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<p>But at that time all you had was pattern and scale. Even Helis were in their infancy. Now look a all the disciplines available to dilute the number of RC fliers. But that is only one of many factors that have caused the hobby to shrink. It is not just
pattern but R/C in general and one of the reasons that my other comment (What's a hobby store) has happened.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/4/2019 4:16 PM, Curt Oberg via NSRCA-discussion wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:
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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"">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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<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
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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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<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>'
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<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">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>
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<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).
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:personname w:st="on">Scott</st1:personname> McHarg via NSRCA-discussion<br>
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Dr. Mike Harrison <<a href="mailto:drmikedds@sbcglobal.net" moz-do-not-send="true">drmikedds@sbcglobal.net</a>><br>
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<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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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
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