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Interesting, that this subject should come up.<br>
I feel that a big factor, would be the very thing that is under our
noses. (admittedly, some few will object to the idea)<br>
Change the flight sequences at least every 3 years, as the
questionnaire said. Said questionnaire was ignored in this particular,
in the last rules cycle for all but (significantly) Masters. And, of
course, FAI.<br>
It would help in the boredom category. IMHO, it would help much more
than looking at pattern airplanes flop all over the sky. But then, who
am I? I haven't even done a great job of what we're flying
now.<G><br>
In any event, Eric, I sure appreciate that you're so active in the idea
dept.<br>
<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
NSRCA 2388<br>
AMA 2221<br>
IMAC 1624<br>
N7WWS<br>
<br>
Henderson,Eric wrote:<br>
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<div><span class="698583514-23012004"><font face="Arial"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="698583514-23012004">As
some of you may know I ran an FAI-FG1 event a couple of years ago at
the Nat's after the finals. Quique, Troy and Chad Northeast put on a
really great show for us while we waited for the Masters and FAI
results.</span></font></font></font></span></div>
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<div><span class="698583514-23012004"><font face="Arial"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="698583514-23012004">I have
not heard much about this event type since then. I was wondering if the
FAI adopted it or not.</span></font></font></font></span></div>
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<div><span class="698583514-23012004"><font face="Arial"><font
color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span class="698583514-23012004">Flying
a pattern type plane to music is very attractive. It is one of the few
times where the plane does not drown-out the music! More correctly
said, the planes have to comply with size weight and sound FAI
regulations. They do not actually have to be what we fly in a pattern
contest. Some guys use the same planes and swap-in 3-D wings and stabs.
They often change their props.</span></font></font></font></span></div>
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<div><span class="698583514-23012004"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2">It is, of course, the rest-of-the-world's
version of IMAC freestyle.</font></span></div>
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<div><span class="698583514-23012004"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2">I have written, <em>not without a shot or
two across my bows</em>, that the delineator between precision
aerobatics and scale aerobatics is that pattern is based on practicing
the routine, a lot! </font></span></div>
<div><span class="698583514-23012004"><font face="Arial"
color="#0000ff" size="2">I see IMAC pilots practicing tailslides and
Harriers and torque rolls, but rarely the routines they fly. In
particular, wannabe IMAC pilots fly the hover stuff for most of their
flights. Once in a while I "push my luck" and I ask them why they
practice most, the thing that they will do least, in a contest. (Maybe
once in a freestyle routine at the end of an event). </font></span></div>
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<div><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span
class="698583514-23012004">The answer always is, "Because I want to
get better at it and it is fun". Are they having more fun than us? I
know that watching a loud plane hover over the runway is fun for a
while but it gets old pretty quick and even becomes annoying. A bit
like when we played our </span>4<span class="698583514-23012004">5's
on repeat. We coul listen to the same song, that we had just purchased,
but our allegedly tone-deaf fathers were soon motivated to become
"discus" throwers!!!!</span></font></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span
class="698583514-23012004">The question is still out there however,
"Are we boring?" and "Do we, (pattern pilots), need be more
watchable"???</span></font></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="2"><span
class="698583514-23012004">Regards, it is still winter - Eric.</span></font></font></font></div>
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