RE: My suggestion to increase pattern participation
Hello guys,
My club is going to have an IMAC intro seminar in May and there seems to be a fair amount of interest in it (maybe around 10 pilots or so). In essence, it will be spread over two days: first day, a little class room time learning about Aresti, the sequences and what IMAC is. In the afternoon, we head out to the field for demo flights and a triming session. We have a really experienced IMAC pilot (IMAC ex-president) and he will be helping the other members trim the airplanes so that they are easier to fly. For most people, this will probably be the most useful part. On Sunday, we will have a mini contest or at least scored flights. We are encourging people from other clubs as well and we have made arrangements with another local club to allow "displaced" pilots to fly at their field as guests. My club should get quite a bit of credit for willing to do this. Now, having said that, maybe something similar could de done for pattern.
I also think that Anthony's suggestion was a good one, we should have video of the sequences posted at the NSRCA site. The judging guides are nice to have, but if you are completely new, the videos are probably a bigger help.
Teo