Re: Re: Beginner events and why they're hard for beginners

From: Jake Palmer <82.jake_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:08:27 -0700

Kang,

I tend to agree with Nick on this idea. While the intention might be to
make events easier for beginners, it will ultimately result in a bunch of
new records by experts that know how to take advantage of the changes.
 Perhaps a beginner will be more encouraged if it's easier to get a model
to fly well, but I don't see this change closing the gap in flight times.
 Just my 2 cents.

Jake

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:55 PM, ykleetx <ykleetx_at_gmail.com> wrote:

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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark F1diddler" <f1diddler_at_...>
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> > I think we need to move beyond the notion that beginners intend to
> > stay there at all.
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> This has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. I have zero position
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> > Now, just where are all these beginners?
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> There are about 10 people who fly indoor in San Diego semi-regularly. 9 of
> them are beginners. I think this is probably true at many local clubs.
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> > If we could snag a few per year and help them build anything,
> > we may not need to discuss AMA event tweaking twice a year.
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> Why can't we do both? I help as many people as I can, but I also think
> some changes to model specifications can be helpful. No one suggestion will
> solve the whole problem. Incremental changes over time is how we can make
> long term improvements.
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> Bill Gowen and I would like to discuss the merits of adding motor stick
> bracing to events such as F1L, A6, EZB, Ministick.
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> Why don't we stay on topic ?
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Received on Fri Sep 07 2012 - 13:08:28 CEST