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<DIV><FONT size=2>Hi Allen,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Where are you
located? My club will probably hold an SPA contest next year. Probably in Sept.
Your version of the rules is what we were thinking also for the first contest.
Then stricter in the future when most people have time to build an appropriate
plane. As far as age goes, that will depend on attendence. Keep it up,
Terry</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:18
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Involving the pattern
community as a whole.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT color=#505050 size=2>George,
<BR><BR>The SPA is not limited to senior. There is a pre-senior
category. Locally we have been using an even looser version of SPA.
No age categories. Any AMA legal aircraft that can safely do the
maneuvers may be flown; SPA aircraft gets a bonus. This has brought back
pilots that quit pattern when the turnaround schedule was implemented. We get
new people that would be frighten off by the turnaround schedule.
<BR><BR>Precision pattern with its turn around maneuvers is more difficult
than SPA even if both used the same maneuvers. Always being "on" adds a
lot of stress. Also I have found that precision pattern requires a
better (and more expensive) aircraft. My SPA aircraft is capable of
doing the SPA Expert maneuvers; but, it is not up to precision pattern
Advanced schedule. <BR><BR>Allan <BR><BR>In a message dated 12/16/2002 9:08:43
PM Central Standard Time, av8tor@flash.net writes: <BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Not taking anything away from the SPA but how does that help the
"non <BR>Senior" pattern community?
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