Perry, Sorry, but I just have to ask. Did Ya Have Fun?
See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS Ps, I feel your pain, I lost a pristine Tragi 702C this year to an unexplained shoot down at one of our Fun Flys. > > From: "Perry Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:49:30 GST+8 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RCSE] Reply to the Hoopes message > > > > Hey Hoopes. > > Stop your sniviling. > > I was the # 1 shooting victim in the first three minute round of the contest.. > > I was on final approach for a perfect first round when I went in like a duct > on opening day. > > My day started out with bad Karma! > > I was going into the ice box in front of the fifth wheel to get something when > I cracked my head open on the under frame. > > After the bleeding stopped I decided to cook breakfast on my coleman stove. > As I was sturing my ho bo skillet the frigging stove blew up sending my breakfast > on to the grass in flames. > > After I stomped the fire out and cleaned up the mess they called the pilot meeting. > I was in flight group D. > > As I was going into the dirt from about 100 ft. All of a sudden I saw my pride > and joy spiraling in and those eight months of four days a week of practice > and hopes of a level five win evaporated in front of my eyes. > > After the plane hit the dirt and I realized that all was lost I launched the > transmitter to see how far it would fly. Looked like about 50 ft. > > No one came forward to offer me a back up plane. > No one came up and offered me a re flight. > No one offered the sympathy I was looking for. > As I told Larry what happened he did nothing, she said nothing. He just looked > at me as I tore up my score card in front of his face and threw it on the ground. > > Un sportsman like conduct ? Maybe , I was pissed to say the least. > > Someone in my group said that it could be worse. I think I bit their head off > and pulled their heart out through the hole. > > Yes, they were right it could be worse. Let's see , > My Carrer is over (Corporate Down Sizing) > My fortune gone Market Crash > House gone , Wife gone, Dog gone. > And diagnosed with cancer. > > Yes, it could be worse. > > > >The Frigging goverment could say no more R/C flying. > > I will be back next year but I will be flying my most ugly piece of shit airplane > that flies good in case I get shot down again. > > You can bet you ass I will ask the question at the pilot meeting, What is the > ruling on shot downs during the contest. > > I wonder what the guy said that begged for a week off , flew 2500 mies , rented > a room at the rip off in, rented a U haul truck to haul his stuff back and forth > and gets shot down in the first round and is not allowed to re fly the flight? > You think he is coming back next year????? He will probably go to the dog show > with his wife. > > > Enough, guess I'll go fllying and relax a little. > Regards,Perry > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and >unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
