Thursday banquet at NATS

[Gray E Fowler]

Dave

Excellent suggestion!



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering




"David Lockhart" <DaveL322 at comcast.net>
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03/23/2004 12:09 PM
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If the goal is to synchronize the last day of competition for all classes, 
then one option is the one Tony noted below - the other option is to start 
Master and FAI 1 day earlier.
 
Holding the awards banquet Wed/Thurs night is not a new topic, and as most 
make plans for the NATs based on the prior years schedule (before the 
official schedule is released), changing the banquet/flying schedule 
affects pretty much all of the contestants.  At this point in time, if 
either the banquet or flying schedule is going to be different than last 
years, I only hope it affects as few people as possible.  And it would 
seem to me that any adjustments should be made to accommodate the majority 
of the contestants.
 
Just the opinion of one contestant - I am sure that there are other 
factors involved with the scheduling/organizing that I and many other 
contestants are not aware of.  (and, what the heck, I'll put a "thanks" 
out right now for those that are planning/organizing the event for the 
rest of us).
 
Regards,
 
Dave Lockhart
DaveL322 at comcast.net 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Tony Stillman 
To: discussion at nsrca.org 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: Thursday banquet at NATS

Gray:
The other idea that has been batted around was to start Intermediate and 
Advanced on TUESDAY to finish on Thursday, when the finals are being 
flown.  Then, the banquet would be for everyone.  Monday would be used as 
"OFFICIAL PRACTICE".
 
Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gray E Fowler 
To: discussion at nsrca.org 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Thursday banquet at NATS


Not so sure this is a good idea considering that Thursday is a non-flying 
day for 80% of the people who attend the NATS. Not that the Master/FAI 
losers and us lower classes  live for and LOVE watching other people fly, 
but consider the sacrificed family time and money used up to attend the 
NATS, and now to attend the banquet we will be required to stay one more 
day. 
I could be wrong, but I would think that banquet attendance will be 
dramatically reduced. Even the 10 Masters and 10 FAI final guys usually 
split Thursday afternoon. 

Other peoples thoughts?



Gray Fowler
Principal Chemical Engineer
Composites Engineering

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