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

[Daniel McLalin]

Perhaps there can be regional championships that combine multiple areas and
the top from each region advance to AMA site in Muncie.

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Bill Pritchett <billpritch at yahoo.com>wrote:

>  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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