[NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1

[Mike Robinson]

Tony - You may be on to something here and it deserves discussion. At least
using your approach I would have the opportunity to get there. I KNOW there
is a lot more to this than meets the eye.

On 4/26/07, Tony Stillman <tony at radiosouthrc.com> wrote:
>
>  This is an interesting discussion.  I am currently the Chairman of the
> NATS review committee, as established by AMA President Dave Brown.  We are
> currently reviewing all aspects of the NATS, as well as looking to what
> changes need to be made to ensure that the future of the NATS is preserved.
> Lots of ideas have been floated, and I'm sure changes will be made.  While
> at the Ocala contest, I asked for input from any of the pilots there as to
> what they thought about the NATS.  Didn't get the first bit of info from
> anyone… maybe just too busy to talk..
>
>
>
> The rules that govern what events are flown at the NATS are pretty much
> influenced by rules proposals and what the SIGS want done.  The NSRCA pretty
> much runs the NATS.  If the NSRCA wants to include Sportsman, they can
> probably do that.  The idea about that class was that it is an entry level
> class, and many pilots would move up before getting to the end of the
> season.  That is not usually the case in the rest of the classes.
>
>
>
> How about the idea of making the NATS into an event you have to qualify
> for?  Take figure skating for example.  You can't just walk up to the US
> National Figure Skating Championships and plop down your skates and some
> money and compete…. You have to QUALIFY!  That means you compete locally and
> regionally to get the points to qualify to compete in the Championships.  It
> would sure make everyone that wanted to go to the NATS work a little harder
> to attend local and regional events, that's for sure!  We could also do the
> contest is a shorter amount of time, because we would probably limit the
> contestants to around 15-20 per class.
>
>
>
> Now don't get all worried that this is gonna happen, it is just one way of
> looking at how a NATS MIGHT be run….
>
>
>
> Tony Stillman, President
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> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:
> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *
> Rcmaster199 at aol.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:09 AM
> *To:* nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1
>
>
>
> This is a beef to be taken up with the AMA Contest Board and mostly with
> AMA Nats Management. Airing your laundry on this list does no good to
> anybody and appears to be aggravating you.
>
>
>
> For the record, AMA is not excluding YOU. You may fly as you wish but you
> would have to fly at a higher level. If you can't fly at the higher level,
> you may want to reconsider what you wish for. For that matter, there are no
> other qualifications I know of in any other event flown at the National
> Championship. You may pay your entry fee and enter any other event as well.
> Point is AMA is not excluding YOU, so don't take it personally.
>
>
>
> THE National Championship has its set of rules that we all have to abide
> by. As the old saying goes, "You can please some people most of the
> time....." In this case, the Nats rules ".....please most people most of the
> time...."
>
>
>
> MattK
>
>
>
> In a message dated 4/26/2007 6:37:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> shineyobject at gmail.com writes:
>
> Keith - I'm so chilled you'd think I was a watermelon on ice, but I hope
> my point is not lost amid my sarcasm. It simply isn't right to exclude equal
> paying, equal participating members from any activity sponsored by AMA.
>
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