[NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir things up. Where's the beef?

[Dave Michael]

Anything that will get the marquee flyers out and competing/mixing it up with "the rest of us" is beneficial for promoting the hobby and generating interest but I'm not sure you can say that all of these flyers aren't out there participating locally.    They may also wish that they could fly more local contests but their personal and professional obligations may just be getting in the way of going to contests just like everyone else struggles with.  So- having said that, overall, I would support something that would incent the top flyers from getting out to the local contests.

The sponsorship decals idea- not allowing stickers or blatent advertising- I don't agree with.  I personally don't see any real benefit in getting rid of them or harm in having them- why do you feel this way?  It's a byproduct of capitalism- advertise your product, market to your potential customer.  If a flyer is fortunate enough to get a sponsorship I assume they earned it and I wouldn't want to dis-incent anyone from working hard to get something special.  In addition- there's no way you could enforce it.

Dave Michael


----- Original Message ----- 
  From: mike mueller 
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:03 AM
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] OK it's time to stir things up. Where's the beef?


   I have an observation that I've made that disturbes me. I don't think that we are getting enough of the top notch or team worthy flyers participating on a local level. 
   I think that in the future the team trials need to be revamped so that a flyer wanting to make the team would be required to fly in at least 3 to 5 local contests per year.
   Here's why I think this is important. We need the top names in our sport to be part of the sport from a leadership standpoint. Imagine a QQ showing up to fly against Andrew at a local contest. It would be much more exciting to watch and it would therefore promote more interest. If we continue on the path we are going interest in pattern will continue to slide.
   In the 70's when the team selection was known as the Masters you had to fly your way into the contest by accumulating points on the local level. It was exciting. Were totally missing the boat with our present system.
   So here's the deal. Support the real pattern flyers who make the effort to support us and we will all be better off. Oh and for what it's worth I think we would be better off all around if we didn't allow any stickers or blatant advertising of any products in our sport. Let's get back to the flyers who do it on there own without all the sponsorships.
   All this is just what I've seen in the last 6 years of flying after a 15 year absence for the hobby.  TIA for letting me vent and as my budddy Bobby Satalino would say "Have a nice day"!        Mike Mueller


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