[NSRCA-dist8] Burn Out

[Dennis Cone]

Ray,
I never thought of pattern as hard. I always love a challenge and that is
what I considered it. (Sometimes to the point I felt like I would never get
it)I was lucky to have such great flyers as Bill Bowen and Lyle Laughery
here to help in the beginning. They have very sharp eyes and great skills.
Just keep practicing and don't give up. It will come. I don't know Bob that
well but I do know Bill has a good sense of what the maneuvers should look
like and should be of great help to you. 

Den 

-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond C. Gauthier [mailto:rc.gauthier at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 2:22 PM
To: 'Dennis Cone'; 'AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY'
Subject: RE: [NSRCA-dist8] Burn Out

Dennis,  I know that's true.  Actually I'm very lucky in that Bill Carder,
Bob Walker and I fly together most of the time and call for and critique
each other regularly.  Maybe that's why we are all struggling - or maybe
flying pattern is just plain hard.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Cone [mailto:patternpilot at verizon.net] 
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:54 PM
To: rc.gauthier at comcast.net; 'AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY'
Subject: RE: [NSRCA-dist8] Burn Out

Jim, Ray,
The problem most folks have while practicing pattern is they try to practice
by themselves. We have found that a caller who can judge you from a
different prospective will help you from practicing the same mistakes over
and over making the mistakes part of your routine. I know it is hard to have
someone with you all the time but once in a while have someone watch your
flight and make notes on your mistakes. Then work on getting them corrected.
It may be something as simple as wings level that from a pilots prospective
is hard to tell but from an observers would be very noticeable. Then you can
go out and practice wings level which in pattern has an effect on all other
maneuvers'. 
Good to hear from you and good to see you are practicing. Jim you should
have no problem beating Rex in Masters this year because he spends a lot of
time looking for his canopy. I guess that is practice of sorts. We can just
call him when we lose a part and he can find it fast. It's a good thing he
is a good sport. (LOL) Rex, I think this means "lots of love".  

Dennis Cone

-----Original Message-----
From: nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Raymond C.
Gauthier
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:39 PM
To: 'AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY'; 'NSRCA D-8 List'
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Burn Out

Jim,  Now you know how I've felt my entire pattern flying career ;-)

-----Original Message-----
From: J N Hiller [mailto:jnhiller at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 5:26 PM
To: NSRCA D-8 List
Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Burn Out

Hi all.
The more I try to fly the new Masters the worse I get. Took the QQ Yak out
the last couple times. I am just about finished with the brake-in mix. What
a gentle solid flying airplane. I think I will like it even better with a
10-pitch prop. I still haven't committed to an electric park flier but I am
still interested. That is about it from Spokane.
Jim



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