Re: Re: carbon VP hub data?

From: Ron Patten <ronald.patten_at_att.net>
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 16:08:49 -0800 (PST)

Mr. Lee,
 
When I went to the Kibbe Dome this past summer, guess who kept blowing me off, (Kang) and the two experienced fliers that I was sitting with. The friendliest fliers were from the west coast excluding Mr. Lee. I did a lot of "hanger flying" with fellow sailplane pilots from the west, which was really a lot of fun!
 
It seems that when the "Game Faces" go on, all bets are off! Even my very good friend had no time for questions, (I'm sure he didn't realize it). This was the reason I spent about $1,500 for the whole trip, to learn! on one occasion, not five minutes that I was basically told to shut up, (I always had the courtesy to ask), Kang came up to my friend and asked a question while he was winding, and he stopped to answer.
I was pretty upset that evening, but realized that a man who was restricted from performing the activity that gives him "Life" can become intense, I understood.
 
I want everyone to know that I'm not complaining, but I think that many of use take ourselves too seriously, after all, it is a hobby/sport! I could have easily put all of my equipment up for sale after the trip. I even donated one of my rubber slitter (Harlan) to raise some money for the Kibbe Dome fund. After some thought, and the encouragement of my wife, I made the decision to stick-it-out for now.
For the new fliers, Mr. Lee included) just remember that you all probably asked a "old" experienced flier a question, and they never said "NO".
 
With no malice intended,
Ron
Received on Fri Mar 01 2013 - 16:08:51 CET