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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>I also agree with Gene and Deans
assessment. If we are genuine in our claim to stimulate pattern then we
have to restore some of what has been lost in our purist of building FAI dreams.
When common pattern ships could be found in Tower's LHS's and at local
flying field being flown by sport fliers it was very easy for someone to explore
pattern with a plane they already have in their stable. If they see that many
others are flying similar planes to what they have exposure to then they feel it
isn't a specialty sport for the high brow. All other efforts to
change schedules to continue to increase the complexity factor only
continue to improve the skills of those that can or chose to participate.
Realize I am going back to a time when attendance was in excess of 60 and 70 at
local meets. Now we are hard pressed to find one contest locally that breaks
25. Hmmm... </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=d.pappas@kodeos.com href="mailto:d.pappas@kodeos.com">Dean Pappas</A>
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<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> Friday, January 07, 2005 1:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: AMA MASTER'S unknown?</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=562050218-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thanks Gene,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562050218-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As I
mentioned before: we have, as a culture, a tendency to keep making each skill
level harder or more interesting until it breaks, then we fix it and start
over again. Maybe you have to have been in the event for ever to see it, but I
think you have put your finger right on what Masters ought to
be.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562050218-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562050218-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Anybody out there remember old D-Novice?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=562050218-07012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dean
Pappas</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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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>gene.maurice@comcast.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 07,
2005 12:49 PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: AMA
MASTER'S unknown?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">To Whom It May
Concern:<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I am a Masters flier and I
DON'T want to fly FAI or FAI like sequences. For me personally, Masters is a
destination. If I wanted to fly finals and unknowns, then I would fly FAI. I
fly Masters and will stay in Masters because I don't want to, nor can I for
that matter, effectively fly the FAI sequences. If people want more
challenge than Masters affords, I would respectfully suggest that they
consider flying FAI. Again, for me personally, the difficulty of
the current and prior Masters sequences are all that I can handle,
and even then I'm a perennial bottom feeder. Why in the world do we
need two classes that are for all intents and purposes
equal? <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I believe there is a fair
contingent of fliers who are like me: good enough to fly their current
class without embarrassing themselves, not good enough to ever win, their
lives only allow a minimal amount of practice, but continue to do this
because IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!!!!. Why must we continually tinker with
Masters. Don’t get me wrong, I like the periodic change in the schedules. I
don’t even mind the ever increasing difficulty, even though it has made me
even LESS competitive. Again, I submit, if you are not sufficiently
challenged by Masters, FLY FAI!!! <o:p></o:p></P> </DIV>
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Eric.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>