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<DIV>My second contest ever was in the 70’s was in Cedar Rapids IA. They had
pattern and scale in the same event. Flew a Trouble Maker with a ST
Bluehead.</DIV>
<DIV>I am in Iowa now but didn’t hear about the contest till too late. </DIV>
<DIV>Unfortunately I am in Iowa for other reasons... Dad is terminal and we are
here for him. Looks like I will be missing the NATS too.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ya’ll have fun.</DIV>
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<DIV>Wayne Galligan</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>Mike Mueller via NSRCA-discussion</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 9, 2017 9:36 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>Unknown</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] New Iowa contest
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<DIV dir=ltr>Hey guys it was great to be able to attend a new contest this
weekend in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
<DIV>Cedar Rapids used to be a regular stop for the circuit many years ago.
(25+).</DIV>
<DIV>D5 VP Mark Barnett ran the deal with a lot of help. We had a robust showing
of Club Class and Sportsman with many flying in their first contest. This makes
it so much more fun. Masters flyers we're paired up with the newbies to make
them feel welcome.</DIV>
<DIV>Bobby Satalino (Have a nice day!) had a unique training method.
Implementing a foam baseball bat and his usual charm. Very effective.</DIV>
<DIV>This was my 3rd contest of the year. All 3 have been well attended and we
are having some increase in activity here in the Midwest.</DIV>
<DIV>I have to tell you that I know a lot of what's going on in the RC Airplane
industry and F3A is doing better than many other segments</DIV>
<DIV>of the sport. Some words were written of our demise from a local contest
and business perspective, not what I've been seeing.</DIV>
<DIV>I recognize we have challenges. I commend the effort being put in by so
many to promote the sport and would encourage others to look at it in an
enthusiastic light. It's very effective when talking to fence sitters and people
outside the activity.</DIV>
<DIV>To use a famous quote from Mark Twain "<SPAN
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reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated".</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>Looking forward to the New Nats which gain has a nice increase in flyers
from last year.</DIV>
<DIV>Mike Mueller</DIV>
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<DIV> President of <A href="http://f3aunlimited.com/"
target=_blank>F3AUnlimited.com</A>, <A href="http://gator-rc.com/"
target=_blank>Gator-RC.com</A>, and Caiman Distribution LLC.,
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