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<DIV><FONT size=4>Hi Nat,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Well I ain't ready to give it up yet!! Last year was bad with
the eye trouble. I only went to one contest in Cullman and wore a patch over my
right eye. Came in a well deserved last! That's all resolved now as I am a one
eyed pilot for all practical purposes and don't even have to wear the patch.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>My recent flights consists of flying twenty-five Masters
avalanche maneuvers in a row. Getting better at it. Not good just better! The
fellowship is to good to quit, lots of nice folks still showing up.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I do think we should stop letting the tail wag the dog! I
never was good enough to be competitive in F.A. I. as Jason, Chip, Don S and the
other top folks are. However, they could do it with a Senior Falcon and they
didn't have to learn how in AMA...... (For you young folks, a Senior Falcon is a
very old Goldberg trainer!) A lot of others fall into my category and could
care less about using AMA to move to F.A.I.. I did enjoy flying F.A.I. when
the pattern was such I could get through it. <g> I beat Tony Stillman a
couple of times in Nashville, YS of course his engine quit in both cases!
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<DIV><FONT size=4>I think if we made all the classes a bit easier where
someone could be really competitive in the lower classes without a two meter
power house, We would attract more folks! I know there are rare exceptions
to this rule. All I get from my hundred-thirty plus club members with a couple
of exceptions is, I just can't afford the stuff you use so I ain't gonna.
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Anyway, fun stirring up the mud!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Ed </FONT></DIV>
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<A title=natpenton@centurytel.net href="mailto:natpenton@centurytel.net">Nat
Penton</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, December 29, 2004 10:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Participation</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Hartley are you trying to make the case that
all of us old farts ought to go back to playing cards, VBG ?</FONT></DIV>
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