[NSRCA-discussion] AMA in Muncie; Relocation; Advanced/Intermediate Finals; Etc.....

[mike mueller]

 Well stated Bill. Support the AMA. They are vitally important. 
 They treat us very well when you use the site for the Shootout too. Mike

--- On Fri, 7/31/09, Bill Pritchett <billpritch at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Bill Pritchett <billpritch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] AMA in Muncie; Relocation; Advanced/Intermediate Finals; Etc.....
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 1:00 PM
> I live in Muncie and can tell
> you that the AMA site is not
> our local flying site.  In fact, some local
> flyers foolishly thought it would be when the AMA came to
> town and as a result, our local club doesn't really
> exist any more.  Most of the guys have gone off on
> their own in groups of 10 or 12 and have, over the years,
> come to realize that the AMA site is not going to work for a
> local flying site due to the activity level - which is a
> great thing!!  My guess would be that most of the sport
> flyers clamoring to fly there are traveling though town,
> want to see the site, and become frustrated over the
> competition schedule that takes them out of an hour of sport
> flying....   There is a solution...  Let the
> membership know that they can fly on
>  site # (....???...) anytime they want to on DSS. 
> Even in the beginning, I didn't fly out there (before
> DSS) because there was always a parking lot full of
> transmitters.....
> As for finals in Advanced and Intermediate - just do
> it.  We like to refer to ourselves on site 4 as
> "the children".....  Yes, it's a great
> excuse to misbehave (and we do), but really, it should all
> be the same.
> Relocation?  - just do it.  For me, it's no
> easy thing to participate while at home.  It's much
> easier to leave the house/family/kids for a few days than
> try to balance it all during the week of the Nats. 
> I'll gladly go whereever......trust me, it's a lot
> easier to be away!!
> There are some wonderful guys that are AMA staffers and of
> course Tony is an invaluable assett to NSRCA as a pattern
> guy that's on the Exec Council.  While it's
> easy to piss and moan about some details regarding our
> specific event and passion, don't
>  forget the fight that needs to be fought with the FAA and
> the very real threat that is posed to our hobby in
> general.  It's going to be the AMA, not us, that
> fights that fight and we need to support them 10000%.
> Pritch
>  Bill Pritchett
> Souled Out Entertainment
> www.souledoutentertainment.biz
> 765-744-9322
> 
> 
> 
> From:
> Tony <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
> To: General
> pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Friday,
> July 31, 2009 1:30:10 PM
> Subject: Re:
> [NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the Nats in 2010?
> 
> 
> I do like the idea of moving the NATS around, even if it is
> just Pattern....
> 
> 
> Tony Stillman, President
> Radio South, Inc.
> 139 Altama Connector, Box 322
> Brunswick, GA  31525
> 1-800-962-7802
> www.radiosouthrc.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]
> On Behalf Of Bill Glaze
> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:16 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the
> Nats in 2010?
> 
> Geographic Center, yes.  However, when United Airlines
> was looking to 
> establish a pilot domicile in the
>  Eastern part of the Midwest, (however that
> 
> translates) they found that 70% of the U.S. population is
> within a 500 mile 
> radius of Cleveland.  So, Cleveland it was.  And
> for many years.  Bill Glaze
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill's Email" <wemodels at cox.net>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the
> Nats in 2010?
> 
> 
> > One thing that has resulted from basing the NATS in
> Muncie is that 
> > participation from pilots out west has fallen off.
> Pattern is one 
> > exception, but in many other disciplines the NATS is
> really not much more 
> > than a big contest held in
>  Indiana.
> >
> > AMA District X has the largest number of members, but
> among the lowest in 
> > NATS participation over all the areas. Moving the NATS
> around is one way 
> > to allow more people to participate.
> >
> > My suggestion would be one year in Muncie the next
> year out west, then 
> > back to Muncie. I wonder how many of those that came
> from 500 miles or 
> > less would make the 2,100 mile trek it takes for us
> Left Coasters to get 
> > to Muncie.
> >
> > Better yet, hold the NATS in Lebanon, Kansas, the
> closest city to the 
> > geographic center of the US!!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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