<DIV> I'm not so sure that the FAI pattern is harder than the Masters but the competetion is, I have been practicing the FAI sense the 2003 schedule came out but have only competed this year, now I'm a not so good advanced pilot but have been told more than once that I fly the FAI better than I do the advanced pattern, not sure why this is, maybe because I want to fly FAI, one because it really makes me work, I was one that always rolled right now practicing opposing rolls, has made me more comfortable with my flying, I haven't even tried the Masters schedule so can't say how it is, I have a long time freind that flys FAI and maybe thats why I have chosen to fly FAI and that fact that I'm not getting any younger 56 this month, I have no hopes of beating Jason or any of the top pilots, but I do know this I enjoy flying the FAI, one of the big things I see in FAI is you get 2 schedules every 2 years and you get as much as 2 extra schedules 2 years in in the future so theres plenty
to work on.</DIV>
<DIV> Oh I fly a Smaragd with an OS 140 on muffler with 15% coolpower the judges can chime in here and tell you whether I'm under powered or not. Nothing fancy for me just like eveready just keeps going and going.</DIV>
<DIV> Steve Maxwell<BR><BR><B><I>mike mueller <mups1953@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV> Amen except for this statement</DIV>
<DIV>"Most of us think FAI is tougher all around than AMA Masters... no surprise here..."</DIV>
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<DIV> In my area AMA Masters fliers out rank FAI 4 to 1. It makes the Masters class competition really harder than the FAI. Granted that the elite gravitate to FAI but that number is as low as 20 fliers in the whole country. Many great fliers in the US opt to stay in AMA Masters. Also the new manuevers in Masters are just about as hard and poweerplant demanding as the FAI's. Mike<BR><BR><B><I>John Ferrell <johnferrell@earthlink.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lets summarize a little:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Two strokes & four strokes both work but most of us would prefer electric were it not so costly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Most of us think FAI is tougher all around than AMA Masters... no surprise here...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The guys who win the most are more likely to be sponsored... no surprise here ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A power plant that does not meet an individuals expectations can quickly become an emotional issue.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The guys at the top seem to be able to do well with whatever equipment they get their hands on.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in conclusion, It will take more than a new Brio with a DZ/Hacker/two stroke-of -the-day to make me a contender! Fortunately, it will not keep me from enjoying the game. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>John Ferrell <BR><A href="http://dixienc.us/">http://DixieNC.US</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JAStebbins@worldnet.att.net href="mailto:JAStebbins@worldnet.att.net">Jerry Stebbins</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> Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:15 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: YS Longevity and Fuel $$$ Part 2</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike, I do not want to get into a 4c vs 2c discussion, since whatever works for each flier is what they should, and most do, use and fly. I doubt any top flier would use something as a sponsorship, that would not give him the the best chance of winning.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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