[NSRCA-dist1] NSRCA-dist1 Digest, Vol 47, Issue 5

[John Pavlick]

I co-CD'd a Pattern Primer with Ed Alt at my club field (The Balsa Bugs) in
CT few years ago. A lot of guys came all the way from New Jersey to support
me but in spite of announcing the contest at meetings for several months AND
offering to help people trim out their planes and practice every Sunday only
one actually showed up to "compete". I did get support from the club
officials and a few dedicated members to help with food, field chores, etc.
but it was kind of disappointing. That was the first and only contest we had
in CT in quite some time. Sadly, I remember the Balsa Bugs used to be full
of Pattern guys. I don't know where they all went but they're not part of
the club anymore.

 

John Pavlick

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It sure would be nice if at least one New England club could get something
going with pattern.  It may be that the deal up here is that most fields
just aren't suitable.  I don't think our field (MMAC) would be suitable for
a contest. To date I've met in person only one pattern flyer from New
England and heard from only one or two others on the net.  With so few
pattern fliers, maybe it's also that there just isn't critical mass to get a
club to hold an event.  If one or two guys in a club fly pattern, I could
see why all the other club members might not want to give up the field for a
weekend, or even a Saturday, for an event.

 

-Ken K.

 

 

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One thing that might make pattern more interesting is if some of the top
flyers talk to D1 RC club presidents and offer to go to the fields that have
no pattern flyers and no contests and do some pattern demos.  Give the club
some time to drum up interest in advance of the date and let the club
members try to fly the sportsman sequence with the help of our traveling
experienced pattern flyer; ie, a grass roots effort.  Even talk to the club
presidents about hosting a pattern contest even if they have no active
flyers just to throw that out there if the club has the facilities to
support such an event.  This type of stuff has probably been discussed
before but in my club of 100 members, it'd be all new to them.  My sportsman
flying is hardly motivating, ;-)
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