[NSRCA-discussion] 2017 NATS

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I'm sure all the people that have Muncie as a short trip don't want to see the Nats move..only natural to feel that way..but that attitude excludes a very large part of the USA that, for whatever reason. will never be able to attend. Just seems fair to me to include the rest of the country .
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------ Original message------From: John Fuqua via NSRCA-discussion Date: Fri, Nov 4, 2016 10:34 AMTo: 'General pattern discussion';Cc: Subject:Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 NATS
It’s interesting to see the various view points.   I clearly remember a time when NSRCA got frustrated with the NATS venues as it seemed AMA would not satisfy our needs primarily because the Nats site was an all venue site with only a week or so to fit in everything.    Hence N-PAC was created to allow NSRCA to organize and run an event without any issues with AMA management.    Both N-PACs were very successful and we proved that we could do a very large event without AMA.    Those that helped at N-PAC will remember the effort required to set up and host an event without AMAs involvement.     Then came Muncie and the issues that created N-PAC disappeared.     Maybe moving the pattern nats around will bring in different people.    Its yet to be seen if it brings in more people.    But it will never be the same as the “traveling NATS” unless we get some dynajet guys to fly next to the flight line or we get some control line combat guys to short out the po
 wer.      John From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Jeff and Claire via NSRCA-discussion
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 9:52 AM
To: 'Joe Lachowski'; 'General pattern discussion'
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 NATS Wow.   Wish I had a nickel for every time in the last 5 years I heard someone say "Sure wish the Nats moved around the country like they did in the good old days.  Remember the <insert one location or another location>  Nats and what a great time we had?"   Mike Harrison has gone out on a limb to create a unique experience again for pattern flyers, the NSRCA and the AMA support that (in fact the AMA hopes other SIG's follow suit) in hopes to break up the "same old thing," make it more interesting and more accessible to various cross-sections across the country.   I would not have guessed there'd be a response like the one below. Jeff Worsham             From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Joe Lachowski via NSRCA-discussion
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2016 8:03 AM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 NATS  I am disappointed in the direction the NSRCA has been going the last 5 years. Instead of focusing on growing participation in pattern as their primary goal it has done things like making sequences more and more difficult and now having alternate venues for the NATS. So tell me how having alternate venues for the NATS grows pattern? Answer is absolutely nothing. It just wastes financial assets. This idea too, will die. Do you honestly think others in the various regions of the country will put in the effort on a regular basis to have a NATS in their region?  I am done with the NSRCA. I've been a member since the late 80's. My contribution to the event as a CD over 25 years and long time sequence committee member has become a waste of my precious time.  My membership will permanently lapse this time around. I can no longer support an organization that is directionally lost. And you wonder why most of District 2 has left the NSRCA?
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