A great ramblin' Pepper, it really touched me.
Ray Hayes
http://www.skybench.com
Home of Wood Crafters
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Subject: [RCSE] WAS * Interest in Soaring *
> Kids today have no heroes other than pro athletes or rock stars ... and
the
> majority of those people never had heroes themselves ... so, what role
model
> does a kid have to emulate ?? ...
>
> It's truly tough to 'sell' someone the idea of starting with a HoB 2 x 2
and
> then point to an F3B and a price tag of a few thousand bucks and a steep
> learning curve ...
>
> One thing that worked successfully for the Torrey Pines Gulls wy back
> was to hold an 'LSF Sunday', 3 - 5 times a year at the local thermal field
...
>
> The club provided high starts and qualified instructors and a few simple
> gliders - Wanderer - Gentle Lady - 2 x 2 - and helped novices/bystanders/
> interested parties check out the 'TPG supplied' gliders (or those the
novice had
> built and brought) ...
>
> Made sure the controls were hooked up properly, tow hook in place and
> balance 'spot on' ... then several high start launches and in 9 tries out
of 10,
> we'd snared a new enthusiast to the fold ... I even remember the first 5
minute
> flight I made (Wanderer) with much pleasure ... although I'd been flying
at
> the Cliffs for about a year by then, thermal flying was like 'magic' to
me ...
>
> I think p'haps we're too impressed with ourselves and our equipment to
> empathize with the young 'uns who don't have a thousand bucks to spend ...
besides
> that, there are no more 'kid powered' paper routes or lawn mowing jobs
> around to earn some money for 'affordable' hobby items, be they C/L or RC
Gliders
> ...
>
> Foamies rule because we live in a 'open the checkbook' and 'disposable'
> society ... when one can buy a flying machine for under 50 bucks, most
have
> someone to help them 'afford' it ... if it breaks, 'oh well' ? ... if it
doesn't,
> then maybe they'll go on and on and on ...
>
> I still build what I fly and am in the minority ... fortunately, my
daughter
> inherited the love of the craft and is carrying the message on to her 3
> little ones ... but the 5 of us put together won't keep one manufacture's
doors
> open, let alone an entire industry ... the same is true of model
railroading
> ...
>
> Just ramblin',
>
> Pepper Kay
> AMA # 3937
> LSF # 3335
>
>
>
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