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winnard - 17 Jul 2004 04:18 GMT
I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
money and no skill level with their ten thousand dollar T.O.C. planes trying
to hover twenty feet off of the deck.
I couldn't get the hell out of there fast enough.
I really enjoyed flying pattern, but the politics and BS bias burned me
out.
I discovered that the Muncie Nationals could be won by buying a judge a nice
steak dinner the night before.
The whole world is focused on the 'Olympic Doping Scandal' right now, but
that factor has nothing on the fun family oriented hobby of radio controlled
aeroplanes.
Cubic dollars = trophies.

winnard
Fubar of The HillPeople - 17 Jul 2004 05:06 GMT
Guessin we wont have to hear from you for another 8 years?
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> I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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>
> winnard
Brad Lorance - 17 Jul 2004 07:14 GMT
sounds to me like you are just one of the jealous old farts that knows damn
well he can't fly a scale aerobatic aircraft, so he chooses to express his
hatred for those who can.  I have met your type many times.  My guess is
those guys were doing a good job of hovering 20 feet off the deck, OR LESS
without a problem........and I also presume they were happy to see you
leave...........

spend more time practicing and less time bitching and you might be able to
torque roll yourself.

Brad

> I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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>
> winnard
Dave Thompson - 17 Jul 2004 07:38 GMT
>> I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my
>> old club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way
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>
> Brad

In general I agree with you, but he does have a point.  While extreme
acrobatics takes tremendous skill and hours and hours of practice, some of
the extreme 3D flyers have become helicopter pilots in every way except the
aircraft.  Fixed wing aircraft deserve a little forward flight from time to
time.

--
Dave Thompson
jim breeyear - 04 Aug 2004 17:36 GMT
Yes, I have been to a few extreme fun fly clubs and must admit that
seeing an airplane take off and immediately hover a few feet above
ground was way off what I was used to. I dont think it is flying as I
know it. I think it brings the spot lites on the hobby due to the
extreme nature which might help fill the slots. I usually walk away
thinking if you want to hover and dance, use a helicopter. It also
reminded me of Northrups attempt to make a VTOL prop airplane... It
reallly took a lot of horsepower.

> In general I agree with you, but he does have a point.  While extreme
> acrobatics takes tremendous skill and hours and hours of practice, some of
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> --
> Dave Thompson
Sport_Pilot - 22 Jul 2004 19:05 GMT
I find hovering to be easier than a good four point roll.  A good
torque roll is another thing.  Most people I see doing 3D don't seem
to care about precision.  But it is a something to watch an expert
doing both normal pattern and 3D with precision.

> sounds to me like you are just one of the jealous old farts that knows damn
> well he can't fly a scale aerobatic aircraft, so he chooses to express his
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> >
> > winnard
The Natural Philosopher - 17 Jul 2004 09:14 GMT
>  I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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> aeroplanes.
> Cubic dollars = trophies.

See you and your park flyer on a park sometime :-)

We have a little field used by glider guiders and electric flyers. One
of the few times I visited it, I was remarking on how much mire relaxed
it was than the power site..one old boy remarked that 'after years of
fiddling with engines, and controlling over powered models, he had gone
back to gliders and E-planes 'because I suddenly realized I wasn't
having fun anymore'

> winnard
Ewout Boks - 30 Jul 2004 15:23 GMT
>>  I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
>> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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> back to gliders and E-planes 'because I suddenly realized I wasn't
> having fun anymore'

I fly gliders and couldn't agree more. the whole extreme 3D flying is
beyond me. Why don't they fly a proper helicopter instead of a fixed
wing aircraft? Their aerobatics are an insult to the wings on their
plays since they seem to ignore those wings completely.

Ewout

>> winnard
Fubar of The HillPeople - 31 Jul 2004 00:20 GMT
Oh my god, why would anyone want to fly a glider, they climb up to a little
dot and fly around in a little circle while you get a stiff neck. Its just
beyond me.
Oh my god, why would anyone want to fly an electric, unless you spend a grip
of cash, they only stay in the air for 5 minutes or so then you gotta spend
the rest of the day re-charging the batteries. Its beyond me.
Oh my god, why would anyone fly a helicopter, they only buzz around making a
lot of noise but cant fly with any speed and they make a lot of smoke. Its
beyond me.
Oh my god, why would anyone wake up in the morning, you only have to keep
breathing all day, and daylight makes you keep blinking your eyes and you
just end up going back to sleep later that night anyway. Its just beyond me.
Oh my god, why would anyone want to drive to the local flight field, you
just have to find a place to park and unload your vehicle and you are only
going to have to re-load the vehicle and drive back home anyway. Its just
beyond me.
Oh my god, why would....
How about because some people ENJOY it???
For the record, I:  have gliders, electrics, wake up and breathe, drive to
the field. I do not have a helicopter. Yet.

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> I fly gliders and couldn't agree more. the whole extreme 3D flying is
> beyond me. Why don't they fly a proper helicopter instead of a fixed
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> >> winnard
Bill Fulmer - 31 Jul 2004 01:33 GMT
And Dan DID say, "I do not have a helicopter....."

I'm a firm believer that all diehard heli flyers also believe in
self-flagellation......

There's hope for you yet, Dan.<G>

Bill

> Oh my god, why would anyone want to fly a glider, they climb up to a little
> dot and fly around in a little circle while you get a stiff neck. Its just
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> >
> > >> winnard
Bob Adkins - 01 Aug 2004 13:34 GMT
>Oh my god, why would anyone wake up in the morning, you only have to keep
>breathing all day

Beer and cheese.

Bob
Dennis Leonhardi - 04 Aug 2004 17:06 GMT
This thread began in part with a comment on judging at the Nats:

> I discovered that the Muncie Nationals could be won by buying a judge a
nice
> steak dinner the night before.
>  The whole world is focused on the 'Olympic Doping Scandal' right now, but
> that factor has nothing on the fun family oriented hobby of radio
controlled
> aeroplanes.
> Cubic dollars = trophies.

I won't verify the statement nor accept it as valid, but some of the
comments here demonstrate a naiveté that can only be described as "amazing!"

Are those of you who scoff too young to remember the Navy-manned Nats when
we actually had IMPARTIAL judges?  My efforts in National competition were
primarily in Control Line Combat.  I can say without reservation that AMA
absolutely ruined the concept of a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP when they turned
the competition over to Special Interest Groups (SIGs).  Combat in
particular was turned over to MACA, Miniature Aircraft Combat Association...

I could write a book here - as TRUE competition and Sportsmanship are near
and dear to me - but, before you attempt to offer any form of rebuttal,
please demonstrate your knowledge of the issues by answering the following
questions:

In which event(s) is (are) the WIFE (WIVES) of a prominent contestant(s) the
EVENT DIRECTOR?  [Hint: If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, smells
like a duck, it must be a ...?  Appearances matter!  Can you imagine Major
League Baseball writing rules, creating schedules, umpiring games all season
long - and then turning over umpiring of the World Series to the wives of
ONE team?]

In the 1970s you'll find a tie for 4th place in Open Combat - Bob Baldus and
Ron Esman.  In a single elimination NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, how can 2 people
possibly advance to the same (trophy) position?  [Hint: Earl Witt, then AMA
Secretary, had seen and heard enough.  MACA judges, declaring MACA members
winners regardless of what we all saw, and refusing to act on protests in
direct violation of AMA rules.  Even when roughly 50 witnesses signed.]

I for one would like to see the organization which purportedly "governs
model aviation" take responsibility for conducting a true NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP rather than an "old boys club" get-together.

Dennis Leonhardi
Apex, NC
AMA 353
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Red Scholefield writes:

> BS!  Kind of tough to do when there is more than one judge.  Sounds like
the
> worse case of sour grapes we've seen here in a long time.

winnard writes:

>  I flew against one kid at the nats whose GRANDMOTHER was a judge.  If
that
> isn't biased judging then what is?

Jim Branum writes:

> P.S.  Your "complaint"  MIGHT be more believable if you had the courage of
> your convictions enough to sign your real name and PROVE that last
> assertion.
Bob Adkins - 31 Jul 2004 05:13 GMT
>I fly gliders and couldn't agree more. the whole extreme 3D flying is
>beyond me. Why don't they fly a proper helicopter instead of a fixed
>wing aircraft? Their aerobatics are an insult to the wings on their
>plays since they seem to ignore those wings completely.

With the right model, you can fly any way you wish. That's why God made the
throttle.

Bob
Arne - 31 Jul 2004 12:08 GMT
We recently had a combat meet, and on several flights, the most experienced
pilots (with full streamers and some pieces sticking to their wings) would
fly low and slow while the less experienced, streamer-less pilots, would
zoom by them at full throttle..... fun to watch. Just because you have the
power doesn't mean you have to use it.
.
Arne, USA

> With the right model, you can fly any way you wish. That's why God made the
> throttle.
>
> Bob

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C.O.Jones - 31 Jul 2004 15:41 GMT
> Just because you have the power doesn't mean you have to use it.
> .
> Arne, USA

Hmmm!  Now there's a line to pass off to Muncie!
Red Scholefield - 17 Jul 2004 13:25 GMT
BS!  Kind of tough to do when there is more than one judge.  Sounds like the
worse case of sour grapes we've seen here in a long time.

RS (old fart that can recognize when people are better flyers - but I do get
bored with the hovering maneuvers done over the active runway - regardless
of the cost of the model - I must admit that I  have even experienced some
perverted joy when one of them buys the farm doing it.)

>  I really enjoyed flying pattern, but the politics and BS bias burned me
> out.
> I discovered that the Muncie Nationals could be won by buying a judge a nice
> steak dinner the night before.
winnard - 17 Jul 2004 13:37 GMT
> BS!  Kind of tough to do when there is more than one judge.  Sounds like the
> worse case of sour grapes we've seen here in a long time.

I flew against one kid at the nats whose GRANDMOTHER was a judge.  If that
isn't biased judging then what is?

winnard
C.O.Jones - 17 Jul 2004 23:40 GMT
If one doesn't suspect some things are rigged in the AMA, one has obviously
ignored the election process for many years!

> > BS!  Kind of tough to do when there is more than one judge.  Sounds like
> the
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>
> winnard
Viper Pilot - 18 Jul 2004 14:13 GMT
C.O.Jones Wrote:
> If one doesn't suspect some things are rigged in the AMA, one ha
> obviously ignored the election process for many years!

Ah . . . . . another vast right-wing conspiracy!!!

Don'tcha just love it!!!

--
Viper Pilo
gunf1ght - 18 Jul 2004 14:36 GMT
judgeing, competition???  so THIS IS THE REASON everyone flies???  
thought it was for the fun and enjoyment.  I thought it was to be abl
to experiment with different oddly designed foamies.  And above all,
thought it was for the satisfaction of a job well done for one's self
not the accolades of others and trophies to prove it.  
Just remember, the trophy and a buck twentyfive will get you a cup o
coffee in the real world...

--
gunf1gh
Frank Costa - 19 Jul 2004 22:44 GMT
accolades of others and trophies to prove it.
> Just remember, the trophy and a buck twentyfive will get you a cup of
> coffee in the real world....

In my neighborhood, that won't even get you the coffee anymore.
Six_O'Clock_High - 17 Jul 2004 23:56 GMT
> > BS!  Kind of tough to do when there is more than one judge.  Sounds like
> the
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>
> winnard

I don't really enjoy those who hover right over the runway unless they are
willing to climb to allow me to shoot touch and goes under them.  Most do
once they have seen that *I* practice as much control over my airplane as
they do.

This complaint stinks of sour grapes.  It looks like a duck.  It talks like
a duck.  It sounds like a duck.  It walks like a duck.  Therefore it must be
a pattern flyer who lost to some kid who could really fly well.

P.S.  Your "complaint"  MIGHT be more believable if you had the courage of
your convictions enough to sign your real name and PROVE that last
assertion.

Jim Branaum
C.O.Jones - 18 Jul 2004 03:02 GMT
> P.S.  Your "complaint"  MIGHT be more believable if you had the courage of
> your convictions enough to sign your real name and PROVE that last
> assertion.

Six,

You know as well as I do that certain individuals will make use of any and
all information they can glean from this and other internet sources.  And
you also know that their purpose is malicious at best and driven by nothing
less than evil intent.  To that end, how can you criticize anyone for
wanting to protect their own identity in any way they deem fit?

You of all should know better!

Chuck
Six_O'Clock_High - 18 Jul 2004 04:45 GMT
> > P.S.  Your "complaint"  MIGHT be more believable if you had the courage of
> > your convictions enough to sign your real name and PROVE that last
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>
> Chuck

But *I* am only scared of the second floor surgical nurse with a needle.
It's a Marine thing. .  .   .    .

You seem to have missed the last assertion that needed to be proven.  I
could be wrong, but I have yet to seen a grandmother with the qualifications
necessary to judge any model aviation event.  Well, maybe Hazel .  .   .
.
C.O.Jones - 18 Jul 2004 17:10 GMT
> But *I* am only scared of the second floor surgical nurse with a needle.
> It's a Marine thing. .  .   .    .

That would be the "square" needle wouldn't it? :)

> You seem to have missed the last assertion that needed to be proven.  I
> could be wrong, but I have yet to seen a grandmother with the qualifications
> necessary to judge any model aviation event.  Well, maybe Hazel .  .   .

Actually, in her day my Grandmother probably could have been a judge.  She
and my mother use to build the stick and tissue stuff.  That's where I
learned it.
Bill Fulmer - 17 Jul 2004 16:13 GMT
Jealousy rears it's ugly head again.....

Worst case of sour grapes I've seen in a long time...

Bill
> I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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>
> winnard
Vance Howard - 17 Jul 2004 17:46 GMT
> Jealousy rears it's ugly head again.....
>
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>>
>>winnard

Or he's just trollin.
Flierbk - 17 Jul 2004 23:14 GMT
Just cause you can't fly 20 feet obove the ground in a hover does not make
it bad, It just means that you are not a good enough flyer to do it!

Stop complaining and get a good plane and start practicing  to get good in
modern flying style. You will find it more challenging than old pattern.

> Jealousy rears it's ugly head again.....
>
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> >
> > winnard
Dr1Driver - 18 Jul 2004 00:26 GMT
>Just cause you can't fly 20 feet obove the ground in a hover does not make
>it bad, It just means that you are not a good enough flyer to do it!

I have no problem with 3-D maneuvers on the runway, unless I'm practicing touch
and goes at the same time.  That's when courtesy takes over.  Another point is
almost EVERYONE is doing 3-D...I like to do and see something different at the
field.  Like maybe a "teeter-board" Dr.1 tripe?  Try aerobatics with THAT
sucker!  :)

Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Mike Bealmear - 21 Jul 2004 12:43 GMT
> Stop complaining and get a good plane and start practicing  to get good in
> modern flying style. You will find it more challenging than old pattern.

"Modern" doesn't always mean "better". On "hovering" ....A challenge? I'm
sure. Noisy, boring (after the 4th or 5th one) and just plain (and plane)
disruptive.....Undoubtedly.

My .02 worth.

Mike
Dr1Driver - 21 Jul 2004 13:02 GMT
>Noisy, boring (after the 4th or 5th one)

AMEN!  Let'em try to hover a Dr.1!  LOL!  For that matter, let'em try to just
land one without flipping it over!  Certain maneuvers are easy when the plane
is designed to do them.
Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Six_O'Clock_High - 21 Jul 2004 16:12 GMT
> >Noisy, boring (after the 4th or 5th one)
>
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> Dr.1 Driver
> "There's a Hun in the sun!"

Boy, you sure do sound like a stick in the mud kind of guy!  After all,
shouldn't EVERYTHING be designed for the IG guys?
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(that was a joke) IG = Instant Gratification
Brad Lorance - 21 Jul 2004 20:01 GMT
Are you saying hovering is easy on anything but a Dr1?

I want to see you hover a plane someday........even one that is designed to
do it.  Certain maneuvers ARE hard.........until you prove me wrong.

Everyone wants to attest it takes no skill to hover.........so show me.

Oh wait, let me guess.....you don't have the TIME to be goofing off, etc.,
etc.........

Brad

> >Noisy, boring (after the 4th or 5th one)
>
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> Dr.1 Driver
> "There's a Hun in the sun!"
Paul McIntosh - 21 Jul 2004 20:23 GMT
No one says it doesn't take any skill to hover.  It takes less skill to
perfect one maneuver than it does to perfect a very repeatable series of
precise maneuvers, though!

I can hover a Ballistick fairly easy and it is not specifically designed for
that.  Any plane with sufficient power and a thrust line very close to the
CG can be hovered.  Where many planes run into problems is when the thrust
line is offset from the CG.

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com
> Are you saying hovering is easy on anything but a Dr1?
>
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> > Dr.1 Driver
> > "There's a Hun in the sun!"
Dr1Driver - 21 Jul 2004 20:53 GMT
>Are you saying hovering is easy on anything but a Dr1?

IF you are able to read, you will know I never said that.  Let me repeat myself
and rephrase it so even you can understand it.

Some planes are designed to perform certain maneuvers well or more easily than
others.  Typically, pattern planes are easy to fly smoothly, straight and
level, and do smooth aerobatics with, because they are designed to fly that
way.  Remember, any bobble is a loss of points.  It's hard to do smooth
aerobatics with the sport plane I designed, because it's not built to do that
type of flying.  3D planes are DESIGNED to perform 3D maneuvers more easily
than other types of planes.  Therefore, it's easier to perform a hover with a
3D plane than it is with most sport planes.  Now, you prove ME wrong.

You will not see me hovering because that type of flying holds absolutely no
interest for me.  In my LONG R/Cing career, I've done full competition fun fly,
sport, scale, and giant scale.  I fly what I like, you may fly what you like.
However, you must allow me to not like what you fly.  Speaking of planes
designed to do certain things well, take a look at an unlimited class fun fly
plane and fly it, when you get the nerve.

>.you don't have the TIME to be goofing off,

Sure I do, and I do "goof off" with my sport planes.  When I fly my scale
planes, I fly them in a scale-like manner.

>Everyone wants to attest it takes no skill to hover.........so show me.

I repeat...it doesn't take AS MUCH skill to hover a 3D plane as it does, let's
say, a Great Planes Super Sportster or a J-3 Cub. You'll never convince me it
does.
Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Pete Kerezman - 21 Jul 2004 21:50 GMT
>I repeat...it doesn't take AS MUCH skill to hover a 3D plane as it does, let's
>say, a Great Planes Super Sportster or a J-3 Cub. You'll never convince me it
>does.

 Good grief!  I got skill and I didn't even know it.  I can hover my
GP SS MkII.

 Hovering ain't the big deal folks make it out to be if your engine's
got the juice.

Texas Pete
Dr1Driver - 21 Jul 2004 22:37 GMT
>Hovering ain't the big deal folks make it out to be if your engine's
>got the juice.

Thanks, Pete.  It's some skill, fur sur, but a LOT the right engine and prop,
too.  :)
Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Paul McIntosh - 21 Jul 2004 23:26 GMT
That is very true.  Setup is probably more important than raw skill.

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com
> >Hovering ain't the big deal folks make it out to be if your engine's
> >got the juice.
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> Dr.1 Driver
> "There's a Hun in the sun!"
JosLvng - 22 Jul 2004 01:35 GMT
>Subject: Re: Disgusting
>From: "Paul McIntosh" paul@mcintoshcentral.com
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>> Dr.1 Driver
>> "There's a Hun in the sun!"

Go to the SPAD site and build yourself a QHOR for under $10 (does not include
radio and engine) and stick on a .25 Norvel with a 9x4 prop or a  TT GP.40 with
a 10x4 prop and you'll be able to hover six inches off the ground all day long
after a little practice.  It'll drive the guys with the $3000 monster airplanes
nuts too!  
Lotsa' cheap fun!
Joe L.
Paul McIntosh - 21 Jul 2004 17:52 GMT
"Old Pattern" is getting to be a rather lost art and is far more difficult
than simply performing maneuvers.  Seems that "modern" flying is more about
extremes than actual flying precision.

I see the need to master all disciplines before calling yourself an expert.
I am far from that in several aspects!

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com
> > Stop complaining and get a good plane and start practicing  to get good in
> > modern flying style. You will find it more challenging than old pattern.
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>
> Mike
Viper Pilot - 17 Jul 2004 21:52 GMT
one more club-basher.......have fun with your "lonely little self

--
Viper Pilo
Newsman - 18 Jul 2004 22:32 GMT
>I discovered that the Muncie Nationals could be won by buying a judge a nice
>steak dinner the night before.

Any proof ?

Looks like a troll.....
-------
Newsman
MJC - 19 Jul 2004 13:44 GMT
   Sorry to see you leave, and don't let the door hit you on the a.s on
your way out.

MJC

> I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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>
> winnard
rokman - 21 Jul 2004 22:10 GMT
What ever happened to flying for the fun of it???

> I have been out of the hobby for 8 years, and thought I'd stop by my old
> club to see what was going on.  I saw the same hackers with way too much
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>
> winnard
Paul McIntosh - 21 Jul 2004 22:30 GMT
That's the only kind I do!  I just happen to get a big dose of fun flying
warbirds and pylon (usually together!)

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com
> What ever happened to flying for the fun of it???
>
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> >
> > winnard
C.O.Jones - 21 Jul 2004 23:25 GMT
> What ever happened to flying for the fun of it???

Haven't you heard?  The AMA banned it!  The members were enjoying it too
much! :)
Six_O'Clock_High - 21 Jul 2004 23:50 GMT
> What ever happened to flying for the fun of it???

It is against some rule somewhere.  <G>
Olin K. McDaniel - 22 Jul 2004 04:32 GMT
>> What ever happened to flying for the fun of it???
>>
>It is against some rule somewhere.  <G>

Another thought - some pattern fliers (now 3D types), liked to be the
center of attention.  Winning at pattern was an ego event for them,
most others tried to do their best - for their own satisfaction.  This
3D fad is an evolution of that behavior.  My basis for this is - when
we lost our flying field and had to accept another that was concealed
from the passing public, the "attention lovers" bailed out.  Those of
us left felt much relief, BTW.   No more "lightning bugs" out there
shining their a.ses and disrupting those who just wanted to fly for
their own relaxation.  Oh, almost forgot - the AMA seems to be
predominantly about competition, so these remarks are likely
unwelcome.

Olin McDaniel,  AMA 30932
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Dr1Driver - 22 Jul 2004 11:59 GMT
No more "lightning bugs" out there
>shining their a.ses and disrupting those who just wanted to fly for
>their own relaxation.
And BTW, hasn't one of the most popular "maneuvers", the tail-touch, been
forbidden by the AMA?  There goes half their show at one swipe.

the AMA seems to be
>predominantly about competition, so these remarks are likely
>unwelcome.
Actually, the AMA is about sport flyers.  Except for once a year when the whole
damn office shuts down to cater to the macho-ego pattern jocks in "THE NATS".
A competition event that the AMA puts countless time and $$$ into so 0.1%,
that's right, one tenth of one percent of the membership, can enter.  Yes, I
know The Nats has other events, but let's call a spade a spade, if it weren't
for pattern, the Nats would never be held.

It's the same reason I last flew in Joe Nall the year before they went to
Triple Tree, and that's the last one I"ll EVER fly in.  It's a giant 3D event
with other planes just to fill in time between hovers, flip flops, wollygags,
and other maneuvers that look like a bird flying with two broken wings.
Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Red Scholefield - 22 Jul 2004 13:34 GMT
Re: Joe Nall "It's a giant 3D event
> with other planes just to fill in time between hovers, flip flops, wollygags,
> and other maneuvers that look like a bird flying with two broken wings.

Kind of describes some of our other IMAA fly ins. Gosh - I wonder why the
attendance seems to be way down?

Red S.
Dr1Driver - 22 Jul 2004 17:49 GMT
>Kind of describes some of our other IMAA fly ins. Gosh - I wonder why the
>attendance seems to be way down?

'Cause those planes all look the same, they all fly the same, and the pilots
all do the same maneuvers; over and over and over, ad nauseum.  (read:
BORING!!!)
Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Brad Lorance - 22 Jul 2004 20:00 GMT
what is boring is taking off, flying around in a circle.....maybe throwing
an occasional and shitty looking roll or loop in there as you fly
by.........and landing.  This is what I presume you do as every other flyer
that bitches about 3D does.

Brad

> >Kind of describes some of our other IMAA fly ins. Gosh - I wonder why the
> >attendance seems to be way down?
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> Dr.1 Driver
> "There's a Hun in the sun!"
Dr1Driver - 22 Jul 2004 20:43 GMT
>This is what I presume you do as every other flyer
>that bitches about 3D does.

Your lack of English grammar is showing.  You do not "presume", you "assume".
This makes an 'a.s' out of 'u,' but not 'me', since I didn't say it.
Dr.1 Driver
"There's a Hun in the sun!"
Pete Kerezman - 22 Jul 2004 21:11 GMT
>what is boring is taking off, flying around in a circle.....maybe throwing
>an occasional and shitty looking roll or loop in there as you fly
>by.........and landing.  This is what I presume you do as every other flyer
>that bitches about 3D does.

 I don't see how anyone can justify insulting or griping about
anybody else's fun, provided that it's safe fun.  That's just so
petty.  I've seen a lot of guys who fly just as you describe and they
were usually smiling, so what's the problem?  3D makes you smile?
Then I say go for it!  Whatever smokes yer shorts.

 I'll tell you one durn thang: Belittling other fliers won't make you
one bit better than they are, it will only make you look kinda small.

Texas Pete
C.O.Jones - 22 Jul 2004 21:43 GMT
> what is boring is taking off, flying around in a circle.....maybe throwing
> an occasional and shitty looking roll or loop in there as you fly
> by.........and landing.  This is what I presume you do as every other flyer
> that bitches about 3D does.
>
> Brad

I think this is some of the ego mentioned earlier!

I don't hover airplanes!  I fly them!  That's why mine have wings!  If I
hovered them I wouldn't bother building the wings!

Helicopters hover!  It's what they do when they can't get a consensus from
their parts on which way to go.

Hovering an airplane is nothing more than a cute parlor trick.  Sure, not
everyone can do it.  But at the same time, not everyone can fly a full scale
F-15.  That doesn't make those who can't some kind of lowlife!

The hobby is for enjoyment regardless what aspect you do.  For me I like
nothing better than to make a very long landing approach.  One that seems to
take forever to reach the runway and where you don't even hear the wheels
touch.  Now that, believe it or not, takes practice!

Chuck
Paul McIntosh - 22 Jul 2004 22:53 GMT
DITTO!

--
Paul McIntosh
http://www.rc-bearings.com

> > what is boring is taking off, flying around in a circle.....maybe throwing
> > an occasional and shitty looking roll or loop in there as you fly
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>
> Chuck
Michael Renzi - 23 Jul 2004 00:41 GMT
> what is boring is taking off, flying around in a circle.....maybe throwing
> an occasional and shitty looking roll or loop in there as you fly
> by.........and landing.  This is what I presume you do as every other flyer
> that bitches about 3D does.
>
> Brad

     Some people just like to fly in circles, do some rolls, and do not
shitty but lazy loops. Who does not like a J3 Cub doing a lazy loop then
float on down for a gentle touch down. 3Der's are x helicopter pilots who
compensate because they just cant master a helicopter.....so invent a plane
with globs of power , barndoor size aileorns, and a fat a.s....you have a 3d
plane.

                    Mike
 
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