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<DIV><STRONG> What we have to remember is that if you look at the overall #'s of $'s spent in this hobby, you will see real quick, that there just not there, in the 80's I checked with the hobby assoication and the #'s just aren't there in fact what I found was rc cars had more than twice the $'s as aircraft now compare that with golf or even tennis. I have golfed for some years until I got back into pattern and Tournament bass fished for sometime as well, when I stopped fishing, $20,000 boat, vehicle to pull it 20 to 30 thousand, and that's no equitment, I was told golf was very expensive how could that be, the most expensive clubs at $4000 and green fees, membership is the cheap way to go, pattern seems really inexpensive, as always money talk's and if your from Texas you know BS walk's.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> I think our number's of people involved isn't bad at all. Think about it in the 50's and 60's rc was real high tech at that time now it's like an old hat, most people know what it is, have seem on TV even in commercials and the start of home improvement for a year.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Let's not try to make this something it isn't. Pattern pilot will alway be some of the best pilots and will always be or at least at my field the ones to ask "HOW DO YOU DO THAT" "CAN YOU HELP ME TUNE MY ENGINE" ect. ect. There's a lot of pride in what we do, and everyone involved should be proud.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Sure I try to encourage people to get into pattern, but it isn't for eveyone, to some people just traveling to a contest would be to much.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Baltic" size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"><B><I>Steve Maxwell</B></I></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>