K-Factor vision of the future.

[MILLER, EDWARD, MGSVC]

I agree. Most, it not all current K Factor advertisers already have their own websites, what additional advertisement value could the NSRCA offer them should we go to a predominately on-line format. All this vision of the future talk is great but we need to focus on fixing the immediate problem first.  As Tony S. said in a previous post, right now there is no K Factor. IMO the thought of relying on a "highly paid free workforce" to produce the K Factor is flawed. We need to job this out to a professional, preferably someone not involved in our sport. A very successful business man once told me "an enthusiast makes a lousy business owner".  To be honest I'm in favor of a stipend to all the VP's that make contributions to the K Factor month after month. Ditto for all the elected officers. The K Factor needs to be for sale in local hobby shops and we need to work a deal with retailers like Tower Hobbies to include a copy of the K Factor in every ARF pattern ship they sell. The $35/year dues is artificially low, just like far too many clubs in this country that base their club field on free land to keep dues low. Throwing $$$ at a problem rarely solves a problem, however in this case we have run our course on volunteer labor and if we want to keep the K Factor our main communication tool, we must make the hard decisions now to ensure we don't continue the cycle we've experienced the last 6 or so years with the K Factor. 
Ed M. NSRCA 841
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Hughes [mailto:jhughes at hsonline.net]
Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 3:12 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: K-Factor vision of the future.


I made a snide comment about reading material for the throne room. But in all seriousness, I keep my October buyers guide and the current Flying Models close at hand. If my wife is watching TV or readying, it's nice to be able to be in the same room instead of upstairs reading the computer. I'm a failure analysis expert on IC engines, and I still manage to spend 4 hours a day or more on the computer. When I get home, it's the last thing I want to be doing. I, for one, would pay extra to get a proper paper copy. I don't believe books and magazines are ever going to go away. I also agree with Lee that advetisers would prefer hard copies of their ads that will be available for review weeks or months from time of printing. I still have my '96 Buyers Guide with the notations of the stuff Dick Hanson recommended for my first pattern plane (OS91 powered Runaround).
 
Jeff

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