Team Trials

[John Ferrell]

We may be better off without too much attention from the AMA. I hope they
are working on cost containment and furthering the goals of the
organization. That could help keep their presence(interference) in our SIG
to a minimum. They cannot compete with the timeliness of the Internet & the
K-Factor anyway. Hopefully, Eric's column will help provide a link between
us and the general membership.

Model Aviation magazine is a lot better now than it was 4-5 years back.
There was a spell there that Ron's column was all I found useful.

John Ferrell
6241 Phillippi Rd
Julian NC 27283
Phone: (336)685-9606
johnferrell at earthlink.net
Dixie Competition Products
NSRCA 479 AMA 4190  W8CCW
"My Competition is Not My Enemy"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Pappas" <d.pappas at kodeos.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:33 AM
Subject: RE: Team Trials


Hi Tony, Hi All,

Tony, when you said that, "AMA didn't even think it important enough to
cover in Model Aviation...", something inside me twinged. So I called dear
friend Bob Hunt(the editor at MA) and asked him if there was to be even
cursory coverage. Realize that the man I'm talking to is a World Champion in
Control-Line Aerobatics, and still a competitor ... His voice saddened and
he told me that the policy at MA is that no team trials are covered, lest
they all have to be covered. Every time something about competition is
covered, droves of readers write in to complain. After every December issue
(the NATs coverage issue) they are barraged with complaints about the the
waste of magazine space. World championships might get coverage, if they
happen in the U.S.! The mediocre have censored coverage of excellence. Don't
hassle Bob, he is one of us!

O.K., for homework, everyone go (re)read Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".

Bewildered,
Dean Pappas

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Stillman [mailto:tony at radiosouthrc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:30 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Team Trials


David:

Don't bet on it.  AMA didn't even think it important enough to cover in
Model Aviation...

Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lockhart" <DaveL322 at comcast.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Team Trials


> Jason S - OS 160 EFI (Mintor 170 in backup)
> Peter C - OS 140 RX
> Dave L - OS 140 EFI
> Ron E - Webra 145
>
> I'm sure a full equipment list/matrix will be published elsewhere.
>
> Dave Lockhart
> DaveL322 at comcast.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tony Stillman <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
> Date: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:18 am
> Subject: Re: Team Trials
>
> > Dave Lockhart was flying the OS, and I think Mike Harrison was as
> > well...
> > Tony Stillman
> > Radio South
> > 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> > Pensacola, FL 32505
> > 1-800-962-7802
> > www.radiosouthrc.com
> >  ----- Original Message ----- 
> >  From: Dave Smith
> >  To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >  Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 5:17 PM
> >  Subject: Team Trials
> >
> >
> >  Were there any two strokes flown at the Team Trials??
> >
> >
> >  Dave
>
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