flying a
series of individual maneuvers. Turnaround requires us to fly a completely
defined <u>flight plan</u> which is 100% judged from box entry to box exit.
Even a short entry level sequence of 3 or 4 maneuvers can be overwhelming at
first for a new pattern competitor requiring a fair amount of preparation to
keep it all together, even on a calm day. Having progressed to expert prior to
turnaround with a little IMAC experience I had already flown the maneuvers
allowing me to focus more on positioning and wind correction. I'm happy to have
entered pattern when I did and thrive on a challenge that I'll never master.
Yes pattern competition does make us better RC pilots.<u></u><u></u></span></font></span></p>
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[mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>John Fuqua<br>
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5:07 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'General pattern discussion'<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Fwd: Anotherdiscussion topic relatingto new FAIrules</span></font></p>
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the other hand I had quit pattern because I got bored. But when
turnaround came on the scene I got really excited about it and have been going
at it ever since. I remember all the arguments pro and con.
Yes a lot of folks quit. But for those that stuck with it have
greatly improved their skills that most would not have learned otherwise.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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