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<DIV>Jon,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think I need to make a very bold statement here as I'm a great
testimonial that a 2-Meter Plane doesn't win the contest.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I started with the Aresti and entered a total of seven contest my
1st year out this year. Although a 2-Meter pattern plane seems to some as being
-intimidating-, it certainly didn't intimidate most that I flew against
across the Central US from St Louis to Detroit to Nashville and
Cincinnati.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>My progress wasn't with the plane it was attending contest and getting
feedback. I will also tell you in the 3 Districts I competed in, not one round
was won or lost because I was flying a Focus. As a matter of fact, I only won 1
contest and placed 2nd or 3rd to folks flying and Extra or a Kaos. Ron Freeman
was very competitive with his Kaos.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When I started working with Mark Atwood at my first contest I actually flew
in, I think he said it best when I asked him if a 2M ship would help me...His
response, "No"...He was right! I had the same problems with the Focus that I had
with the Aresti. The only other factor was was nerves in that if I pile drive
the plane I was out $1,500 Vs $400 for the Aresti. That didn't help me
either.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The only thing the Focused helped with is that it handled a 20+mph wind
better than the Aresti did. My progress was slow, but steady.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The only reason I bought the Focus was to have less of an investment in a
plane before I built the Temptation and I had already committed $$$ for the
future seasons.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I don't think any sportsman I flew against was very intimidated by me
flying a Focus. If they were, they certainly weren't after the 1st
round...lol</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The bottom line is, "Either you want to fly Pattern or you don't!"
Everything else is an excuse to pin it on...No different for
IMAC...Same-O-Same-O...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Larry Diamond</DIV>
<DIV>AMA 5024</DIV>
<DIV>NSRCA 3083</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>See ya,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Larry</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:K6XYZ@comcast.net">David Harmon</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 13, 2003 10:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: moderator....</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Jeeeze…..here
we go again with this junk….<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; mso-no-proof: yes">Regards<BR><BR>Dave
Harmon<BR>NSRCA 586<BR></SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT color=blue
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; mso-no-proof: yes"><A
href="mailto:K6XYZ@comcast.net">K6XYZ@comcast.net</A></SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT
color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; mso-no-proof: yes"><BR>Torrance,
Ca.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=blue><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; mso-no-proof: yes"> </SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
</SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A
href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</A></SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">
[mailto:</SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">discussion-request@nsrca.org</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">]
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Jon
Uhler</SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Monday, October 13, 2003 8:36
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
</SPAN></FONT><st1:PersonName><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A></SPAN></FONT></st1:PersonName><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re:
moderator....</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I guess I wasn't aware of that,
but now that I think about it, one guy was flying an Extra at one of the
contest.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I guess I just assumed it would
take a full blown 2 meter job to be
competitive.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Not sure what it is going to take,
but I hope someone figures it out before pattern dies
out.</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jon</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>