Bob, perhaps I was polarizing the situation. I just meant that there is a
lot more "outdoors" than "indoors" in the world.
I have not flown outdoors since I was a kid. When I did, however, there was
always a park, field, or farm to practice on. If not for the efforts of
people like Dr. Hacker, who procured a practice gym for us in Cleveland to
fly Indoor, we would have had nowhere to practice at all.
On Sat, Apr 21, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Bob Clemens <rclemens2_at_rochester.rr.com>wrote:
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> “Outdoor sites are essentially infinite for practice and competing.”
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> Ben, that’s a somewhat flip statement that’s simply not true. Do you fly
> outdoors at all? Suitable flying sites are NOT easy to find and use. Many
> clubs across the country have lost theirs and have struggled to locate new
> ones. Our annual Great Grape Gathering at Geneseo, NY, is there because our
> Canadian friends lost their field years ago and asked to have it held at
> the Geneseo airport (site of the upcoming Flying Aces Nationals in July).
> Having use of proper flying sites is something both the indoor and outdoor
> communities have in common.
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> Bob Clemens
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Received on Sat Apr 21 2012 - 08:57:45 CEST