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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle22><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I feel a
major contributor to the perceived declined in pattern is due to the wide
variety of available technologies in the RC community today when compared to
1959.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Pattern now competes with
Jets, Helicopters, Scales Aerobatics, Big Birds, 3D flying, electrics the list
goes on most of which were non existent or viewed as fledgling technologies 30+
years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There is a finite pool
of money spent within the RC industry and variety has divided this pool into smaller
sections.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Viewing the thread
activity on RCUniverse.com provides a good sampling of the varied interest
within the RC community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle22><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle22><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Glen
Watson<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Bill Glaze
[mailto:billglaze@triad.rr.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 14, 2003
9:19 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Fw: moderator....</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><![if !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>It's possible
that the decline has been so steady, and relatively small, that it hasn't been
until recently that long-time competitors have looked around and asked
"where has everybody gone?" <br>
When I got back into pattern ~1991, I was surprised at the small size of
contests, relative to what I had been used to around 1960. I recall being
the contest director in a contest held Summer of 1959. It was about
average for that time and place, (LARKS Club, Los Angeles Radio Kontrol
Society) and had 144 contestants. And, it was held at a place called
Turlock, in central California. Look it up on a map; it's pretty obscure. <br>
We used to have more folks show up for club contests than now show up for open
contests. And, at that time, the closest thing to an ARF was a kit that
had die-cut parts that you didn't have to cut out with a razor blade or X-Acto
knife. You actually had to.......gasp........build it. And, still
they came. <br>
As far as pattern not dying out, well, maybe. But, I can remember when
U-Control Speed was very big in my (then) area. Now..........U-Control
What? <br>
Folks on this list will come up with a lot of reasons for the above. They
each will, in all probability, be correct to some degree. <br>
The fact that the trend has yet to be reversed is not an excuse for accepting
the status quo. <br>
The opinions above are mine alone. The numbers and incidents quoted are
facts, not imagination. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:
black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Bill Glaze </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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