[NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!

Tue Jul 18 17:16:15 AKDT 2017

Scott,

I do understand how hard it is to run an organization.. I'm just saying if you are wanting to get a true reading of the pattern pilots you need to talk to them all, not just a select few who are members of a AMA Sig.
All pattern pilots should have a voice from all classes and districts.
This is a sport for some and a hobby for others and you should not have to fly a dozen flights a week to stay competitive unless your on the international pattern circuit.
Planes have become to pattern dependant and cost way over the top. How can a father and son come out and try a pattern contest in sportsman competing against a $3,000 composite aircraft. This is a major factor as well as the patterns have become much harder for the average sport flier to jump in and try pattern.  I understand each AMA class is a stepping stone for the next and masters is the top before FAI.  But maybe adopt the KISS system and patterns.

Some major points I see need help.

So how do you increase pilots to try pattern and keep them?

Patterns and aircraft.. planes these days look like pregnant guppies and or sharks with all their fins.  Again pattern dependant. If that is what is needed for the few % competing at the international level fine, but not everything needs to trickle down to the average or above-average pilot.
If patterns did not dictate the planes more kits or ARF's at a reasonable cost might be available.

In reading all this masters sh!t storm people mentioned patterns had to much consumption, since when do you design a pattern on power consumption?  Sounds like your catering to the electric guys.

Maybe time to reel in some of the technology in the lower classes and level out the field and not make it who can throw the most money at it to win. That KISS system again.

Just a quick .02 cents..

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From: Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>
Date: 7/18/17 8:40 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Patternpilot One <patternpilot1 at hotmail.com>, General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Cc: Dave Burton <burtona at atmc.net>, Ron Hansen <rcpilot at wowway.com>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!

But, please, enjoy the benefits of others' hard work including this list.  Sorry but the amount of complaining how bad the NSRCA is just eats at me. People work really hard to do the right thing and please the majority.  No matter how hard you try, someone is going to poo-poo your efforts. They make mistakes just like we all do. At least the effort is being made to get information from the majority vs. the few that can't stand the NSRCA but love to tell everyone on the NSRCA list. How about some support?

On Jul 18, 2017 7:30 PM, "Patternpilot One via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> wrote:
Dave,
+100 well said!

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From: Dave Burton via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
Date: 7/18/17 8:29 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: 'Ron Hansen' <rcpilot at wowway.com<mailto:rcpilot at wowway.com>>, 'General pattern discussion' <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!

I've been flying pattern contest for approx 45 years. There were a lot of contest before NSRCA came into being.
Pattern flying doesn't exist because of NSRCA.

From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] On Behalf Of Ron Hansen via NSRCA-discussion
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 8:16 PM
To: 'Patternpilot One'; 'General pattern discussion'; 'Cliff Bradford'
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!

If you are not an NSRCA member because you are trying to make a statement about the current state of affairs I understand that; otherwise, if you fly at pattern contest on a regular basis and are not a NSRCA member then shame on you!!

You are benefiting from all the hard work of other volunteers.

Without the NSRCA pattern contests would not exist.

That is like getting health insurance without paying for it or expecting the AMA to fight the FAA while not being a member.

Again only NSRCA members should get a survey!!

From: NSRCA-discussion [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Patternpilot One via NSRCA-discussion
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 7:52 PM
To: Cliff Bradford; General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!

Since when the He!! do you have to belong to NSRCA to fly pattern??? I bet there are many who don't belong to Nsrca or follow the list who fly pattern on a regular basis.

This is why the membership is crashing..

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-------- Original message --------
From: Cliff Bradford via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>
Date: 7/18/17 7:44 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>>, John Gayer <west.engineering at comcast.net<mailto:west.engineering at comcast.net>>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!
I think the survey should be directed at NSRCA members, I could care less what the part time Pattern guy thinks. Making it available to those that have a desire to provide input is fine and Peter has said he will do that, Hang in there Peter!!! It's a thankless job but I thank you for all your hard work and passion for the hobbie.

On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 6:36 PM John Gayer via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>> wrote:
We do own the sequences as per the AMA rulebook.
With a short timeframe it is better to poll the NSRCA membership than to say we must poll the AMA membership. How would you ever determine the AMA members interested in pattern? From the little boxes on the AMA membership application? Good luck.

Also, dropping your membership because you are fed up with this list is BS. You don't even have to be an NSRCA member to join this list.

John

On 7/18/2017 3:06 PM, Joe Lachowski via NSRCA-discussion wrote:

The survey is useless unless it is available to all "AMA" members who participate in pattern events. The NSRCA does not own Precision Aerobatics.

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From: NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org><mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> on behalf of Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org><mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2017 2:03 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Please make sure your NSRCA profile e-mail address is up to date!

Login to https://nsrca.us and then go to the "edit profile" link (https://nsrca.us/index.php/cb-profile-edit)
NSRCA<https://nsrca.us/>
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The NSRCA is a Special Interest Group for precision aerobatics in the USA.

We'll be sending the sequence survey to the e-mail addresses registered in your user profiles.  Your responses will be anonymous, but we can track who did/did not take the survey, this will help us to understand when we have a statistically meaningful set of responses.

Peter+

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