I did a lot of mentoring over the years for a fair number of kids. Not a single one of them ever showed the slightest interest in going forward in the hobby. Even though I was born without a personality, I don't think it was me.
I agree, adults should be the target.
Dohrm
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> On Jun 17, 2016, at 8:31 PM, Ron Williams groncan_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I have never read so much bullshit on a web forum than this attempt by a bunch of old and middle aged (read boring) guys believing that the future of indoor lies in the hand of a bunch of kids. Yes, kids are vital and active. But the future of indoor lies in the hands of guys just like you, not the youth. The Youth are searching and an exposure to the possibility of model aviation and indoor is fine but SO takes good care of that already. Forget them. They will disappear as they go to school, marry, begin to raise families and fly drones or whatever else is the fad of their time.
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> The beginner that counts is the ADULT who's looking for, simply, a hobby. Design for someone who has a mind and the ability to think and solve problems. A beginner's model that will draw multitudes will result. Forget about experts coming into the event and destroying its attraction for beginners. So what? When the Jim R's take over, create a new event. EZB worked fine in attracting new fliers. When it became the event of the Petes and Jims, Erv's Pennyplane filled the gap. Just create a new "beginners" event and let it run its course.
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> There's an illusion rampant that indoor is in danger of dying. There's also a belief that fuel powered and planes built by their flier is dead. It's only a belief, no more. Indoor is growing all be it at a healthy if not late 20th Century rate. It's just that at the level of technical innovation, things get more attention and the older stuff seems to suffer. It's not suffering, it's just adjusting.
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