NEW CONTEST - Negotiating

[Keith Black]

>From the point of view of a new intermediate pilot I honestly don't care
about trophies at a primer. Gray may say that's because I'm not going to win
anything ;-), but honestly I'm just thankful for the opportunity to fly and
prepare for the upcoming season. At the North Dallas primer Gene gave out
printed certificates which was quite adequate. Actually I felt like we
should be giving Gene and the senior judges certificates for hosting us.

As to the entry fee, he did charge a small entry fee that went to his club.
I'm fine with that since I'm sure it makes it politically easier for him to
convince his club to give up their field for a day if it will raise money
for the club.

Keith Black

----- Original Message -----
From: "ORLANDO FRETS" <ojfrets at earthlink.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: NEW CONTEST - Negotiating


> Steve:
> I had the same problem with my club. Trophies or plaques are expensive,
and
> may not be warranted for a pattern primer.
> Instead of awarding trophies or plaques, make up paper certificates. Or
> make your own plaques by cutting pieces of pine wood, sanded nicely
(4"x5")
> and fasten the picture to the wood. Using a digital camera, take a picture
> of each entrant with their airplane, at the end of the contest, fasten the
> pictures of the winners to the wood and walaaa, you have your awards.
Cheap
> and easy to make. However, the paper certificates are just as good. One
> local contest does this in their pattern primer.
> Orlando
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: <mrstev0922 at aol.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Date: 4/10/2003 1:13:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: NEW CONTEST - Negotiating
> >
> > Eric,...
> >
> > I've often thought about trying to negotiate and persuade my club to
> allow a
> > Pattern Primer.  Unfortunately my club's major objective is to make
> money,
> > and the bottom line is how much money can they expect in their treasury
> at
> > the end of the Contest/Event.
> >
> > My question to you, and to anyone else who has run a contest or primer,
> is
> > there a rule of thumb for expenses versus income for one of these
> events??
> > Any general guidelines for how many contestants are needed for a break
> even
> > scenario??  I realize a lot of this has to do with actual expenses and
> costs
> > of trophies and such, but if anybody would care to chime in with their
> > experiences in this matter it would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Steve Teerlinck
> > Monson, Massachusetts
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