AMA rules-what are we doing?

[Tony Stillman]

Tom:

Man, your in pattern contest "OVERLOAD!!" That's great.  Your right, cut the
membership dues is important.  But I think that having a reliable, monthly
K-FACTOR will do wonders for the membership as well as advertisers.  I'm
looking forward to working with you over the next couple of years!

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas C. Weedon" <weedon at wwnet.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 3:23 PM
Subject: RE: AMA rules-what are we doing?


> Tony,
> I have to set my travel limit to 5 hours. Can't handle any more - TOO OLD!
> Besides, I pull a trailer most of the time. I have traveled 11 hours once
to
> Winston-Salem, NC. Great contest! However, in D4, next year we will have a
> contest every other weekend from May 31st to Sept 30th all summer long,
all
> within a 5 hour drive or less for me and most of the other fellows. And
that
> doesn't count the "Out of District" contests. Ya gotta love it! Heck, if
> Pattern grew any more up here, I couldn't handle it. About the NSRCA
> membership, cut the dues and you'll see growth.
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Tony Stillman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 3:16 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: AMA rules-what are we doing?
>
>
> George:
> I have been competing in Pattern since 1976.  Been to LOTS of contests.
> There was really only one contest less than 300 miles for me, and that was
> the Jim Kirkland Memorial (Ft. Walton Beach).  It has ALWAYS been normal
for
> us around here to drive 5-8 hours to go to a contest.  Heck, I wouldn't
know
> how to do it any other way!  If you were able to go to 12 contests within
> 150 miles, that is AMAZING to me!!!
>
> The mileage has never been an issue to me.  We would leave right after
work
> at 5 PM and arrive sometime between 10PM and midnight, usually.  If it was
8
> hours or so, we might could get away by 3PM.  That's just the way it was.
>
> Nothing has really changed.  There are still enough contests to go to, and
> all about the same range.  Some old ones went away, and new ones took
their
> place.
>
> Tony Stillman
> Radio South, Inc.
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> Pensacola, Fl 32505
> www.radiosouthrc.com
> 800-962-7802
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "GeorgeF." <av8tor at flash.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: AMA rules-what are we doing?
>
>
> > At 11:01 AM 11/19/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Tom.
> > >
> > >     Great to hear that things are on the upswing for you and your
> district.
> > >Maybe Canada doesn't count for you but the contests I used to attend
are
> > >down by three by my last count. Attendance at this years contest was
down
> > >except for Ken Kehners contests in Glen,NY. I can't speak for the rest
of
> > >the district as I haven't made the long drive. At todoays cost of
> > >competitive aircraft when you lose one due to a midair it takes people
> out
> > >of competition sometimes for the major part of the year. As you know we
> had
> > >more than our share this last year and that contributed to some loss in
> > >attendance. That to some degree will be back next year. Also hopefully
> Elba
> > >will be able to pull off a contest again in 2003. Have to wait and see
as
> we
> > >are struggling with field issues. I haven't heard if the cancelled
> Canadian
> > >contests are going to be back in 2003 or not.
> > >
> > >     To claim that things are going well when the facts show to the
> contrary
> > >isn't healthy either IMHO.
> > >
> > >      Del K. Rykert
> > >      AMA - 8928
> > >      NSRCA - 473
> > >      Kb2joi - General
> >
> >
> > I have to agree with Del on this one.  When I was heavy into pattern
> > 1989-1991 I was doing 13 contests per year, all within a 150 mile or
less
> > radius (D1).   Then it seemed that the number of contest started a rapid
> > decline and never bounced back.
> >
> > Now that I live in D3 I was trying to plot how many contest were in a
200
> > mile radius this year and could only come up with 2 (Ocala, FL &
> > Jacksonville, FL).  I've considered moving to the Virginia Beach area
> (D2),
> > is pattern on the UpSwing there?  I guess I just live in the wrong area
of
> > Florida.
> >
> > George
> >
> >
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