[NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.

[jonlowe at aol.com]

You have to remember that Muncie bid on having AMA locate there, and 
that the AMA got incentives and help from the city to locate there, 
based on the business that AMA would help bring in.  From what I saw 
last year, Muncie is hardly what I'd call "fat" from AMA.

Putting on the Nats is a huge committment.  Many of the contestants 
don't see the significant numbers of volunteer workers and permanent 
staff who stay in Muncie, not only for the pattern Nats, but for the 
whole range free flight, control line, etc.  If we move the Nats, we 
lose that infrastructure.  I'm not saying don't do it, just realize 
what you will have to deal with.  You also have to have people put 
together bids and others to evaluate them a couple of years in advance, 
have people do site visits, etc, etc.  You are talking about a least a 
year of planning and execution for whatever group elects to put it on. 
My guess, it would take an NSRCA District to put this together.  Local 
clubs are unlikely to be interested in taking this on.

Jon

-----Original Message-----
From: scott at rcfoamy.com
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Sent: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.

The idea of moving the NATS around is a good one, there are some great 
sites in the northeast as well as the southeast, I'm sure the west 
coast guys have some great sites around. Plus why not help out the 
locals, think of the money that is spent in a NATS location. Seems to 
me Muncie is getting fat on the AMA members with all the events there 
during the year.
 
Just my .02 cents
 
Scott Anderson
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