Bigger Issues

[Henderson,Eric]

I think that "Active" is a major key-word to all of this. In the demographics of the NSRCA survey we ask questions like, how many planes you have and how many contests to you attend etc.  It was very clear that survey respondents were VERY active pattern pilots. 

I recognized almost all of the names from this list, from the nationals or from my travels. I concluded that this was a pretty solid representation of the "voice of pattern".

DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION  
   

Number of pattern planes you currently have: 			2.5

Number of radios you use for pattern): 				1.5

Number of pattern engines you own: 					3.3

Number of contests you attend each year: 				5.3

Average number of one way miles driven to contests: 		180

Number of years you have flown pattern (including 1999): 	9.6

How many years have you been an NSRCA member? 			6.7

Are you an AMA Contest Director? 				81 Yes, 101 No

Do you attend the AMA Nationals? 				78 Yes. 104 No

Which class do you fly: 						 
401	23
402	37		 
403	39		 
404	60		 
406	18		 

When we send in a rule rules proposal change this the caliber of experience and investment of the active base that voted for the proposed change.

Regards,

Eric.


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Tony,

As I stated before, real data over the past five years from a contest that historically draws over 30 contestants.......

 Over 75% NSRCA. Every CD in Texas is a NSRCA member. I believe we have clear majority of the ACTIVE pattern pilots as members. The word will get out to non members quickly, no one would be surprised the day of a contest.

--
Gene Maurice
AMA 3408 NSRCA 877
Plano, TX
gene.maurice at comcast.net
> Marty:
> 
> The problem is that not everyone is an NSRCA member.  If we put out our own
> schedules and rules, those outside will not know what is going on until they
> get to a contest and find out the hard way.  They won't understand at first,
> but I'm sure they will later.
> 
> AMA has lots of faults, I agree.
> 
> Tony Stillman
> Radio South
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> Pensacola, FL 32505
> 1-800-962-7802
> www.radiosouthrc.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Martin X. Moleski, SJ" <moleski at canisius.edu>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 7:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Bigger Issues
> 
> 
> > --On Wednesday, November 19, 2003 2:35 PM -0800 Ron Van Putte
> <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > >  ... As long as we operate under AMA, we are subject to the AMA
> > > rules and regulations. ...
> >
> > For safety and insurance purposes, yes.
> >
> > But CDs and Districts can adopt any routine that they want
> > to fly at their own contests.
> >
> > The Nats might be a sticking point.  If the AMA wants to
> > run the pattern nats themselves, folks would have to
> > fly their schedules.  But the way I understand it,
> > the Nats are run by the NSRCA.
> >
> > I could be wrong.  ...
> >
> > Marty
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