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<DIV><SPAN class=223081320-19112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sucker!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=223081320-19112004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hee
Hee Hee.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Times New Roman">Dean Pappas</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Sr. Design Engineer</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Kodeos Communications</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">111 Corporate Blvd.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">South Plainfield, N.J. 07080</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-7817 phone</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">(908) 222-2392 fax</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Times New Roman">d.pappas@kodeos.com</FONT> </P>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Fletcher,
Richard<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 19, 2004 2:00 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'discussion@nsrca.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Diamond stab cross section - Dean
Pappas<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=503355318-19112004><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>The first time I saw that technique was in the early 80s when I
was admiring one of Dean's gorgeous 'Maya' renditions. It had a diamond
airfoil stab and he explained that it made the elev stick softer around
neutral. You see boys and girls, that was before expo was invented!
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<DIV><SPAN class=503355318-19112004><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>Speaking of Dean, he is the reason I got into pattern. It was 1983 at
Floyd Bennet field in Brooklyn NY and I was told that the field was closed to
regular flying the next day as there would be a pattern contest at the site.
So I went to the field very early to get some flying in before the contest
started. Suddenly an army of trucks and vans started pulling up and a fleet of
gorgeous pattern planes were setup in the pits. I watched Dean fly three
rolls in the Master's pattern (don't laugh) and between the totally axial
rolls, smoke against the blue sky, and the gorgeous Tipo I was hooked. At this
point I am not sure whether to thank Dean or
not!</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=503355318-19112004><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>Rich
:) </FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>