--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], John Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > for every twenty modelers only one flies competitively? > >
Soaring, by its nature is competitive. Kind of like saying that most people that like to go out and hit baseballs in batting practice also like to compete in baseball games. We have a pretty good sport in that we have nice objective measurments. Time on a watch, inches from a spot, laps on a course, etc. And, soaring is like golf. You can go to a course by yourself and shoot some flights and landings and judge yourself against your last day out. Go drive around your neighborhood. Look for a local park. Go there on a weekend. Or a weeknight after work/school. You will see guys aged 40 and under (and some in thier 20s and perhaps teens) flying electric powered foam planes. Some are flying models that came complete with all the gear for about a C note. Some might be flying home built jobs from insulation. They are like folks that like to ski. My wife and I like to go ski several times a year, and we know several other couples that do the same, but do not know anybody that competes in the sport. We need to seek out these folks, and invite them into the fold. This is what I try to do. I try to help instruct new pilots, etc. Some may take the leap into soaring. Some of course will not. Ryan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
