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<DIV><FONT size=2>I am "only" 63, but with a lot of milage. I am rooting for the
guys that are old timers and still at it. My skills are slipping in pattern
competition but still well enough to fly Advanced, just not enough to fly
Advanced well. I am not going away, just facing circumstances. The improvements
I make in practicing Advanced now days are almost imperceptable. I think I will
take a hard look at the Masters sequence. I need a change for my personal
benefit. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I have good glasses, good hearing aids, etc, and it seems
every day I meet someone with real problems. So I am not complaining, just
acknowledging!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>John Ferrell<BR>6241 Phillippi Rd<BR>Julian NC 27283<BR>Phone:
(336)685-9606<BR><A
href="mailto:johnferrell@earthlink.net">johnferrell@earthlink.net</A><BR>Dixie
Competition Products<BR>NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW<BR>"My Competition is Not
My Enemy"<BR> <BR></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=wbakle@charter.net href="mailto:wbakle@charter.net">Wade Akle</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> Friday, October 24, 2003 9:53
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Schedules</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, John, </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>How old
are you? I'm 70 and no matter how much I practice my Advanced pattern
gets slightly more erratic every year! But, I am still one of the best
flyers at our field thanks to my Pattern practice; it Works... My
eyesight is good, so I can be judging. I am the ONLY pattern flyer at our
field (San Luis Obispo, CA, 90 members), 200 miles from any competition, and
it gets old to drive by myself. So due to that and circumstances I have not
competed in 2 years. This discussion group is my link to a sport I really
enjoy and continue to learn from.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wade</FONT></DIV>
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