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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=030372504-27072005>Yeah,
all good points. There are lots of reasons. Basically we got blind sided. I
think everyone thought patttern would just stay at the top all on it's own. In
my neck of the woods, where there are a lot of new generation pilots (ARFs and
electrics ONLY) almost nobody has even heard of pattern. Some think it's some
kind of expensive racing event. Others think we're still flying loud, 150 MPH
rocket ships with retracts. Not much IMAC stuff either. It's really kind of a
no-mans land up here. Really, we need some exposure. I think we're making
some positive effort in this direction, maybe even more so now than in the past,
but there's still a long way to go. People need to know who we are and what
we're about. OK, the good stuff. Not the rules interpretations and loopholes.
Save that for later. To sum up pattern flying in one sentence: We're about
helping each other to fly our best. That's really what it all comes down to. Why
else would you practice with someone who flies in yor class, and let them borrow
your airplane if they need it to possibly beat you at a contest? What's wrong
with us (I guess that's what some people might say)? Keep in mind, pattern
flying is not for everyone. Some people just can't drive a long way to 2-day
contests. That's a problem. Some guys can only spend 1 day on a weekend flying.
That's another problem. Some people have a hard time being judged and still
others don't like to lose. Oh well. As long as we let as many people know who we
are, what we're doing, why we're doing it and where the contests are, I
think the rest will fall into place. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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size=2><SPAN class=030372504-27072005><FONT size=2>John Pavlick<BR><A
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=030372504-27072005> </SPAN>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf
Of </B>Keith Black<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:12
AM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Does Pattern
competition cost too much?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think the reasons IMAC is so popular
are:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. The huge amount of exposure the IMAC type of
planes get in virtually every magazine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. The big hoopla over TOC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Freestyle provides impressive video clips for
the uninitiated to ogle over (even though that's not primarily what IMAC is
about, the average guy doesn't know that).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>4. Huge availability of really cool looking
planes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5. Ego factor. It's more in vogue and seems much
cooler than pattern. Even the basic pilots seem to have the 40% planes, and it
makes them feel special to show them off to their friends.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the other things that have been discussed,
friendly people, too serious, rules, pattern being expensive, etc. are Red
Herrings.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV>My opinion.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Keith Black</FONT></DIV>
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