Without muddying the subject by tying 2-Meter to Nats, there has to be a class to draw new fliers. It's one thing to say the class wouldn't entice the elite to travel for an event, but it's closing the door on new fliers to say they're worthless.
How many new pilots show up at the field with an Eraser, an Icon, or a quiver of $200+ handlaunches? Hopefully not many. They come out to our field with Spirits, GLs, Aspires. Retirees, kids with their parents, just hoping not to crash. How do you keep those guys interested? What do you do - make them fly with the unlimited ships, beat their brains in until they go buy an Eagle or a PT-40, never to be seen again? Why not let them fly 2 meter with the better fliers, let them learn and compete on more equal footing? Ft. Wayne's gotten several new fliers out the last few seasons; their 2 meter club contests are well attended, and those guys are sticking around. Guys just gassed to catch lift, let alone make their times, new guys. Flying 2 meter and learing to love soaring. The guys to watch out for in 5 years. I look at that as a success, and I hope that it catches on down here. Brent 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
