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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>No,<BR><BR>We
interpret what he said just fine. We simply don't agree.<BR><BR>I don't agree.
There's 160ish pages in MA. Pattern gets about 2-3. Now it<BR>gets 2-3 every
other month.<BR><BR>I see big coverage of the Brodak event. I have seen major
coverage of free<BR>flight events. I see tons of extra coverage of scale events.
I see plenty of<BR>coverage for IMAC style events. I even see coverage of the
pylon world<BR>championships.<BR><BR>Guess what I don't see?<BR><BR>Nope I
interpret it just fine. But if it looks like it, smells like it, and<BR>squishes
like it, you can bet it's probably BS.<BR><BR>Now if you'll scuse me, I have
somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 photos<BR>to send to MA =)<BR><BR>-Mike
Hester<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "George Kennie"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:geobet@gis.net"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>geobet@gis.net</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>><BR>To:
<</FONT><A href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>discussion@nsrca.org</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>><BR>Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:40 AM<BR>Subject: Re: Free
Flight<BR><BR><BR>> Steve,<BR>> I don't think you misread it as I drew the
same conclusion as you did.<BR>Makes it<BR>> a little easier for me to
understand the reasons for the widely varying<BR>opinions<BR>> and
interpretations derived by the pattern community when reading
the<BR>Rulebook.<BR>><BR>> RC Steve Sterling wrote:<BR>><BR>> > I
read it a little different. I thought he was giving the free
flight<BR>and<BR>> > control line folks (and us) a shot across the bow.
Because they are only<BR>10%<BR>> > of members, they wouldn't be given 50%
of the magazine space. The would<BR>put<BR>> > more into sport flyers.
Maybe I misread it.<BR>> ><BR>> > I have never understood MA.
Virtually 100% of their contstruction<BR>articles<BR>> > have been the
reserection of some old ancient-looking design, mostly .40<BR>> > size or
under, done by some equally aged fossil (no disrespect intended<BR>for<BR>>
> our modern thinking seniors in THIS SIG). These are followed by
some<BR>equally<BR>> > non-relevant article on how to keep your Kraft or
Heathkit servos going<BR>> > another year. Engine articles about some
1930's museum piece or how to<BR>keep<BR>> > that 1950's Fox in top shape.
And the monthly dept. articles--<BR>free-flight<BR>> > scale, free-flight
long wing, CL scale, CL Aerobatic, CL carrier, CL<BR>> > combat -- all
totaling 10% of the interest (that number seems high to<BR>me).<BR>>
><BR>> > Even as a sport pilot (prior to pattern), I always turned to
the<BR>Precision<BR>> > Aerobatics monthly section first. The articles
written by Rick Allison<BR>were<BR>> > usually relevant to my sport
flying-- how to fly a straight line, use<BR>> > rudder, proper loop, build
on previous skills. I've heard the sport<BR>flyers<BR>> > in my club
discuss Erick Henderson's articles on the various "combo"<BR>ARF's<BR>> >
that work for sport and Pattern, and several have bought airplanes
based<BR>on<BR>> > those articles, so I know he is read also. Most of our
sport flyers (90%<BR>of<BR>> > our club also) aren't interested in the
competition of Pattern, but<BR>would<BR>> > like to do a better slow roll
or Cuban 8.<BR>> ><BR>> > MA really does need to get more relevant
to the times-- more devoted to<BR>> > MODERN sport models, a whole lot
less on FF and CL. But if they did a<BR>survey<BR>> > on what articles are
currently read 1st or 2nd, I think at least 70% of<BR>the<BR>> > sport
pilots would say Precision Aerobatics or Scale Aerobatics.<BR>> ><BR>>
> -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: </FONT><A
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size=3>> > [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Tomanek,
Wojtek<BR>> > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:52 AM<BR>> > To:
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size=3>> > Subject: Free Flight<BR>> ><BR>> > Ok, have you all
read the latest Model Aviation editorial about how the<BR>free<BR>> >
flight and control line folks constitute 10% of all modelers and
thus<BR>should<BR>> > get increased attention in the magazine and other
SIGs (including<BR>precision<BR>> > aerobatics) will have to give up
monthly columns to bimonthly ones. I<BR>> > belong to three clubs
with approximately 80, 120, and 160 members. Very<BR>few<BR>> > may
have a free flight glider/plane but have never flown it at the<BR>field,<BR>>
> same goes for control line. If you look at their NATs the same
names<BR>> > appear in most of the categories and even then the whole
listing of<BR>names is<BR>> > shorter than the Masters list form the
pattern NATs.<BR>> ><BR>> > What gives
.............................. ??<BR>> ><BR>> > my $0.02 for
today<BR>> > Wojtek<BR>> ><BR>> >
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