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<DIV>In a message dated 3/7/2005 5:33:50 PM Central Standard Time,
jpavlick@idseng.com writes:</DIV>
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size=2>Bob,<BR>Yeah, I agree. We need to improve our "exposure" if you will.
Last Summer,<BR>I was looking for pattern contests. Nobody in my area knew
where any were or<BR>even if people still flew pattern! I somehow missed the
NSRCA booth at the<BR>WRAM show last February too. One of my club members
happened to find a<BR>K-Factor somewhere and gave it to me. Here I am. Flew
Sportsman last year<BR>with a 40 size Kaos, now I've got a Focus for
Intermediate.<BR>As far as magazine coverage goes -you're pretty much right
about that too.<BR>3D, parkflyers and big scale aerobatic stuff are in the
spotlight now. Fear<BR>not. Dean has a pattern column in Flying Models. I'm
working with Fly RC<BR>magazine. I'm sure there are a few other guys out there
too. Don't forget<BR>about Eric in M.A. I'm reviewing some stuff now that
would be great for an<BR>intro to pattern - 90 size ARFs (and some smaller
ones too) that can fly<BR>Sportsman and Intermediate. I think Dean has done a
few reviews along these<BR>lines too. If you want to see more pattern planes
in the magazines, take the<BR>time to write to the editors. We get review
airplanes based on what the<BR>readers want - not necessarily what we want. If
there are lots of requests<BR>for more pattern planes, motors, etc. it will
make the editors take notice.<BR>They always need stuff to fill up the
magazine so a few pictures of your<BR>plane and a short note might get
published in the "readers" section.<BR>I think you'll see things improving
soon. In the meantime, try to get some<BR>guys in your club interested in
pattern if you can. One way to get their<BR>attention is to point out how
precision aerobatics skills can be helpful for<BR>3D flying. This has worked
for me on at least two occasions. Ask them: "Can<BR>you use the rudder
effectively in a hover, when you're looking at the bottom<BR>of the plane?" If
the answer is "No" (it usually is), show them what we're<BR>all about. a lot
of guys are afraid of the rudder. Show them how to use it<BR>and tell them how
you learned these skills, etc. Either that, or help them<BR>trim one of their
planes to fly correctly (OK, just do your best - sometimes<BR>it's almost
impossible). They'll come around.<BR><BR>John
Pavlick<BR>http://www.idseng.com<BR><BR><BR>><BR>> -----Original
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[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Robert Mairs<BR>> Sent:
Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:20 PM<BR>> To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>
Subject: Re: Making Pattern Harder - was Pattern Box Rules
(discussion)<BR>><BR>><BR>> I've been monitoring the list for a
couple years now, haven't<BR>> said a whole<BR>> lot, but a common theme
I seem to see a lot, is talking about the<BR>> past. If<BR>> you
want pattern to grow, there's only one way your gonna do it<BR>> and
that's<BR>> to start promoting it. You don't see anything about it
anywhere. Hardly<BR>> any plane reviews in major magazines, no ads in
magazines, about the only<BR>> thing going is an occasional column in
ama. If your not specifically<BR>> looking for it, pattern is pretty
much invisible in my opinion.<BR>> A banner ad<BR>> on rcu, rcgroups
drawing people to the website could be a<BR>> possibility. If<BR>>
you don't start attempting to draw in new people, diminished size is<BR>>
inevitable. Just look at the turnover in your local clubs.<BR>>
Sequences, wt<BR>> limits, turnaround, box sizes, etc, etc, isn't gonna get
pattern anywhere.<BR>><BR>> Make it easy for somebody new, expand the
beginners section on<BR>> the website.<BR>> Guys are building lower
priced arfs, have them write up some<BR>> reviews, show<BR>> them they
don't have to have a $3500 2m, custom painted, tricked<BR>> out
bird.<BR>> Update and expand district sites makeing it easy to find
a<BR>> contest to come<BR>> out to and watch with directions, starting
times, saying visitors<BR>> welcome.<BR>> The only thing I think will
turn around pattern is promotion<BR>> outside of its<BR>> primary
membership, which doesn't really seem to take place.<BR>>
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<DIV>I think These are good points we need take a hard look and see how we can
each make a move in this direction I agree pattern is STEALTH now</DIV>
<DIV>Buddy</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>