[NSRCA-discussion] 2017 Nats

Mon Oct 17 07:19:50 AKDT 2016

I think it's an excellent idea to have NATS travel occasionally.  When I
was a wee little boy my father took me to a very large control line event
held here in Dallas. Had it not been for that experience to spur on my
interest I may never have developed the passion for model aviation.

To the argument that people that live close to Muncie will have to travel
further... boo hoo. Come on guys, people have been traveling all the way to
Muncie since 1996 when the NATS stopped traveling. Sure, somewhere in the
west would be great, but we have Mike Harrison volunteering an excellent
location in Arkansas so let's give it a try.

BTW, yes, the NATS always traveled until 1996, check out this link:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/museum/hisfacs/factoids_july.aspx

As to Mike, he's been a respected sponsored pilot, airplane designer and
builder and successful CD since WAY before 98% of us even knew about
pattern.

To occasionally move NATS will increase our exposure around the country, be
more equitable to people traveling and frankly be a lot more interesting!

Keith Black

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:26 AM, Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> While I don’t completely disagree with Ron about the Nat's moving south, I
> think we’re missing the point.
>
> First, I do have a dog in the fight having attended likely 20 of the last
> 25 Nationals or more.  Most in Muncie, but a several prior to that as well.
>   He’s correct in that it’s a planned vacation, and Arkansas will be no
> different if my schedule allows.
>
> The point of Arkansas is not that it’s a better location, but rather a
> proof of concept that we have the organization where with all to move the
> competition ANYwhere other than Muncie.  It’s been so long, and we’ve
> become so accustomed to the convenience and amenities at the AMA, that any
> new location is going to have some learning pains.  But the sooner we try,
> the sooner we get through those.
>
> Clearly moving West periodically (say every 3rd year?) is the goal.
> Admittedly having the Nat’s in my district is a HUGE convenience, but one
> I’m willing to forego to get broader participation.  And it’s not all about
> location in that once you attend a Nats, your desire to do so again is
> great increased.  So if we can pick up some southerner’s that try it for
> the first time, well, we might just get a few more regulars that start
> making the trip regardless of location.
>
> Mike is the only one that stepped up with a plan, a venue, and a
> proposal.  It’s not perfect I’m sure.  But sooner or later we need to try.
>
> In my opinion the bigger concern is the AMA and what they will do with our
> “slot” at the AMA facility should we choose to forego using it this next
> year.  We need to make sure we’ll get it back in subsequent seasons.
>
> My $0.02
>
> -Mark
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> On Oct 17, 2016, at 7:42 AM, Ron Hansen via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
> I’ve only attended the NATS once because I have a work conference that
> normally overlaps with the NATS so I don’t have skin in the game but here
> are my thoughts.
>
> Many who have been attending the NATS have been doing so consistently and
> reliably for years.  It is one of their scheduled vacations.
>
> If you move the NATS to different locations every other year you will lose
> many of those participants.
>
> Also, Muncie is within a reasonable distance of the population center of
> the United States.
>
> Perhaps every five years or so, we could move it West, like Colorado, to
> help with the west coast who really do have a long drive.
>
> But moving it almost directly south makes no sense.
>
> It just moves it further away from our population centers (e.g., NY,
> Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Canada,
> etc.)
>
> Ron
>
> *From:* NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] *On Behalf Of *tretas513---
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> *Sent:* Sunday, October 16, 2016 9:45 PM
> *To:* Matthew Finley via NSRCA-discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 Nats
>
> Why is that a mistake ? The whole world doesn't revolve around Muncie. All
> the discussions about getting more people in pattern but all I see in these
> discussions is nobody wants to make any changes !!
>
> *Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone*
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> ------ Original message------
> *From: *Matthew Finley via NSRCA-discussion
> *Date: *Sun, Oct 16, 2016 8:19 PM
> *To: *Jeff;General pattern discussion;
> *Cc: *
> *Subject:*Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 Nats
>
> Hopefully they realize that having it somewhere other than Muncie would be
> a mistake. Just my two cents.
>
>
>
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>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Jeff via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org< a="">>
> </nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<>
> Date: 10/16/16 9:10 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org< a="">>
> </nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<> <%3cnsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 Nats
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> When is the Nets organizing meeting?
>
> Jeff
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>
> On Oct 16, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Randy Forbus <rforbus at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I believe its still in the discussion stage at the moment
>
>
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> *Sent:* Sunday, October 16, 2016 3:51 AM
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> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] 2017 Nats
>
> Any news yet on whether the AMA and NSRCA have agreed on a venue for the
> 2017 Precision Aerobatics Nationals? Last I heard NSRCA was going to talk
> to AMA about it after Mike Harrison made a compelling proposal that it be
> in Arkansas.
>
> Jeff
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>
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