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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think having to qualify to compete at
the Nats would be an excellent way to kill the Nats and probably Pattern. If
the competitors are restricted where would the volunteers come from? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Mike Robinson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 26, 2007
11:45 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">NSRCA
Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Rule 8.1.1</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tony - You may be on to
something here and it deserves discussion. At least using your approach I would
have the opportunity to get there. I KNOW there is a lot more to this than
meets the eye. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailquote><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>On 4/26/07, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Tony
Stillman</span></b> <<a href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">tony@radiosouthrc.com</a>>
wrote:</span></font></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>This is an interesting discussion. I am currently the
Chairman of the NATS review committee, as established by AMA President Dave
Brown. We are currently reviewing all aspects of the NATS, as well as
looking to what changes need to be made to ensure that the future of the NATS
is preserved. Lots of ideas have been floated, and I'm sure changes will
be made. While at the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ocala</st1:place></st1:City>
contest, I asked for input from any of the pilots there as to what they thought
about the NATS. Didn't get the first bit of info from anyone… maybe
just too busy to talk.. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>The rules that govern what events are flown at the NATS are
pretty much influenced by rules proposals and what the SIGS want done. The
NSRCA pretty much runs the NATS. If the NSRCA wants to include Sportsman,
they can probably do that. The idea about that class was that it is an
entry level class, and many pilots would move up before getting to the end of
the season. That is not usually the case in the rest of the classes. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>How about the idea of making the NATS into an event you have
to qualify for? Take figure skating for example. You can't just
walk up to the US National Figure Skating Championships and plop down your
skates and some money and compete…. You have to QUALIFY! That means
you compete locally and regionally to get the points to qualify to compete in
the Championships. It would sure make everyone that wanted to go to the
NATS work a little harder to attend local and regional events, that's for
sure! We could also do the contest is a shorter amount of time, because
we would probably limit the contestants to around 15-20 per class. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>Now don't get all worried that this is gonna happen, it is
just one way of looking at how a NATS MIGHT be run…. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>Tony Stillman, President</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>Radio South</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'>1-800-962-7802</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:navy'><a href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com/" target="_blank">www.radiosouthrc.com
</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org"
target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org </a>] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><a
href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com" target="_blank">Rcmaster199@aol.com</a><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, April 26, 2007
10:09 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
<span class=q><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re:
[NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1</span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This
is a beef to be taken up with the AMA Contest Board and mostly with AMA Nats
Management. Airing your laundry on this list does no good to anybody and
appears to be aggravating you. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For
the record, AMA is not excluding YOU. You may fly as you wish but you would
have to fly at a higher level. If you can't fly at the higher level, you may
want to reconsider what you wish for. For that matter, there are no other
qualifications I know of in any other event flown at the National Championship.
You may pay your entry fee and enter any other event as well. Point is AMA is
not excluding YOU, so don't take it personally. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>THE
National Championship has its set of rules that we all have to abide by. As the
old saying goes, "You can please some people most of the time....."
In this case, the Nats rules ".....please most people most of the
time...." </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>MattK</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In
a message dated 4/26/2007 6:37:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, <a
href="mailto:shineyobject@gmail.com" target="_blank">shineyobject@gmail.com</a>
writes:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Keith
- I'm so chilled you'd think I was a watermelon on ice, but I hope my point is
not lost amid my sarcasm. It simply isn't right to exclude equal paying, equal
participating members from any activity sponsored by AMA. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>See what's free at <a
href="http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503" target="_blank"
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