Involving the pattern community as a whole.

[gene.maurice at attbi.com]

Eric (Tony),

What about starting with the CD's? If you take the registration information 
from contests, for say the last two years, that would give a VERY accurate 
picture of who is actually competing. Isn't this the real target, specifically 
for rule changes? It would also give some very meaningful demographics like how 
many active pattern fliers are NSRCA members!

Maybe if we nudge Derek we could get him to add a Quote/Comma delimited flat 
file of the registration data from his scoring system. Others could supply an 
Excel spreadsheet, text file, paper, whatever. The trick is to maintain it. 
Maybe this could be done at the district level, which would spread the labor 
out and minimize the effort to consolidate the information on a national basis.


--
Gene Maurice
gene.maurice at attbi.com
NSRCA 877
AMA 3408
> Here is an approach that I would have like to implemented on my watch!
>  
>  
> What we need is a register of ALL AMA members who are interested in pattern.
> This would be easy to do/build with a simple expansion of the existing NSRCA
> membership database.  Non-NSRCA pattern members could then be include in the
> distribution of such items as NSRCA surveys, major actions/issue etc.
>  
> There would probably have to be a small cover charge for this registration,
> say $5, that would cover our printing and mailing. The Regular NSRCA member
> would get the K-Factor and the registered NSRCA member would get major
> announcements and the big rules surveys etc.
>  
> I imagine that we could do is get the CD's to register pattern pilots with
> the NSRCA and then we could include the people that are interested. Some
> kind of pitch like, "How would you like to know what is going on with sport
> and have a vote/say in the direction?" "Here, just fill in this form and
> I'll send it to the NSRCA for you...."
>  
> As they said to Steve Austin, "We have the technology, we can rebuild you.
> Time for a new approach to the NSRCA's promotional activities and  aspects?
>  
> Regards, retiring Eric.
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Troy Newman [mailto:troy_newman at msn.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:44 AM
> To: discussion
> Subject: Re: Annex Fresh Idea
> 
> 
> Once again another speaks out that not all pattern flyers are NSRCA members!
>  
> Sounds like a recurring theme?
>  
>  
>  
> We all know the reasons.... they have been hashed many times....I think part
> of our problem is we believe that we(NSRCA) are the sole keeper of the
> flame....and to be honest....We are not. We were invited to the game. We did
> start it, and we won't be finishing it either.
>  
> Sure we can take our marbles and go home but that doesn't serve anyone's
> interest. We did that in 94 with the N-PAC event.
>  
>  
> I'm curious why we as the NSRCA are so close minded to non-NSRCA
> members......?
>  
> Does our $30 a year give us the right make rules and exclude others from
> having input on the subject.....This is all done under the holy veil of
> membership.....This exclusion of non-members is what is driving us
> down...not because we don't have sexy website...or we don't have a perfect
> KF, or we don't have press recognition in the magazines, or because we are
> not quick enough in changing our sequences in order to compete with the
> other Aerobatics kid in town.
>  
>  
> I think we are so concerned about new members...me included that we don't
> include people that are not members...The answer is "Well Join up and get
> the info." 
>  
> I've been guilty of this also...Maybe we need to open our doors and open our
> minds....If we invite the neighborhood in with the idea of a BBQ....and
> expect them to bring all the food how many will show?
>  
> We need to give them a reason to be here and not a reason to stay away!
>  
>  
> Thanks for sticking with us Chuck!!!! We are glad to have you and your
> insight.
>  
>  
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