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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This was my reply to Anthony.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anthony,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All very valid points. However, I would
disagree with just one aspect of your theory (and this is coming from real world
experience).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This past year was the year that I was going to get
into competing. I choose IMAC and Pattern as my platforms for achieving
this. I have flown in 2 pattern contest, and several IMAC contest.
They both had their merits, and distractions. Now, one of the reasons I
choose to try out both disciplines at once was because I was working out of
state, away from my family, and I had a lot of free time. Later in the
year I had decided that enough was enough, and I would get back home to the
family at a lower paying job. In preparation for less income, and less
time, I needed to decide which discipline to continue with. The decision
was really easy when you looked at it from the pure flying side of the
house.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was flying a Focus that I bought second
hand. It was Andrew's old plane, and man could it fly.
Andrew and Charlie (the builder) had really done a great job with this
bird, and it was almost like cheating it flew so well. However, as an
everyday flyer it was not so much fun. It was too stable. So,
knowing that I would have future cash flow issues, and would need
my competition plane as an everyday flyer, the IMAC plane won
out. So the bottom line of this long ramble....if the low level
classes would allow guys to fly their everyday plane, you may attract new
blood.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, in my case, a factor that helped in my
decision was the schedules. After flying IMAC, I just could not imagine
flying the same schedules for 5 plus years. Knowing that I only had to
suffer through a schedule, that I may or may not like (ie. hard! lol),
for a year was nice. I also enjoy the aspect of the unknowns.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now, keep in mind I only flew in a couple contest,
and that I didn't get to see as much of the pattern world as I wanted. My
whole outlook may have changed after a couple of years of flying
pattern.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a couple of random thoughts of an ex-pattern
rookie. Hopefully this will change as the employment thing
improves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jon</FONT></DIV></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=juhler@bellsouth.net href="mailto:juhler@bellsouth.net">Jon Uhler</A>
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<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>Sent:</B> Monday, October 13, 2003 12:59
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> moderator....</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Is there a reason why my response to Anthony's email is
not coming through to the list?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jon</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>