[NSRCA-discussion] Andersonville GA Contest, June 4-5

[Robert Campbell]

Doug,

Thanks.  I hope my distress call works and I hope you can make it to the
contest.  Mac's field is a great place to fly.


Rob

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 1:41 PM, Doug Harvel <spa364 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Rob thank you so much for your distress call.  I have been one of the one's
> pleading for better attendance in D3 and thank you so much for your
> efforts.
> I must also admit that I am one that has missed many events lately, and had
> even planned on Baton Rouge in D6 but health once again got in the way.
> My wife and I plan on arriving at Hodges along with our mean dog on Monday
> Memorial Day for a week at one of the most beautiful rest areas and just
> happens to be a great flying field with a very cordial host in Mr Mac
> Hodges.
> My wife says we coming if we both have to charter an ambulance to get
> there.  Health problems may once again prevent me from flying but by doggie
> good Lord willing and the creek doesn't rise we gonna be there.......Love
> all
> you guys and cant wait to see everyone at Hodges...Only made two contest
> in past two years, and may have to change Dr's to get there this year but
> gonna
> bust a rear trying........Doug Harvel...aka....BOPOD
>
> On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 10:22 AM, Robert Campbell via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>> We're now less than two weeks from the Peach Pattern Classic at Hodges
>> Field, Andersonville, GA.  We have use of one of the best (if not the best)
>> flying site in the country.  We have the state-of-the-art scoring system.
>> We have everything, EXCEPT contestants.
>>
>> Right now, we only have ten registered pilots.  I was hopeful things were
>> getting better in D3 with 19 pilots coming to Ocala.  Unfortunately, we
>> dropped to 12 at Eglin, and Andersonville is looking like it may be even
>> smaller.  We are at risk of losing this contest in the future if the turn
>> out is low.  Here in D3, we can't afford to lose any more contests.  We're
>> currently down to six scheduled contests, including the District
>> Championship.  So, if you are a D3 pattern pilot and can possibly make it
>> to Andersonville, please come and support the contest.  And, If you are in
>> another district and can attend, we'd love to have you too.
>>
>> I just got back from the Atchafalaya Basin contest in Baton Rouge, LA.
>> They had 32 pilots show up.  I'd like to see D3 contests getting back up to
>> that number.  I'm trying to recruit some new pilots from here in the
>> Florida Panhandle, but that effort won't pay off until next year, at the
>> earliest.
>>
>> If this e-mail sounds like a distress call, that's because it is.  Right
>> now, D3 appears to be in a graveyard spiral of low turn out and contest
>> losses.
>>
>> You can pre-register for Andersonville at
>> https://sites.google.com/site/nsrcad3/home/contest-registration
>>
>>
>>
>> Rob
>>
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