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<DIV>A lot of practice can make up for equipment. For example an intermediate national champ a few years ago flew a 'Boxer 60' plans built model. It can be done. But you wonder how much better this person would have scored if he spent that much practice with 'better' equipment.</DIV>
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<DIV>Randy</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR>> On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 12:17:05 -0500 <BR>> "Scott Anderson" <SCOTT@RCPATTERN.COM>wrote: <BR>> <BR>> > Keith, and all, <BR>> > <BR>> > That's a good idea or even make it so your not competing against a 2M <BR>> > new ship VS a 40-60 size trainer/sportplane.. <BR>> > <BR>> > More to think about.. <BR>> > <BR>> > Scott Anderson <BR>> > Knoxville TN <BR>> <BR>> As I mentioned earlier, I'm *really* new at this but it seems to me that <BR>> at least in the lower classes the gear is not nearly important as the <BR>> skills of the pilot. Restricting what type of gear someone can use to <BR>> give pattern a try only thins our ranks IMHO. <BR>> <BR>> In other words, if two newbie sportsmen show up for the first contest of <BR>> the year and one took the winter off and has a just test flown 2M <BR>> pattern ship and the other has a Falcon 56 that he's been out practicing <BR>> with every weekend - my money's on the guy with the Falcon 56;-) <BR>> <BR>> At least that's the way I'm hoping it works!! ;-) <BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Tom <BR>> <BR>> _____________________________________________________________________ <BR>> <BR>> | , | Tom Simes <BR>> ---------(@)--------- AMA 230068 <BR>> --|-- NSRCA 3830 <BR>> ' nsrca@shinymetalass.com <BR>> ================================================= <BR>> To access the email archives for this list, go to <BR>> http://lists.f3a.us/pipermail/nsrca-discussion/ <BR>> To be removed from this list, go to http://www.nsrca.org/discussionA.htm <BR>> and follow the instructions. <BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>