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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#008080 size=2>Thanks for
sharing your positive experience. Most pattern contest I attend both in the
states and Canada exhibit the same you experienced.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Lucida Sans Unicode" color=#008080
size=2> Del K. Rykert<BR> AMA -
8928 <BR> NSRCA - 473<BR> Kb2joi
- General </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=shaw.thomas@worldnet.att.net
href="mailto:shaw.thomas@worldnet.att.net">Thomas Shaw</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=m.hurley@attbi.com
href="mailto:m.hurley@attbi.com">m.hurley@attbi.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 28, 2002 5:27
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AMA Magazine Article</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just read Mike Hurley's RC Scale Aerobatics
column in the November issue of Model Aviation. He has been following
Chuck Hobart around as a newcomer to the sport and has a Q&A in the
article. Chuck makes a most unfortunate comment regarding the unfriendly
reception he received at a pattern contest a few years back.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't believe that Mike intended to malign the
NSRCA and I don't doubt Chuck's experience,</FONT> I just found it sad
that the NSRCA would get the negative press.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This past September I spent several hours as a
visitor at the Milan Michigan pattern contest to see what the sport is all
about. I am considering joining the NSRCA and getting involved in
pattern competition. I don't think I have met a nicer group of
people. Especially when you consider that everyone was busy
competing. Each and every person that I spoke with took the time to
answer my questions in a friendly and thoughtful way. Even the contest
director took time to talk with me in the middle of the contest and it wasn't
just a five minute chat. Based on my esperience I have every intention
of joining the NSRCA.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I hope the contrast of these two stories can be
of some help to the organization.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Shaw</FONT></DIV>
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