Your experience is in stark contrast to mine. From the first time I attended an indoor flying session in our area (about 1997) I was offered help in the form of suggestions, advise, & the offer to visite the home of one of our more experienced fliers & see how he builds & what tools & supplies he uses. I took him up on that offer. I was told very early on that indoor free flyers were, in general, excited to share their knowledge & supplies anytime, unless they were winding. And that has been my experience. Perhaps you might try asking for assistance.
Gary Hodson
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From: Tim Stone stone-tim_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, May 15, 2017 6:10 pm
Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] TAN II Rubber
Above all I have my brother, Al to thank for all his guidance in getting back to indoor. He continues to encourage me.
As far as "All of the experts out there ! are more than willing to help the beginners progress to expert level..." I have yet to
really see that. All the time I spent snapping motors & grumbling about it, nobody even once in 3 years walked over & took
any interest in my foibles. In 3 years of flying nobody even once turned me on to a good wood supplier, much less offer to
share some of their precious stash (which unfortunately their future widows will probably just throw away). Not once in 3 years did anyone
see me flying & offer me trimming advice except for Jeff Annias, unless you count an unnamed person that shouted across a crowd
what he felt I was doing wrong several times without even introducing himself.
I did see Larry Coslick bending over backward to mentor Evan, who seems like a fine young man.
I am not bitter or angry, just food for thought. I think so far this thread has generated some good discussion. Thanks go out to
Chuck & Don Sluszarek for taking the time to share some well taken advice.
Received on Tue May 16 2017 - 13:20:08 CEST
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