[NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.

Thu Apr 26 10:30:50 AKDT 2007

Tony, Lamar appointed someone to head up a NSRCA review of what was required 
for an "off- Muncie site" Pattern NATS, and a survey of potential sites, at 
least a year ago. Wonder whatever came of that action. Derek, do you know 
what has been done, and where we are?
Jerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Stillman" <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.


> Actually, several SIGS, including NSRCA have expressed interest in moving
> their portion (pattern) of the NATS to another venue every other year or 
> so.
> AMA EC is pretty much in favor of allowing the SIGS to do that, and that 
> is
> also part of the discussions of my committee.  AMA would still handle the
> paperwork part, but the SIG would be responsible for all the rest.
>
> Tony Stillman, President
> Radio South
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of twtaylor
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:59 PM
> To: 'NSRCA Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.
>
> Logistics 2,000 miles away from your home base is a nightmare. Holding it 
> in
> one place allows the "Home base" to have everything needed on hand in an
> instant. The procedures don't change very much. If we moved the Nats 
> around
> we'd have to "re-invent the wheel" every year.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Pat Hewitt
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:36 PM
> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.
>
> I know there must be a good reason that the Nats are always held in Muncy
> but
> WHY. If nothing else take it on the road every other year.
>
> Thanks
>
> Pat Hewitt
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: 11:01 AM CDT, 04/26/2007
> From: "Tony Stillman" <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
> To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1
>
> 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
>
> Radio South
>
> 3702 N. Pace Blvd
>
> Pensacola, FL 32505
>
> 1-800-962-7802
>
> www.radiosouthrc.com
>
>
>
>  _____
>
> 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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