pattratt

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Hey Glen
I have the Map I just find it easier using the GPS over a Map while driving.
See you in the AM.
Dick

rcprecision

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...34 pilots, 12 in FAI alone...pattern is alive and well in SE Texas

Here are a few pictures from today.

rcprecision

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cindywick

Here is a link to some photos I took when we were there today. What a great group!

http://cindywick.smugmug.com/RCAirpl...898061_CnF5g2T

Cindy Wickizer

shepga

Cindy,
Great photos, thanks for sharing them! I especially liked the one of Rocky. I hate that I could't be there this year but it will be a top priority next year.

Glen

RC_Pattern_Flyer

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What a great contest! Some wind both days but everyone handled it very well.

Thanks everyone at Space City and looking forward to number 5.

Chuck

Fixed Wing

A great big thanks go to the Space City club for hosting an excellent contest. Great people, great facilities, and great food. Glen, good job on running a very smooth contest. Regarding the wind - WOW!

bwick

Great contest. Had a great time. hats off to the club for a well organized event.

rcprecision

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The fourth annual Space City RC Club’s Spring Pattern Classic event was held this past weekend. Many thanks to the club and the members who made it possible to hold a very successful event for the 4th year in a row. This event has grown each year in sheer numbers of participants attracting an incredible talent pool of competitors and contestant judging. We are fortunate to have access to some of the top flyers in the country participate along with an extremely knowledgeable and experienced list of current certified judges among those who compete.

Flying conditions were challenging, wind gusts on both days were in the high 20s according to weather reports however the level of flying was some of the best I've witnessed all classes. The last several weeks it has been very windy in this part of the country leading up to the contest. Competitors came very well prepared for the conditions. We had 34 compete on Saturday with 30 returning on Sunday. There were 12 FAI which is an unusually large turnout. FAI flew 3 rounds of P and 1 round of F throwing out their lowest P round. In addition our Intermediate winner was 14 years old plus and we had 3 other young men in their late teens early 20s participate…Pattern is alive and doing well in this part of the country. To my best recollection 16 out of 34 flew glow remainder was electric.

If you’re ever in Houston Texas around the first weekend in May be sure to bring an plane and plan to attend the Spring Pattern Classic at the [link=http://www.spacecityrc.com/]Space City RC Club[/link] located in Katy, TX a west suburb of Houston.

Also wanted express thanks to the event sponsors:

F3A Unlimited
Morgen Fuel
Randy's Hobbies (Ritch's Brew)
YS Parts and Service


Here are the results:

Sportsman
Willie Salvador 3000
Pep Peperone 1884

Intermediate
Brian Strachan 2965
Dean Nistetter 2942
Randy Hicks 2840
Nick Marson 2790
Ed Valls 2555
Wally Warren 2534
Mike Pascale 2520
Ken Thompson 2353

Advanced
Scott Mcharg 3000
Tuan Lam 2923
David Ashely 2846
Rene Grebe 2779
Max Blose 2512

Masters
Mark Hunt 3000
Lance Van Nostrand 2767
Chuck Hochhalter 2721
Donald Ramsey 2701
Henry Pham 2694
Keith Black 2668
Jim Thompson 764

FAI
Bret Wickizer 3000
Andre Bouchard 2988
Paul Villarrubia 2946
Todd Blose 2861
Bryan Hebert 2772
Earl Haury 2732
Adam Mendonca 2728
Michael Harrison 2676
Brandon Landry 2656
Stephen Byrd 1768
Ron Barr 1696
Dick Mundee 1523

rcprecision

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Some radom shots from Sunday:

klhoard

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Shouldn't that read "18 of 34 flew electric, the remainder glow" ?
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Congrats on a great contest!! I see that the wind isn't confined to the Mid-South . .
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smcharg

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Glen and Space City R/C,
   What an incredible contest!

Good luck to Brett Wickizer who attended this contest as he competes for the USA at the Worlds!  Every single one of you that attended, thank you for being such an incredible group of individuals that somehow find a way to compete against each other but give your shirt to that same person you compete against to help them out.  Y'all never cease to amaze me!

Scott

rcprecision

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A few pics taken by Diane Marson

1 = Chicken Plate, pilot's Saturday lunch
2-3 = North line Judges canopy collapse from 20+ wind
4-7 = Pattern youth, future of our sport, Brian Strachan, Brett Wickizer, Adam Mendonca and Brandon Landry