December K-Factor

[Bill Glaze]

Ron:
I wish I  had used my curiosity bump and asked Phil why the AMA had 
limited them.  But, he was busy, and I was busy, and it didn't come up 
again.  Roy Barrow did mention it (I believe) when I ran into him at 
Muncie, but I still didn't have the presence of mind to ask about it. 

I only heard about the limitation before the 2004 Nats', and I just 
wonder if it had anything to do with the disaster that was written about 
the 2003 Nats'?  If one can believe the article in Model Aviation (and I 
do believe it), it was pretty bad, with 2 people trying to run the whole 
thing.  You may remember reading the article.  Not having been there, of 
course, I can't speak to it, but the article did a good job of outlining 
the troubles.  It sure wouldn't make you eager to go to the next one 
they had.  So, possibly it was limited to try to prevent the possibility 
of a recurrence.  The above is pure, uninformed speculation on my part.
Anyhow, next time I run into either of them, I'll ask about it.

Bill Glaze

Ron Van Putte wrote:

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> On Dec 17, 2004, at 11:35 AM, Bill Glaze wrote:
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>     In talking with Phil Vance, (IMAC Treasurer, used to fly pattern,
>     lives near here, CD's pattern contests for the rest of us.) He
>     mentioned that AMA had limited them to 70 contestants at the
>     Nats', and that the applications were full months before their
>     Nats'.  Further, they had a waiting list.
>     I understand that the limitation on contestants has now been
>     eliminated; so there will be no "artificial" numbers next time. 
>     We'll see how they do.
>
>
> That's very interesting the AMA would limit IMAC to 70 contestants. I 
> wouldn't think they'd care how many contestants IMAC had, as long as 
> they finished their competition within the time slot. In fact, 
> contestants over an AMA threshold expense should net AMA $35 for each 
> contestant over the threshold. So, I'd think they'd want as want as 
> many as IMAC could effectively handle.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
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>     Ron Van Putte wrote:
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>     On Dec 17, 2004, at 10:47 AM, Derek Koopowitz wrote:
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>     Wait until you see the cover of the January issue.  :)
>      
>     BTW, our goal is to improve and I think we've accomplished that
>     with the 1st issue under the new publisher.  It can only get
>     better from here as we move forward and find out exactly what we
>     can/cannot do within the constraints of our budget.  I would still
>     like to solicit input/articles from everyone if they have
>     construction articles, how-to's, flying tips, judging tips, etc. 
>     Everyone benefits from this type of article... I used to love
>     reading those articles in the "old" K-Factors of the mid 90's -
>     articles from Verne K. and Bob Richards especially.
>      
>     Let's see if we can pressure Don S. to write some articles... ;)
>
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>     Don Szczur, are you listening?
>
>     I'd also like to see an article by Tony Frackowiak on converting
>     the Partner to a competitive electric-powered airplane.
>
>     BTW, I notice that Model Aviation has a monthly column on R/C
>     scale aerobatics, but only a bimonthly column on
>     R/C aerobatics. However, after IMACs first big year at the Nats,
>     their attendance numbers have been far below ours.
>
>     Ron Van Putte
>
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>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Wayne Galligan
>     Sent: Dec 17, 2004 8:13 AM
>     To: discussion at nsrca.org
>     Subject: Re: December K-Factor
>
>     This has got to be the best K-Factor that I have seen since
>     receiving them.  Even the airplane on the front page looks good
>     after I realized it was there.
>     ;-)'
>     Nice articles like should be in this type of mag.   The clarity
>     and neatness of the layout is exceptional. 
>     WG
>      
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Ed Hartley
>     To: A NSRCA Mail List
>     Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:11 PM
>     Subject: December K-Factor
>
>     Hello All,
>      
>     The December K-Factor is now on line. It is about 4.5 meg in size.
>
>     Best,
>     Ed Hartley
>     roho2 at rcpattern.com
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