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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>John,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>With everyone looking at a cure for the
decline in pattern flying, I believe that you are closer to the cause than
other factors being considered, including the price and size of our
planes. Before I started flying pattern in 1974, I knew who Don Lowe, Phil
Kraft, Ron Chidgey, Tony Bonetti, Norm Page, and other great pattern flyers
where from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">READING</st1:place></st1:City>
about them in all the model magazines. In that time frame, all the model
magazines, just about every month had pattern contest results in them that made
great reading and made the entire modeling community aware of pattern
flying. At the present time, I'll wager that the vast majority of the
modeling community never heard of or could tell you the name of the top pattern
flyers today. I believe that the basic reason for the decline in pattern
flying is the TOTAL lack of exposure in the model magazines and other media
outlets for pattern flying activities. Even the AMA Model Aviation
magazine has minimal coverage of even the NAT's pattern competition, even when
it's held in their own back yard in Munci. Probably the fastest growing
part of all the modeling venues is the quad copter group and I believe that is
likely because they are in the news all the time, mostly for negative or
bad news and occasionally for news about some beneficial use. Even the
Model Aviation magazine, just about every month is full of articles about the multi-rotor
crowd and equipment. Until the lack of coverage or information about
pattern flying competitions, equipment, and people involved in it is corrected,
I believe that ALL of the present efforts to curtail the decline, including the
rotation of the NAT's location and mandating cheaper equipment for the
beginning classes, will be for naught.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Curt Oberg<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> NSRCA-discussion
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</st1:PersonName>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">David Harmon</st1:PersonName> via NSRCA-discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 04, 2019
2:07 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">General
pattern discussion</st1:PersonName>'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Pattern and Social Media</span></font><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>John….IMO….your
last 3 lines are well said….+ a bunch.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font size=2 color="#1f497d"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#1F497D;font-weight:bold'>David Harmon</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>NSRCA 586<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b> NSRCA-discussion [mailto:<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</st1:PersonName>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName w:st="on">John
Pavlick</st1:PersonName> via NSRCA-discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 4, 2019 1:04
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">General
pattern discussion</st1:PersonName>' <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NSRCA-discussion]
Pattern and Social Media<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Increasing
exposure to the entire aeromodelling community is, in my opinion, the BEST way
to promote Pattern. Concentrate more on that than anything else. I flew
Sportsman with a super Kaos 40 and I won more than a few contests with it
(eventually). The airplane wasn’t what held me back from winning the
District Championship in my first year - it was ME.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I
didn’t even know that the NSRCA existed until one of my club members told
me that he heard about a “Pattern Contest” in a nearby state
from someone that he met at a fun-fly. You guys are like a secret society
– especially in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:place></st1:State>.
Most people here still think that a Pattern plane has a 60-size engine with a
pipe and retracts. When I showed up at my first contest with my Super Kaos 40
and I saw all of the 2-meter pregnant guppies on the flight line I wasn’t
sure I was in the right place but I soldiered on and flew in the contest. I
came in second out of 2 entries in Sportsman. The pilot who won was flying a
60-size Ugly stick. A few years later I was the D1 402 District Champion
(flying a second-hand Focus 1). <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please,
focus on enlightening the rest of the World and let them know that Pattern
EXISTS. This should increase participation more than anything else. Also be
aware that not everyone will want to fly Pattern. Pattern flying is difficult.
Those of us who understand this enjoy the challenge. People who want instant
gratification will not. Don’t try to fix that - it’s not possible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As
far as I’m concerned, you don’t need to change ANYTHING to attract
more (potential) Pattern pilots. Just make them aware of the NSRCA and let them
know where the contests are.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>John Pavlick</span></font></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cell:
203-417-4971<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Impact><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Impact'>Integrated Development Services</span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b> NSRCA-discussion <<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Scott</st1:PersonName> McHarg via NSRCA-discussion<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, January 4, 2019
12:33 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Dr. Mike Harrison <<a
href="mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net">drmikedds@sbcglobal.net</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:ronlock@comcast.net">ronlock@comcast.net</a>; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">General pattern discussion</st1:PersonName> <<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Price for a pattern plane...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Georgia><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:blue'>I've proposed and have had pass multiple
rules. I get it. Concerning social media and what not, I wasn't
suggesting that an individual do that, I'm suggesting that we as an
organization (which certainly has more pull than any individual) do so.
Limiting planes is done at the 2M level and nothing more. You're
suggesting to further limit airplanes in classes that most people would want to
try. That is why I do not believe your proposal is better.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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