[NSRCA-discussion] 2012 Nats

[Ronald Van Putte]

Well said.

Ron

On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Archie Stafford wrote:

> Ron,
>
> I do not mean to pick on you, but I think this brings up a great  
> point. I will also say that Ron has already contacted me offering  
> any help he can provide, but your statement below highlights what I  
> think is pattern's biggest problem. I am aware of the official  
> name, and National Aeromodeling Championships is the proper name  
> for tge NATs, but everyone knew what I meant.   At most local  
> contests the pilots will help in anyway possible, however at the  
> NATS from many pilots the attitude is completely different. There  
> was a list of complaints this year as long as my arm, and many  
> justified, but when we wete searching for people to step up and  
> help, suddenly no one was interested. There have always been  
> problems at the NATS and I am sure next year will be no different,  
> but as pilots, and many of us have CD'd contests, please put  
> yourself in the ED's shoes and state the problem and be willing to  
> be part of the solution rather than the problem. Be understanding  
> that some problems may be minor in the grand scheme of things. I  
> have some ideas on a few things to try. Please be open to the ideas  
> and also feel free to voice your opinions, but also have ideas to  
> improve it. I plan to try to keep the pattern community updated as  
> to what is going on as much as possible and if you have questions  
> please feel free to contact me. I will do my best to make the 2012  
> NATS the best they can be, but I need you help to make it happen.
>
> Arch
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:59 PM, Ronald Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> OK, now I am going to get picky.  The official name (look it up)  
>> is F3A Team Selection Finals, not Team Trials.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Archie Stafford wrote:
>>
>>> After all of the arm twisting I received I figured my arm wouldnt  
>>> be ready to fly by next summer anyway. Seriously though, I am  
>>> looking forward to it and have some ideas that I think will make  
>>> next year a great NATS and Team Trial.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Ronald Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good!
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Archie Stafford wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ron
>>>>>
>>>>> The cat might as well come out now. I have agreed to be the ED  
>>>>> for the 2012 NATS. It wasn't at the top of my list of things to  
>>>>> do, but someone needed to step up and do it and I agreed and I  
>>>>> plan to do the best job I can do.
>>>>>
>>>>> Arch
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> $45 AMA  $70 NSRCA
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Ronald Van Putte  
>>>>>> <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:
>>>>>> I just pulled the following off the Facebook input from NSRCA  
>>>>>> (I think Archie Stafford was our representative at the meeting):
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "News from the Nats Planning meeting.....Our official Nats  
>>>>>> days are July 22-26. The first day of flying will be the 23rd  
>>>>>> with the finals on the 26th. Cutoff dates are as follows: June  
>>>>>> 22 is normal registration cutoff with the entry fee of  
>>>>>> $115.00. July 9 is the cutoff date for ALL registrations. Fee  
>>>>>> will be $230.00."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone know the fee split between AMA and NSRCA?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I wonder who will be the event director.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron Van Putte
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Scott A. McHarg
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