Chilliwack Pattern Primer
In October, when Ron Dodd and I talked about putting on a Pattern Primer, I
thought that if we could attract four to six pilots, and one or two actually
took up Pattern, we would have achieved our goal. Did I ever underestimate
the interest in the Fraser Valley. We had eighteen pilots sign in, and I
think we will have at least three or four new pilots competing this year.
On top of that, when I asked the Pattern community for help, I was inundated
with support. Twelve pilots in all, for a total of thirty attendees. Chad
Northeast, Canada’s number one Precision Aerobatic pilot, came from Calgary
for the weekend. Mike Allman drove down from Vernon for the day. Dave
Reaville and Mark and Syd Byrne came over from the Island. Paul Bedford and
Ron Kennedy up from Maple Ridge. Special thanks to Ron for the call cards, a
stellar job as always.
Phil Murray, Andrew Beranek, Paul Dries, Scott Esplen, and Mike Eyre came to
help and brought planes to test and trim for the up coming season.
The morning started with Chad, Mike and I talking about the many aspects of
Precision Aerobatics. Then we had demo flights by Ron, Paul, Mike and Chad.
Next we broke into groups and went over setup, trim and then tried some trim
flights. Trim flights were difficult as the wind was strong and blowing
across the runway. All in all, I think it was a very successful event. I
look forward to hosting this event again.
Special thanks to Ron Dodd and the Fraser Valley R/C Flyers for the use of
their field on Saturday.
