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<DIV>Pattern is a form of competition which means you have to make it fair for
everyone. And you have to be competitor or try something else. Allowing a
masters pilot to fly intermediate is not going to help the cause. Now there can
be some special cases like if you've been out of competition for a few years,
you can pick where you come in at. But not forcing people to move up
pretty much violates the whole point of a competition. </DIV>
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<A title=Pattrnflyr@aol.com
href="mailto:Pattrnflyr@aol.com">Pattrnflyr@aol.com</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> Tuesday, March 08, 2005 5:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [SPAM] Rules changes
Advancement</DIV>
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<DIV>Troy,</DIV>
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<DIV>OMG, I can't believe I agree with YOU! LOL Just picking on you
Bro. As a long time pattern flyer, career intermediate, a
multiyear, multi-contest a year pattern CD I think TN is right on.
I have eliminated weight restrictions and bunches of other stuff from more
than one local contest year after year as have my other local CD's and nothing
has brought out the pilots like good old fashioned friendship and being on
them constantly to come out. We have lost a couple of guys
because they felt they had to move up, when all they could really fly was
Sportsman. We are having pattern barbecues (food not airplanes) this
year to get people out together, do some flying, get noticed by
other club members and provide information. We are taking these
barbecues on the road locally. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">See
ya,<BR><BR>Bruce </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>