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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>BRAVO Ed!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Adam Q</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Every club newletter I write up begins with what a good time it is to see
everyone and the friendships that have been made. Including that this is
the reeason for competing.</DIV>
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<DIV>I disagree most don't get it. Look at the number of sport pilots
that go to fly ins to see old friends. It is there. Look at the
coffee crew(old farts, geezers or what ever each club has a name for then,
albeit affectionately) They put one flight in but talk for hours, they
get it.</DIV>
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<DIV>We have to realize most either don't want to compete for what ever
reason, and/or in our society of instant gratification don't want to strive
towards a goal. I believe this is the biggest problem.. </DIV>
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<DIV>Lets take a difficult but very rewarding manuever, the rolling
circle. Took me a solid summer of failed attempts to achieve a very ugly
4 roll roller. Then another 2 years to get to make the thing look decent
for IMAC. No one in our 100 member club has any desire to work at
something that dedicatedly just to be able to do it. Herein lies the
problem.</DIV>
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<DIV>I don't believe Pattern needs to change. I don't believe we are
doing anything wrong either. The simple fact is Pattern requires a
commitment, with effort, to accomplish the goal of flying better and most are
simply not willing to make that commitment. This is fine as we live in
America and should be able to choose. What we do have to do is accept
how things are and work from there. As stated in an earlier discussion,
when someone shows interest then we can try to get them to give Pattern a
whirl.</DIV>
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<DIV>Just my thoughts.</DIV>
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