[RCSE] Contests & 2 M class

[Clarence Ashcraft]

As I read the various post's about contests and two meter class.  I sit and scratch My head and wonder why did some of you get into this hobby.  With all the bitching being done here about two meter class it would make someone feel that you only care about what you fly. And You wonder why it is hard to bring new people into a hobby that We all love to be in.  what We as a group need to be doing is look for ways to improve this hobby so all can feel welcome as they start there journey towards getting more skills and a better plane.    Most people getting into this hobby have limited funds and that means that the new people fly what they have.  I have taught a few people to fly and I try to keep that person from focusing on the high dollar ships at first in hopes that they will get enough good flights in to get them through the bad times of repairs etc.    I personally don't care what you fly and yes I have a Hera but I have a bunch of other ships that I love to fly, For me it's about the time I get to fly.  As for two meter yes it has a performance difference but don't count it out of a contest or event because of it's size.  A good example of this is My scratch built mini bird of time during Soar Utah 2004, Mark Howard got his eight hour LSF and I got My 4 hour LSF slope with my 2 meter bird of time.  Yes it was hard at times for me to keep My eye on a small bird for four hours but I did it.   Well that's enough typing on the computer for me I just hope some of you will think back to the time when a 2 meter bird was all you had and how much fun it was...Clarence   CLARENCE  ASHCRAFT PRESIDENT OF IMSF 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   HOME OF INTERMOUNTAIN SILENT FLYERS AND SOAR UTAH WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO FLY R/C CONTACT THE CLUB AT http://www.silentflyer.org/