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<DIV>Would be nice to make the trip.. Look for us you cant miss us if we do show up</DIV>
<DIV>Might not be till next years event ;-)</DIV>
<DIV> Have Fun</DIV>
<DIV>Marguerite</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/23/2005 10:13:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, vanputte@cox.net writes:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>, Scott Anderson wrote:<BR><BR>> Hey Marguerite,<BR>> <BR>> Pack up the limo and trailer and come on down to Knoxville TN, next <BR>> weekend for the KCRC pattern meet!!!<BR>> Maybe you can drag some of the rest of the NJ crew down with you...<BR>> <BR>> I sure do miss those days of programming your new radio right before <BR>> the contest..LOL..<BR><BR>Yeah, come on over to Knoxville and meet the Florida mafia. John <BR>Fuqua, Tony Stillman and I will be there. We can talk about scoring <BR>takeoffs and landings.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte<BR><BR>>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>> From: MargueriteVG@aol.com<BR>>> To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 7:48 PM<BR>>> Subject: Fwd: [SPAM] Re: Re: Take Off & Landing "Reality of a Contest"<BR>>><BR>>> <BR>>> Ed Alt<BR>>> Hi Ed<BR>>> I have to agree with one of your statements and that is we should <BR>>> score Landings and take offs.IN BOTH groups for sure.<BR>>> <BR>>> PATTERN EVENT I was Almost hit by a run away plane while at <BR>>> full speed landing (masters or advanced pilot!!)<BR>>> <BR>>> I came very close to a sever injury at last years pattern event. <BR>>> Scott A pulled me to safety as I was in the midst of my sequence. A <BR>>> pilot while attempting to land flew his plane<BR>>> directly at me on the pilots station. the plane out of control came <BR>>> at me.IT<BR>>> <BR>>> STILL tapped my foot. This was at FULL THROTTLE on landing a pattern <BR>>> plane as I stood two stations away flying.<BR>>> Somehow I managed to finish up. I was shaken for quite awhile<BR>>> <BR>>> This pilot was in the higher class it could have been masters. <BR>>> Something went wrong somewhere!<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> He did apologize these things happen but this was at a pattern event. <BR>>> I have not had that problem at IMAC.<BR>>> <BR>>> IMAC has its fair share of EXCELLENT experience top gun pilots and <BR>>> it has its fair share of beginners, IMAC has many moving on in groups <BR>>> just as pattern has from beginner to the next. Pattern could learn <BR>>> from IMAC just as well as IMAC can learn from the pattern group.<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> IMAC and Pattern should score landings. There should be just as much <BR>>> focus on landing as any other flying maneuver. Just as much practice <BR>>> dedicated to a perfect landing (safety and precision)<BR>>> <BR>>> You have been at a lot of IMAC events but pattern has a fair share of <BR>>> problems. Did you ever watch beginners with a speeding pattern plane <BR>>> land at a pattern event.<BR>>> <BR>>> I have seen beginners in both. In defense of IMAC I have only <BR>>> had that bad experience with the pattern event and as I said it <BR>>> wasn't even with a beginner.<BR>>> <BR>>> Both groups are working to improve all situations and we are lucky to <BR>>> have the intelligent support that we have.<BR>>> <BR>>> IF we include scores for landings and take off I am sure that will <BR>>> improve the safety factor for all of us flying.<BR>>> <BR>>> TIME to get the Sequal out to fly.<BR>>> see you all at the flying field<BR>>> <BR>>> See you all at the flying fields.<BR>>> Marguerite Gargiulo<BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> In a message dated 5/23/2005 7:23:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, <BR>>> ed_alt@hotmail.com writes:<BR>>>><BR>>>> Actually, there is a legion of IMAC pilots who can't takeoff or land <BR>>>> without<BR>>>> threatening the safety of of others, mainly the guys at the other<BR>>>> pilot/judging station. I have regularly seen close calls and <BR>>>> dangerous<BR>>>> displays of model operation at IMAC contests during TO/landing. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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