Pilots traveling to Phoenix,

Many of you know I have been working on setting up a ADHOC training/F3A Team practice session to be held the week prior to the fine event run by Rusty Fried and company. I have had a number of pilots, premier judges and coaches indicate they are interested and are planning to attend.

I personally will be traveling from the frigid north (via RV) and arrive by Sunday afternoon (2/18). My goal is to fly from dawn to dusk all week. As advertised, I will have a trailer full of models for qualified pilots to fly including a CHP Scandalous (DZ powered), Oxai-Beryll (Hacker Comp powered), Piedmont Focus II ARF (DZ powered) and maybe...an Oxai-Zeque (DZ powered).

At a minimum, Dave Guerin and I will be available all week...Dave for the real information on trimming, set-up and I will focus on the listening and acting as your "Cruise Director". Additional individuals who have expressed a significant interest include (in no particular order): Troy Newman (Troy's home field), Rusty Fried (fantastic coach and judge and his home field), Tom Miller (Don Lowe Masters chief judge), Arch Stafford, Sean McMurtry, Chip Hyde, Bill Cunningham, Mike Hester, Mike and Brett Wickizer, Rich Verano (YS Performance) and others...

The experience Dave Guerin and I had in 2006 with our high-end preciion aerobatic clinics indicates that "if" top pilots and coaches attend, they will be a catalyst for sharing their knowledge and experience. Of particular popularity is something I called a team critique. A pilot flies his/her sequence surrounded by critiquers (not judges giving a numeric score) who have made notes and scribbles on call sheets which have drawings of the various manuevers. Immediately upon landing, the pilot listens to sincere and genuine feedback and has the written information to study and reflect. For example, I had the opportunity to fly the P-07 sequence in front of Don Szczur, Dave Lockhart, Dean Pappas and Matt Kabajian last Spring in SC (chance of a lifetime)...their feedback gave me specific items to work on including lines, radii, speed, geometry...everything!

Please feel free to call me with any specific comments or requests. My office (800) 876-7741, may be the least expensive and simplest, outside of this forum.

Rusty Dose
Team Futaba