<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dave, that's precisely what golfers go through, a pre-shot routine. When you get away from it even once, it just doesn't feel right. <BR>
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I would add that there's a "pre-shot" routine for the first run up of the day. I messed up my run up routine one time this past summer and the engine went fat on take-off and nearly cost me the plane
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Matt<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: Speaking of lessons learned (was are you looking for something) </B><BR>
Date:1/20/2004 3:59:26 PM Eastern Standard Time<BR>
From:<A HREF="mailto:DaveL322@comcast.net">DaveL322@comcast.net</A><BR>
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Side benefit of the stand-off I use is that it covers the switch. And, as<BR>
the switch is actuated with vertical motion, the neck strap is attached to<BR>
the stand-off with a horizontal motion.<BR>
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Dangling neck straps, bumping the sticks, and dropping the TX prior to<BR>
attaching the neck strap can still be issues. At my local fields, I am well<BR>
known for being very specific and ritualistic about where my field equipment<BR>
is placed relative to the plane, the exact starting procedure I follow, and<BR>
exactly how/when I click the neckstrap to the TX, extend the TX antenna,<BR>
etc.....<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
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Dave</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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