[NSRCA-discussion] USA team trials

[Grow Pattern]

April 1st was yesterday :-)

Seriously though. I know that it will not be popular to raise issues of this 
nature, and I accept that I could be misinterpreting what I know, but I want 
a system that I can defend and believe in.

Regards,

Eric.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derek Koopowitz" <derekkoopowitz at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2006 1:03 AM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] USA team trials


> Well stated and I agree.
>
>
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> Pattern
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>
> Earl,
>          In the last printed format for the 2006 Nationals FAI class was
> being run as follows. P-07 on Monday and Tuesday,Semi's on Wednesday 
> flying
> F-07, and then Final's on Thursday with two F-07's and two different
> unknowns. To run a team trials this would have to be changed.
>
> So I agree with Ron's concern about changing things, (someone get Ron some
> smelling salts quick!),  just for FAI team selection needs. I have seen a
> lot of that over the years. A team trials has a marked effect upon judge
> selection and the payment of the extra judges who come in for the FAI
> selection component. It already has spilled over into the social side of 
> the
> Nat's where our banquet is now on a Tuesday night so that FAI unknown
> schedules can be drawn up on the Wednesday night.
>
> It also puts a lot onto the Nat's event director and invariably the other
> classes experience some neglect. I also wonder if it wise to have the same
> guy running the Nat's and the team trials, especially when the some of the
> top FAI pilots are sponsored directly or indirectly by the same 
> individual.
>
> I would be much happier if the FAI team selection was not run by the AMA
> Nat's event director. I would also like to keep the Nat's for the majority
> who come for the participation.
>
> Regards,
>
> Eric.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Earl Haury" <ehaury at houston.rr.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 5:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] USA team trials
>
>
>> Ron
>>
>> There is no proposal to change the Nats format for the TS. There is an
>> additional fee for participation in the program and finals judges are
>> being
>> recruited beforehand. This excerpt from the program should cover concerns
>> about the event.
>> "Event Qualification. The US Team will be selected by the order of finish
>> in
>> F3A by U.S. pilots at the 2006 U.S. Nationals. All TSP participants will
>> have to enter the U.S. Nationals in order to be eligible to make the U.S.
>> Team."
>>
>> Earl
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <vanputte at cox.net>
>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] USA team trials
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: "Earl Haury" <ehaury at houston.rr.com>
>>>> Date: 2006/03/31 Fri PM 10:08:33 EST
>>>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] USA team trials
>>>>
>>>> The original plan was to hold the Team Selections for the '07 WC at 
>>>> next
>>>> year's Nats. However, the '07 WC are to be in April of '07 making it
>>>> necessary to move the TS to this year's Nats. If you, or anyone else, 
>>>> is
>>>> interested in details / entry forms please contact Lisa Johnson
>>>> (lisaj at modelaircraft.org), AMA Competitions Dept.
>>>
>>> My fear, which is justified based on what AMA tried to do before, is 
>>> that
>>> there will be an attempt by AMA personnel to abbreviate the Nats events
>>> in
>>> the case of bad weather, so that the Team Selection can be completed.  I
>>> believe that the best combination of Nats and F3A Team Selection is to
>>> say
>>> the the U.S. team is the top three placing U.S. citizens in F3A at the
>>> Nats.  Period.
>>>
>>> Ron Van Putte
>>>
>>
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