ORIGINAL: grcourtney
Why August? It is too stinking hot to breathe in August. September or October would be better.
aug is when my field has an open date no more than one event closing the field per month, aug is after the ama nats which a majority of the people that have committed to fly at my fields contest will be flying in, aug gives those that say they want to fly a chance to get something together, steve byrum held a couple of spa events with a open class and there were only a few takers that showed to fly maybe there wasn't sufficient warning for people, maybe people talk the talk but don't walk the walk another reason for not limiting ourselves right out of business the more that show the regardless of variation in engine and wing size (within reason) the better, aug is when real pattern pilots like to fly. lol. aug,aug, aug,aug,aug,augaug,aug,aug!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
but if someone else has a earlier date in mind at there field i am willing to listen
gary
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I was a real pattern pilot before old age and bad health caught up with me. I never said I was a very good pattern pilot. But if enthusiasm and spending bucks counts, I was right up there with the very best.
I'll see you guys around the campus. You'll be able to spot me by the Rascal 110 I'll be flying, off to the side and all alone. My trusty ASP 1.80 putt-putt will be thumping away, not furiously, mind you, and I'll be flying the old, unrecognizable pattern sequence alone.
Just be careful that you don't get some errant blood clots, or you'll be ordering a Rascal 110 also. In fact, you better mention to your Doc that you should start Plavix treatment to forestall the inevitable. [
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Has everyone forgotten that most BPA enthusiasts are entering old age now? Might I suggest that summer heat might have a lot to do with low attendance figures in the SPA also? Or has the SPA, and now the BPA, been hijacked by youngsters in good health and to hell with the old farts whose dues really support the organization? And, and - what was I talking about?
I guess there comes a time when we really should forget the past and live in the present.
(This is supposed to be humorous, folks. Relax)