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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#0000ff>No Wonder some pilots get
burned out and leave the hobby. </FONT></STRONG></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=aabdu@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net">Anthony
Abdullah</A> </DIV>
<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> Thursday, December 04, 2003 11:34
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Winter / Focus / Fuel</DIV>
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<DIV>George, you obviously have not met Bob Fortino. Eating, sleeping, social
interaction, trips to a stylist for grooming, shopping for trendy clothes, etc
have all been eliminated from his schedule. The man is a flying machine. I
look at the numbers and 28 cases sounds like about the max that you
could possibly do, but he really has streamlined his life to maxamize his
pattern time. Don't get me wrong, I like him a lot and all my coments are said
with affection. I think he is a really great guy, but his level of focus in
our short flying season is other worldly (perhaps he's an alien). I followed
him home from the Andy Herider memorial competition near Dayton and when
we stopped for gas he advised me that he would be pulling off on RT. 13 to
head to his local flying field. Mind you, we had just baked in the sun and
flown 6 rounds at a contest all weekend, and he wants to stop on the way
home and practice! Have you ever seen him post on the list her! e? No,
because he is out flying, or standing in a dark room visualizing his flying.
Margretta and I have a policy of going fishing the Monday after a contest,
then flying again on Tuesday, that might explain why I don't win more. I think
the point is, for those of us with a short flying season we pack a huge number
of intense flights into a very short time so that flying the pattern becomes
as close to second nature as possible.</DIV>
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<DIV>Anthony<BR><BR><B><I>george kennie <geobet@gis.net></I></B>
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coast of Mass, fly approx. 150 to 175 flights a year on about<BR>16
gallons.<BR>I can't conceive of anyone burning 80 gals in four months. Lets
see, 16<BR>weeks @ flying 4 times a week, four flights per session, 256
flights @<BR>16 oz.per, ....we're up to 32 gallons, that's 8 cases, hmmm,
let's see<BR>Troy says 28 cases, c'mon guys, there's such a thing as eating
and<BR>sleeping. I gotta be missing something here. No wonder these guys
don't<BR>do any building.<BR>Georgie<BR><BR>"Atwood, Mark"
wrote:<BR><BR>> That begs an interesting question.<BR>><BR>> How
much fuel do people burn in a calendar year?<BR>><BR>> I'd be
interested to hear responses and where you're from (or maybe more
specifically, how many months that fuel is spread over.<BR>><BR>> In a
competitive year (the last three not withstanding) I was burning 40-50 gal
over 3.5 - 4 months ! (late May - Mid Sept.)<BR>><BR>>
-Mark<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Anthony
Abdullah [mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net]<BR>> Sent: Wed 12/3/2003 9:58
AM<BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>> Cc:<BR>> Subject: Re:
Winter<BR>><BR>> Silly question / observation.<BR>><BR>> You
would think with the advantage of an extended flying season, ceteras
perabus, the nats champion in every class would be someone from a warm
weather state the majority of the time. Perhaps that is the case as I am not
sure where all the top competitors are from. I do know that a couple of my
neighbors to the immediate north west are always very competitive, and the
Ohio contingent has not exactly embarrassed themselves, present company
excluded of course. Maybe there is an advantage to a flying off season when
it comes to being able to focus. Bob Fortino is the picture of focus and
concentration, I wonder if he could keep up that level of intense
concentration for a 1! 0 month flying season. Not to mention what he would
spend on fuel.<BR>><BR>> Just a random thought as I watch the winter
winds blow across frigid lake Erie.<BR>><BR>> Wayne Galligan
<WGALLIGAN@GOODSONACURA.COM>wrote:<BR>> I know that feeling all to well
as I lived in the frigid confines of<BR>> northern Iowa years ago... you
could get some serious building done in the<BR>> winter months. Then I
got to Texas as fast as I could and not regretting it<BR>> one moment.
But you are right about the changes. Here I am building and<BR>> flying
at the same time seems. Two planes ready for next year now so I<BR>>
knock on wood all I have to do this winter,spring,summer,fall is
fly...<BR>> heh! heh! (no bad feelings at all)<BR>><BR>> Wayne
G.<BR>><BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>> From: "Atwood,
Mark"<BR>> To: ;<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:57
PM<BR>> Subject: RE: Winter<BR>><BR>> I feel bad for you "year
round" fl! yers. Not sure how you stay "excited"<BR>> about the sport. In
this neck of the woods (Cleveland) we have a pretty<BR>> even split...6
months of building, 6 months of flying. Without it, I'd have<BR>> been
burnt out years ago.<BR>><BR>> As it is now...come September,
October...I'm tired of dragging the plane to<BR>> the field...and start
to get an itch to clean the workshop, and embark on a<BR>> new project
(This year is ambitious for me...2 35% IMAC planes, Painting a<BR>> new
all composite Pattern plane, some comprehensive repairs, and a new<BR>>
trainer for my son (building from scratch with a 7 year old is ambitious
all<BR>> by itself))<BR>><BR>> Come April..and the Toledo
show...The desire to get out and fly is almost<BR>> overwhelming. I get
to start the season with a whole new lust for the<BR>>
sport.<BR>><BR>> On days like today...cold, windy, dreary...I'm
jealous. But in general,<BR>> I'll keep changing seasons...and changin! g
hobbies :):):)<BR>><BR>> -Mark<BR>><BR>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>> From: Wayne Galligan
[mailto:wgalligan@goodsonacura.com]<BR>> Sent: Tue 12/2/2003 1:46
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