[NSRCA-discussion] One Day Contest

[Pete Cosky]

I like the idea of two one day events. 

My wife and I just had our first (a son who I hope will like RC as much as I do) and we have had numerous conversations about my being able to make meets next year. Although she is willing to let me go to a couple it would be easier to get to more if I weren't going to be gone Friday night to Sunday night.

I keep trying to get one of the clubs to which I belong to host a meet but they don't want their flying impacted for two days either. Maybe a one day contest is a way to get that to happen.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Wizynajtys 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:12
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] One Day Contest


  I'm with Kelly. We have 3 kids as well. A one day contest is easy for me to attend. A two day contest is a lot more difficult... meaning one or two a year is all that I'll ever be able to make.
  I understand those who travel a long way need a reason to travel. I wonder if attendance would be better for two one day events? My guess is that it would probably add a couple pilots each day.

  Mike Wizynajtys

  At 04:46 PM 9/28/2006, you wrote:

    Kelly and I fly together in Maryland- our field is located northeast of DC right off rt 95.
     
    I find that the idea of a one day contest is very appealing to the "local crowd"- if you are close enough to drive to the contest the morning of and drive home at night afterwards.   I think it is a great way to spark interest locally. I have found someone to take over the CD responsiblities from me at the CAPI next year so I may have some flexibility.  Perhaps we (you and I) could talk about doing something at our club next year.  Either a one day event or two one day events as Ron suggests.
     
    Dave Michael
     
     

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: ronlock at comcast.net 

      To: NSRCA Mailing List ; NSRCA Mailing List 

      Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 4:19 PM

      Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] One Day Contest


      I understand the 2 day commitment consideration-



      The one day contest concept gets re - raised every so often,

      and has it's pro's and con's.  I think there is room for the one day contest.

      And try to emblish it by an optional clinic, judging seminar, or whatever 

      on the other day.   



      How about two, one day contests at same field, same weekend?

      That was done at Lakehurst years ago, quite successfully.



      Ron Lockhart







        -------------- Original message -------------- 

        From: Kelly Regan <kelly.regan2 at verizon.net> 


        > Just an observation from some one that has not flown in a 

        > patter competition yet... 

        > 

        > The idea of a 2 day contest is a big commitment for me. 

        > We have 3 children under 5 years old and my wife is a stay 

        > at home mom. The only break she gets is on the weekends 

        > when I am around to help. 

        > 

        > I have a hard time asking her to watch the kids all weekend 

        > while I go fly and babysitters can be hit and miss. 

        > 

        > A one day contest would be wonderful for someone in my 

        > situation, however I have no idea if this would work or draw 

        > more contestants? 

        > 

        > 

        > george w. kennie wrote: 

        > > <<<> ! > pr imers? I know of some new guys who've come into it this way.>>>> 

        > > Just by way of encouragement to those who may feel some degree of 

        > > frustration at their lack of results in trying to entice the local 

        > > genre to give pattern a try. In my local area, there are several clubs 

        > > that I hold memberships in and these people have watched me fly 

        > > sequence upon sequence for about the last eight years.Some of these 

        > > individuals display some degree of interest/desire while others view 

        > > my efforts with outright disdain. 

        > > My feeling is that there is not a heck of a lot you can do on and 

        > > individual basis to induce someone to apply themselves to the pursuit 

        > > of our passion.There has to already be some competitive/challenge 

        > > aspect to their basic personality that makes them want to conquer the 

        > > unknown difficulty eating away at! the ro ot of their psyche and if it 

        > > just happens to be pattern that fires up their competitive drive at 

        > > that particular time we may have discovered a possible conscription. 

        > ______________________________________________ 

        > 

        > Kelly Regan 

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