IMAC and Soaring Is being held in Muncie. Pattern will be back in Muncie 2020.


Hey Dick, it was great seeing you at the swap meet a few weeks ago. Welcome to the circus.
Shawn.

I'd be willing to bet that the Nats will go off without any issues, including pattern Nats at Blytheville. I have seen nothing that indicates that the FAA is willing to kill off any forms of competition. Although not all would agree, taking the US out of international competition in Pattern, Soaring and IMAC would be a huge loss. IMO anything that takes any US team off the international stage is a loss for the US.

So you misrepresented yourself? We both know you aren't going to participate in any flying events.

No doubt you feel completely justified in lying to the FAA or any other organization and/or people to get the " angle " you are after LOL. Why not just contact them as a concerned citizen? Why the deceit?

I applaud you considering going to a sanctioned event. I sincerely hope that you find how much fun they are. May I enquire as to which particular event you may attend and what Aircraft you will fly? As a fellow enthusiast, I enjoy hearing about others going to events. One of the reasons why I moderate a Facebook page that deals with pattern airplanes of all eras. We get pattern content world wide.

Just what I thought........more Franklin BS. Tell ya what, next weekend I will be flying a TD contest in Davis Ca. You may as well attempt to snitch that one out while your at it.

Right, because are so many home invasion thieves are monitoring RCU. You will also notice that Franklin states that he had inquired about events, as in plural events.Does he plan on being in two places at one time? Nope, the truth is that he isn't planning on going to either. So yes, I call BS!

Fact: ever since IMAC and NSRCA started doing online registration I have been using that tool. It lets other competitors know who will be in attendance and gives CDs a head count that is a huge benifit in planning the contest. Not once have I come home to a house that wasn't the way I left it. I'm fairly certain that San Jose and Sacramento have a higher crime rate then State College Pa. Perhaps if Franklin is so concerned about people gaining information about him in forums he should delete his account here and RCG.

Who says anything about thieves just monitoring one web site? Someone that knows how to use the internet can find any info they want about anyone. The wife's nephew, who lives in Arizona, without knowing anything other than her name, was able to find her address, phone number, social security number, driver's license number and where she worked in less than 15 minutes. Someone with foul play in mind can find even more since they know were to look to get that kind of information WITHOUT monitoring one particular web site.

I'd be willing to bet the Puget Sound basin has more crime than SJ or Sac does as well, hence my not posting my travel plans on the internet. I know for a fact that members of my hydroplane racing club, R/C Unlimiteds, have had boats stolen from their garages. The club trailer was also broken into with several items taken, some fairly expensive. I also know of a business owner that had her 8X16 cargo trailer stolen right out of her shop's parking lot fully loaded with merchandise. Her loss was well over $100,000 from the merchandise alone. Another business, in this case a BBQ restaurant, was put out of business when all the meat was stolen out of the smoker during the night, not once but twice. The owner couldn't afford to keep replacing several thousand dollars in pork, chicken and beef. The worst part of this is that all of these thefts happened within 25 miles of my residence. Kind of makes you think twice about posting where you're going and when.
One thing that your last post has me wondering is, if you're so bothered by what Franklin says or does, why haven't YOU deleted YOUR accounts so you won't be tempted to read his posts? You've already said you spend a lot of time flying your large pattern planes and flying in competition, something that has to take a lot of practice to be good at. Seems to me your time would be better spent honing your skills with the twin sticks than bashing your finger tips on the keys of a keyboard to complain about what others are or are not doing

For one I wasnt asking about what your event/travel plans are. You could take a drive 200 miles west I wouldn't give a hoot. I compared crime rates of where I have lived most of my life to Franklin's location to make a point. I did not make any reference or comparison to your location, why you felt the need to do so is beyond me, my comments were clearly not about you. They were about Franklin and his blatant lie about attending an upcoming AMA sanctioned event. Why is it that whenever I end up in a debate with Franklin I have to also deal with either you, Appowner and/or Mongo. When I have a debate with Appowner I have to deal with you and/or Mongo. Why the need to double or triple team me? Are none of your cases strong enough that you can't debate with me one on one? Would that not classify as " Mob Mentality " ?


As far as my participation on RCU let me repeat a phrase used by your " Dear Leader " so many times. What I do with my time is my business! I'm not the one here that needs to get out and enjoy the hobby more, my main involvement with the hobby is not aimed at tearing it down like Franklin's or trying to be a big fish in a little pond like his followers.

I responded for one simple reason:
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT FRANKLIN'S GOING TO DO OR WHY YET YOU CALLED HIM A LIAR!
You also don't have a clue as to what the crime rate is in PA since you don't live there. I just pointed out that THERE IS CRIME EVERYWHERE, My town used to be a small, safe place where you could walk down the street and feel safe. Obviously, with my last post, that is no longer the case.
"A mob mentality"? I don't think so. For me, it comes down to "Support your Shipmate". Unlike you, Franklin and I have something in common. We both are Navy veterans and both were in the Prowler community. I never met Franklin, didn't need to. I DO know the kind of people I worked with, both officer and enlisted. All were hard working, intelligent and, most of all, supported one another. The only thing you've been supporting is an outdated, tax free, self important money pit that people throw money at. Sorry if that ruffles your feathers, just call it as I see it


You're right, what you do is your business. What Franklin does is his business and you can't get past the fact that he's done nothing but call out the AMA management. Maybe you should be asking the questions he is and see if you get an answer. So far, the AMA leadership has told it's members that they can violate the law because the AMA home office says the law doesn't apply to members. If I was told that, I'd be asking why, not defending those very leaders that are obviously out of touch with the reality of today and not buried in the glory of last century.

You mean like when you ASSumed what the atmosphere was at a California flying feild based on just a couple snapshots? LOL you are so full of it. Most guys that read the crap that is posted here in the AMA forums can plainly see you guys make stuff up as you go. If you actually beleive that Franklin fully intended to attend a sanctioned event I would suggest an appointment with a Neurologist.

Notice that its been a few days days now that he announced his inquiry with the FAA about a COUPLE of events and what the altitude limit would be. He hasn't reported his findings yet has he? He was so critical of the AMA not giving him a response according to HIS timeframe right? What about the FAA? Where is the criticism of them not answering in the same time frame? Or maybe they did respond and their answer did not fit his agenda? Do you plan to answer for him on this too? My comments yesterday were clearly directed at Franklin, how about you take a seat and wait until I address you? Oh that's right SHIPMATES. While I support all servicemen and like I have stated my workmanship on several defense programs could very well have contributed to yours and your shipmates safety however I have never served. Apparently you feel that it makes me somehow a lower class of citizen. Isn't that one of the very things that Franklin cries about should AMA members get exemptions to fly over 400'? As much as I appreciate yours and anyone else's contributions to our freedom, it really has zero bearing on our discussions here. In fact, IMO yours and some other's behavior here on RCU is well below the standard that I would expect for an ex serviceman.

Points 1,2 and 3 are pure speculation on your part. AMA are currently preparing for thousands of competitors coming to Muncie.

Yes you do have freedom of speech however you and I both agreed to a certain level of conduct when we became RCU members. One of the points you agreed to at that time was not to participate in group attacks. What you, Appowner, Mongo and Franklin have done would certainly classify as a participation in group attacks. Honestly you and I both today are guilty of violating terms of use.

I will offer an apology of using the term Ex serviceman, I agree that it is an inaccurate term. My father never stopped being " Master Sargent " and I am certain that after his boot camp graduation later this month my son will always be a US Marine.

You must have forgotten the several times I have stated that I am not a leader member! I'm simply defending my hobby against someone who appears to be intent on tearing it down. I however would not be so critical of Franklin or his followers if they all stayed on the side of honesty. It is clear that Franklin has begun to stoop to what I call a politicians ethical standard in presenting his so called facts. It's a shame that guys such as you will not think for yourselves and simply follow him because of the " Shipmates code".

Double post.