The person that headed that committee was Don Atwood, if I recall. He is no longer involved, however, Lance Van Nostrand was involved in that committee as well. I'll check with Lance to see where we stand.<br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/26/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Jerry Stebbins</b> <<a href="mailto:JAStebbins@worldnet.att.net">JAStebbins@worldnet.att.net</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Tony, Lamar appointed someone to head up a NSRCA review of what was required<br>for an "off- Muncie site" Pattern NATS, and a survey of potential sites, at
<br>least a year ago. Wonder whatever came of that action. Derek, do you know<br>what has been done, and where we are?<br>Jerry<br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Tony Stillman" <<a href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">
tony@radiosouthrc.com</a>><br>To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:07 PM<br>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.
<br><br><br>> Actually, several SIGS, including NSRCA have expressed interest in moving<br>> their portion (pattern) of the NATS to another venue every other year or<br>> so.<br>> AMA EC is pretty much in favor of allowing the SIGS to do that, and that
<br>> is<br>> also part of the discussions of my committee. AMA would still handle the<br>> paperwork part, but the SIG would be responsible for all the rest.<br>><br>> Tony Stillman, President<br>> Radio South
<br>> 3702 N. Pace Blvd<br>> Pensacola, FL 32505<br>> 1-800-962-7802<br>> <a href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</a><br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] On Behalf Of twtaylor<br>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:59 PM
<br>> To: 'NSRCA Mailing List'<br>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.<br>><br>> Logistics 2,000 miles away from your home base is a nightmare. Holding it<br>> in<br>> one place allows the "Home base" to have everything needed on hand in an
<br>> instant. The procedures don't change very much. If we moved the Nats<br>> around<br>> we'd have to "re-invent the wheel" every year.<br>><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From:
<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>
] On Behalf Of Pat Hewitt<br>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:36 PM<br>> To: NSRCA Mailing List<br>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Roaming Nats.<br>><br>> I know there must be a good reason that the Nats are always held in Muncy
<br>> but<br>> WHY. If nothing else take it on the road every other year.<br>><br>> Thanks<br>><br>> Pat Hewitt<br>><br>> ------ Original Message ------<br>> Received: 11:01 AM CDT, 04/26/2007<br>
> From: "Tony Stillman" <<a href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com">tony@radiosouthrc.com</a>><br>> To: "'NSRCA Mailing List'" <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
</a>><br>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1<br>><br>> This is an interesting discussion. I am currently the Chairman of the<br>> NATS<br>> review committee, as established by AMA President Dave Brown. We are
<br>> currently reviewing all aspects of the NATS, as well as looking to what<br>> changes need to be made to ensure that the future of the NATS is<br>> preserved.<br>> Lots of ideas have been floated, and I'm sure changes will be made. While
<br>> at the Ocala contest, I asked for input from any of the pilots there as to<br>> what they thought about the NATS. Didn't get the first bit of info from<br>> anyone. maybe just too busy to talk..<br>>
<br>><br>><br>> The rules that govern what events are flown at the NATS are pretty much<br>> influenced by rules proposals and what the SIGS want done. The NSRCA<br>> pretty<br>> much runs the NATS. If the NSRCA wants to include Sportsman, they can
<br>> probably do that. The idea about that class was that it is an entry level<br>> class, and many pilots would move up before getting to the end of the<br>> season. That is not usually the case in the rest of the classes.
<br>><br>><br>><br>> How about the idea of making the NATS into an event you have to qualify<br>> for?<br>> Take figure skating for example. You can't just walk up to the US<br>> National<br>> Figure Skating Championships and plop down your skates and some money and
<br>> compete.. You have to QUALIFY! That means you compete locally and<br>> regionally to get the points to qualify to compete in the Championships.<br>> It<br>> would sure make everyone that wanted to go to the NATS work a little
<br>> harder<br>> to attend local and regional events, that's for sure! We could also do<br>> the<br>> contest is a shorter amount of time, because we would probably limit the<br>> contestants to around 15-20 per class.
<br>><br>><br>><br>> Now don't get all worried that this is gonna happen, it is just one way of<br>> looking at how a NATS MIGHT be run..<br>><br>><br>><br>> Tony Stillman, President<br>>
<br>> Radio South<br>><br>> 3702 N. Pace Blvd<br>><br>> Pensacola, FL 32505<br>><br>> 1-800-962-7802<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</a><br>><br>><br>>
<br>> _____<br>><br>> From: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>> [mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
</a>] On Behalf Of<br>> <a href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</a><br>> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:09 AM<br>> To: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org
</a><br>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1<br>><br>><br>><br>> This is a beef to be taken up with the AMA Contest Board and mostly with<br>> AMA<br>> Nats Management. Airing your laundry on this list does no good to anybody
<br>> and appears to be aggravating you.<br>><br>><br>><br>> For the record, AMA is not excluding YOU. You may fly as you wish but you<br>> would have to fly at a higher level. If you can't fly at the higher level,
<br>> you may want to reconsider what you wish for. For that matter, there are<br>> no<br>> other qualifications I know of in any other event flown at the National<br>> Championship. You may pay your entry fee and enter any other event as
<br>> well.<br>> Point is AMA is not excluding YOU, so don't take it personally.<br>><br>><br>><br>> THE National Championship has its set of rules that we all have to abide<br>> by.<br>> As the old saying goes, "You can please some people most of the time....."
<br>> In this case, the Nats rules ".....please most people most of the<br>> time...."<br>><br>><br>><br>> MattK<br>><br>><br>><br>> In a message dated 4/26/2007 6:37:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
<br>> <a href="mailto:shineyobject@gmail.com">shineyobject@gmail.com</a> writes:<br>><br>> Keith - I'm so chilled you'd think I was a watermelon on ice, but I hope<br>> my<br>> point is not lost amid my sarcasm. It simply isn't right to exclude equal
<br>> paying, equal participating members from any activity sponsored by AMA.<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> _____<br>><br>> See what's free at AOL.com <<a href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503">
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