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<DIV><FONT size=2>It is starting to sound real interesting...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2> Already I can visualize the trophies....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>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></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=vanputte@cox.net href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">Ron Van Putte</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 24, 2003 1:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Schedules</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR>george kennie wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid3F996146.1DEE37B9@gis.net type="cite"><BR>Masters is a
lot more fun than Advanced and a heck of a lot easier!!!!! I can't do
either with any degree of precision, but the security factor is much higher
in Masters! <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>We need to have a "Master Senior Shootout" at
the Nats next year for Master pilots who are 60+, with the winner to be
designated "Best Master Old Geezer".<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte (68)<BR><BR>
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<FONT size=-1>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> <FONT size=-1>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> 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>
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<A title=wbakle@charter.net href="mailto:wbakle@charter.net">Wade
Akle</A></DIV>
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<A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A></DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-stretch: normal; font-size-adjust: none"><B>Sent:</B>
Friday, October 24, 2003 9:53 AM</DIV>
<DIV
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Re: Schedules</DIV> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>So, John, 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></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT
size=-1>Wade</FONT></FONT>
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