ORIGINAL: tommy s
What I don't understand is why is everyone trying to start all these new organizations
with different rules etc? If everyone truly loves pattern the way it used to be why don't
we use the rules the way they were back then.....everyone, including the SPA ! I never
have understood the reasons for the SPA rules anyway. They say it's to save money
but I think everyone knows that's a lot of BS. The old rules are there, they worked back
then, why don't we use them ? Seems that's the only way for future growth.
tommy s
Tommy,
Go back and aquaint yourself with the bulk of the discussions regarding this very subject. Here's the deal in a nutshell: You are
right on the money- The old rules worked well. But a bunch of folks thought that they had a better idea, and fast forward to today, you have what passes for pattern. The SPA came along to give people an alternative to "turnaround" style pattern, $4,000 airplanes, etc. But the SPA is very tightly defined by age of design and equipment limitations. And they have a very good program, the limited scope is the key to their program. Trying to redefine the SPA has been tried, rejected, and is a bad idea. And yes, I am an SPA member.
Now, more and more people want to go beyond 1976 airframes, run pipes, retracts, electic power, etc, and they need a new outlet. The Classic Patten Association is the means to that end.
The new associations are being formed because they are
badly needed. I urge you to embrace the concept.
-Robert