Team Trials

[David Harmon]

I think it has a lot to do with advertising....money talks...I don't see
any Pattern product advertising in MA and I'm not sure that it would be
the place to have it.
I do see some IMAC advertisements though...at least I think that's what
it is.

MA goes to all AMA members but if everyone only reads Eric's column
every other month like I do, Pattern advertising would be a waste for
the advertiser.
I do read the Control Line column though, only because of the technical
stuff they sometimes have. There is no option to pay the AMA dues and
not get MA if you are the only member in the household, so I can't even
stop delivery of it. 

The KF goes straight to the advertisers target market and gets the best
bang for the buck. 

I sort of hate to admit it but I don't subscribe or buy any other
magazine.......why would I? The only other column I will read is Jim
Oddino and that gives me an excuse to stagger over
to....shudder....Hobby People, the local toy store. There are no hobby
shops as we used to know them within 60 miles of here, so I don't even
think about them any more. And if there were shops locally, they would
not handle anything I need anyway as the turnover is so slow the owner
can't make any money. I can't even buy a stick of balsa locally.

As far as coverage of major events like the recent Team Selection, I
think Bob Hunt needs to rethink his future coverage. If he is unaware of
Pattern or NSRCA events that should be covered, then the appropriate
person in NSRCA should make him aware and assist him with the details in
order to get that coverage.

Regards

Dave Harmon
NSRCA 586
K6XYZ at attbi.com
Torrance, Ca.

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
On Behalf Of GeorgeF.
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:13 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
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


Isn't part of the AMA's mission to promote all forms of Model 
Aviation?  Isn't competition part of Model Aviation?   Seems like by not

covering competition you're not promoting and advancement of model 
aviation.  In this case everyone looses from the hard core competitor to

the sport flier and the park fliers.....

George


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