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color:#1F497D'>Yup another “painful truth” scenario. Dave I’ll bet that “old”
Typhoon is still more than capable of competing effectively, especially in your
hands. Wooden airplanes are not dead! (I’m still flying my Black Magic V2.2). Especially
those that were built with the craftsmanship that you put into yours. Let’s try
to make it to a few contests next year even if we do have to drive all the way
to NJ. </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> d.wartel@comcast.net
[mailto:d.wartel@comcast.net] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 25, 2014 7:20 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> jpavlick@idseng.com; John Pavlick; DE CT, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY,
PA, RI, VT<br>
<b>Cc:</b> learn2turn@yahoo.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist1] NSRCA-dist1 Digest, Vol 47, Issue 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I'll
give my perspective on this, being one who gave up pattern competition five or
six years ago.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>There
once were four or five active pattern pilots in our club in Hadley, Mass. Two
left the club because we have to be strict about enforcing the 400 ft altitude
limit since we are within a mile or so of Norhampton airport. Full size planes
often fly directly over our field on approach. As far as I know those two are
still flying pattern "somewhere." Another member simply stopped
flying at all and moved away. Another quit flying altogether for health
reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I
gave up competition because it became much too expensive for me. Most District
One events are held in NY, NJ, and PA. The cost of gas, motels, entry fees,
food etc. adds up to $300 or so. We held two events at our field and they were
poorly attended, so our travel to events out of state was not very well
reciprocated. There was once an annual event in Vermont that I attended two or
three times, but I never saw anyone from south of here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The
cost of competitive equipment just seems to keep growing. The switch to
electric was prohibitive for me and having to have the latest and greatest
plane to compete with was not an option for me. At the last contest I attended
I was flying a Typhoon 2000 and one of the judges remarked, before I flew
before him, that it was a ten year old design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It
was said in a tone that implied that it couldn't possibly score well. Despite
what everyone says, I believe judging IS influenced by what equipment people
use. The money required to compete successfully took the fun out of competition
for me. I still love to fly pattern, but do so just for fun. (I still have the
Typhoon!)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The
Lampron brothers were definitely influenced to enter pattern by those of us
flying it at the time; mainly me, John Tarpinian and Scott Smith. They have
both left pattern for IMAC for a number of reasons. You probably know how
successful Dean has been at that. (I have to laugh at myself for having been
Dean's first coach!) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As
far as putting on demos at clubs to recruit pattern pilots, I can tell you it
would not work at our club. Most all the members are sport flyers and see
pattern flown at our field quite often. Dean still flies there and puts in
spectacular 3d flights as well. It doesn't do much at all to convince anyone to
take up pattern. It seems either one likes it or doesn't or has no desire to do
it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Pattern
obviously appeals to a very narrow sector of r/c flyers. It's a crap shoot to
find those in that sector and the number within that sector who can afford to
actually take up pattern is likely much smaller.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>"John Pavlick via NSRCA-dist1" <nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org><br>
<b>To: </b>learn2turn@yahoo.com, "DE 'CT, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI,
VT'" <nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Monday, August 25, 2014 4:12:43 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [NSRCA-dist1] NSRCA-dist1 Digest, Vol 47, Issue 5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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 <i>used to</i>
be full of Pattern guys. I don’t know where they all went but they’re not part
of the club anymore.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>John Pavlick</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> NSRCA-dist1 [mailto:nsrca-dist1-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>learn2turn via NSRCA-dist1<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 25, 2014 3:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> nsrca-dist1@lists.nsrca.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-dist1] NSRCA-dist1 Digest, Vol 47, Issue 5</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
color:black'>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.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";
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...<br>
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, ;-)<br>
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