[NSRCA-discussion] Hardcopy K-Factor

Thu Jan 5 12:13:36 AKST 2017

The "What are the benefits" question comes up a lot.  So much so, that
Charlie wrote an excellent article which you can find on the NSRCA.us web
site in the "new pilot info" section.  The important stuff is reproduced
below:

We are a Special Interest Group (SIG) in the AMA. *The NSRCA advances our
interests to the AMA*. The AMA represents all modelers within the
organization, but without our voice being heard, our segment of the hobby
would be forgotten, or at the very least not addressed. Many of you who
attend the Nationals (NATS) may not know that the AMA had initially
assigned the 2016 Precision Aerobatics NATS, to begin on July 5 th .
Because of the 4 th of July holiday, and because of the usual travel
involved by many to attend the NATS, this date was not acceptable. The
NSRCA immediately protested, and the contest date was changed to July 10th.

Our purpose is best stated by the following:

*“a. Act as a focal point for rules development and progression. Gather
intelligence from the AMA precision aerobatics community to provide the
basis for AMA rules change proposals.” *

You may recall that last year the NSRCA made rules change proposals to the
AMA, concerning telemetry, safety, specifically, electric motor arming,
transmitter impound, transmitter failsafe, and weight. These rule changes
were accepted by the AMA. These changes enhanced the safety of flying
precision aerobatics.

*“ b.  Promote precision aerobatics in the general R/C community by
providing leadership in all of the objectives of the society."*

*" c.  Enhance model precision aerobatics as a recognized sport."*

*" d.  Develop and provide high standards in judging for competitions and
provide qualifications and achievement recognition for judges.” *

The *NSRCA sets standards for judging*. Judging precision aerobatics in
District 1 is the same as in District 7. It is through the NSRCA judging
committee that the yearly judging review is published.
Judging recertification is free to members. (Of course non-members can also
certify for a nominal fee.)

*The KFactor magazine* – The KFactor is the identity of the NSRCA. It is
published once a month. It is the life blood of your pattern community. The
magazine can be downloaded directly from the web site, or mailed directly
to you. The advent of digital download has greatly decreased publication
costs. And because of this digital capability, our editor, Scott McHarg,
has delivered the KFactor on time for several years. If it’s April 1st ,
the KFactor is available!

There are many interesting articles in the KFactor, whether how to build a
particular pattern plane, or how to paint, or which color is best suited
for good visibility. The KFactor also provides a means by which your DVP’s
can communicate with their district members. Yes, they usually publish
contest results as part of their reports. However, contest schedules
are published before the beginning of the season. They may also offer a
building article from time to time. If you have an interesting article that
you would like to share with your pattern buddies, submit it to
your respective DVP for publications.

*The NSRCA web page* – The nsrca.us web page is your source for nformation
in our pattern community. It offers contest results, KFactor access,
sequences, judging, district news, and links to industry manufacturers.
Your Board of Directors are in discussions on how to enhance our web page,
and make it easier to navigate. Also, it has been suggested that a separate
link on the web site be dedicated only to building articles. These articles
will remain in this location indefinitely, for reference by our
members. So, in summary, it is to your advantage to join (renew) your
membership in the NSRCA. As you can see, there is a lot “in it for me”.

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 5:18 PM, Ron Hansen via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> What are the benefits of being a NSRCA member?
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> You don’t need to be a member to participate in contests?
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> I originally joined to get the Buyers Guide and the K-Factor.
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> I didn’t start competing for several years after that.
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> Couple of ideas I have is to go to quarterly newsletters and change our
> model for advertisers.  Perhaps each issue has coupons rather than just
> advertisements.  This would give companies feedback on how many people read
> and buy products advertised in the K-Factor and our website.
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> *From:* NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]
> *On Behalf Of *James Hiller via NSRCA-discussion
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 04, 2017 7:02 PM
> *To:* 'General pattern discussion'
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hardcopy K-Factor
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> Wow: I spent many years sitting in a desk chair in front of a PC. I'm happy
> with reading the K-Factor on my monitor.
> Paramount to my continuing is the notice Scott sends every month telling me
> it's ready for download. I save them in a folder and leave them open until
> I'm finished reading them, sometimes as long as 10 days.
> I wouldn't like to see a dues increase to cover hard copy cost for those
> that still want it and agree that a free copy may reduce membership.
> I'm here for the long run regardless of what is decided.
> Jim Hiller
> Spokane WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] On
> Behalf Of Tom Simes via NSRCA-discussion
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2017 2:53 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hardcopy K-Factor
>
> On 01/04/17 12:37, David Harmon wrote:
> > Tom...that is an interesting twist that I had not considered....but
> > then I have always been a proponent of a 'members only' email list.
> > However....I like the idea of letting other modelers know of our long
> > term existence....but not to give away the farm.
> > Perhaps a second email list for NSRCA members could be considered for
> > K-F push distribution only....keeping the open 'chat' list as it is
> > that does not support attachments.
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> As far as list server support, I'm more than happy to accommodate whatever
> the community and BoD decides to do.  A minor point of clarification, the
> current NSRCA list configuration does allow attachments, but is size
> limited
> to 500 KB per message per community request.  Note that the request dates
> from when dialup was still common and people didn't want to wait 10 minutes
> to download a single message.
>
> That limit is easily configurable and I would have no issue bumping it up
> to
> allow low resolution .pdf distribution of the K Factor either on the
> existing -discussion list or on a dedicated list for K Factor distribution.
>
> --
> Tom
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> Tom Simes                                       simestd at netexpress.com
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