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Eric:
<br>Talk about brainstorming; I think you may be on to something.
As an aside, I would really enjoy some kind of a contest with kindred souls
that would let me employ an Astro-Hog, and be reasonably competitive.
Always been a sentimental favorite with me; won a lot with it in the 50's
and early 60's, and was there at it's (Astro-Hog's) birth. It's really
a good flying sport airplane, even by today's standards.
<br>Sure some good ideas surfacing, here.
<p>Bill Glaze
<p>"Henderson,Eric" wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> <span class=293194514-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>I
like suggestions - good one Dean!</font></font></font></span><span class=293194514-28072003></span><span class=293194514-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>E.</font></font></font></span><span class=293194514-28072003></span><span class=293194514-28072003></span>
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<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>From:</b> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[<A HREF="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org</A>]<b>On Behalf Of </b>Dean Pappas</font></font>
<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 28, 2003
10:41 AM</font></font>
<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>To:</b> discussion@nsrca.org</font></font>
<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>Subject:</b> RE: NEW CLASS for
experienced pilots.</font></font>
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<span class=013463914-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Why
not add noise-limited Nostalgia-Pattern at our events?</font></font></font></span><span class=013463914-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Regards,</font></font></font></span><span class=013463914-28072003>
<font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Dean</font></font></font></span>
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<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>From:</b> Henderson,Eric [<A HREF="mailto:Eric.Henderson@gartner.com">mailto:Eric.Henderson@gartner.com</A>]</font></font>
<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 28, 2003
10:35 AM</font></font>
<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>To:</b> discussion@nsrca.org</font></font>
<br><font face="Tahoma"><font size=-1><b>Subject:</b> NEW CLASS for experienced
pilots.</font></font>
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<span
class=670062314-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>
After several long "fireside chats" a similar non-turnaround thought pattern
came up about over 55's having a non-turnaround class.</font></font></font></span><span
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class=670062314-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Complex
center maneuvers (e.g. easier to see) for the old guys but non-scored turnarounds.
Keep it to say, 10 maneuvers. Would make judging a lot easier. Could retain
more pattern pilots as they age!? (Even CD's :-))</font></font></font></span><span
class=670062314-28072003></span><span class=670062314-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Lest
we not forget our biggest challenge is numbers of participants. As a %
of RC pilots we are a decimal point! That scares me. Not enough youth and
then we have the "silverbacks" giving up because the routines stretch their
vision on turnaround maneuvers.</font></font></font></span><span
class=670062314-28072003></span><span class=670062314-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>If
it was not for the noise problem of the older designs I'd also run SPA
at a 401-406 pattern event.</font></font></font></span><span
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<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Regards,</font></font></font>
<br><span class=670062314-28072003><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF"><font size=-1>Eric.</font></font></font></span></span><span
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