<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 22, 2006, at 3:09 PM, John Ferrell wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">They usually offer unofficial testing before the event starts. Also, as I recall, you have to be a candidate for a trophy or a finalist to be tested...</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Dave Guerin, Nats event director, asked John Fuqua and me to do "courtesy" weight checks on Sunday, before official flying starts. We will be at the three sites, for about 30 minutes at each site, to check those who would like to have their airplanes weighed. All airplanes will be weighed before trophy presentations for those who might get a trophy.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I do not know if Dave plans to do "courtesy" noise checks. He normally asks site directors to be alert for "noisy" airplanes during each day's first round, so a noise check can be made on suspect airplanes during the day's second round.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title="randy10926@comtekmail.com" href="mailto:randy10926@comtekmail.com">Glenn Hatfield</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discuss list </A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 22, 2006 3:58 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Nats - Noise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif"> <DIV>Having never been to the Nats and not having the equipment at the club to measure noise, I am a little concerned about the noise level of my plane. Now I am running an OS140RX with a full lenght OS header and a Bolly 480 muffler. I does not seem very loud, but how would I know.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Randy</DIV></DIV><DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>