Just don't fly in the same round with his daughter. She will put the Whoop
on you (Don't ask) RC Butch
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Goebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:58 PM
Subject: [RCSE] Soaring folks Friends or ... {long}
> Greetings all,
> I've been lurking here for some time, enjoyed most of what I've
> read, been shocked by some (those few negative folks generate
> more heat than the many quiet, happy folks now don't they...)
>
> But I do have to say, MOST of you are the GREATEST bunch of
> nice folks most people may ever meet. May I one day earn the
> privelege to be a full member of this group of people.
>
> Just this past Saturday in Haskell TX, I was at a contest for
> 2M, RES, and Open Class (is that right?) After observing the
> reigning 2001 AMA RES National Champion, Dwayne (Paul) Landreth,
> and many other fine competitors fly, I was invited to fly
> Dwayne's 99 inch RES plane. (No pressure, you're just a beginner
> flyer, flying the National Champ's own plane, that just a few
> weeks before won the AMYA RES Nats, in front of 20 other very
> good pilots, sure..... no pressure...)
>
> I have never flown that big a plane solo, and never flown over
> a 4 minute slope or thermal flight. Some longer flights in
> electric Zagi's and such, but not by highstart and thermal.
>
> Thanks to Dwayne (and Steven Pepper and EE Frierson, and many
> others) I was able to complete my first 8+ minute thermal flight.
> And not a bad landing either! Dwayne (and the others) were very
> encouraging and this helped me overcome my fears of wreaking
> someone else's aircraft.
>
> Meeting and flying with folks like that (As I'm sure many of you
> are) was a VERY memorable moment for me, and I'm sure will help
> me along in my soaring experience.
>
> Blessings and Thanks to ALL of you,
> (yes, even the negative folks, please forgive any spelling,
> punctuation, or grammar errors... <g>)
> David
>
>
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