Matt - at least you make a valid point about time and making room for other events etc. But, WHO decided Sportsman Class was less important? I pay my dues just like everybody else! It is my dues, in part, that helps put the NATS on to begin with. Some say 'intent' is an issue. OK, I intend not participate in the NATS. I should get my 'not intended' portion of my dues back from AMA.
<br>Some things are just wrong. Just because 'it is written' or 'the intention was' does not make exclusion of the Sportsman class at NATS the right.<br>And, that's all I got to say about that. <br>Peace.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 4/25/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:Rcmaster199@aol.com">Rcmaster199@aol.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div><font size="3">I would love to see our time increased by 2 days and Sportsman Class allowed....but that ain't gonna happen at an AMA Nats. AMA puts on a great deal of other events, many of which require the same site. The allotted time is divided as appropriate
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<div><font size="3">NSRCA has put on it's own NATS (in lieu of and much to the chagrin of AMA) a bunch of year ago now. To do it again requires a whole lot of motivation, volunteers and money. It's doable but it's no trivial matter either
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<div>In a message dated 4/25/2007 8:45:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, <a href="mailto:shineyobject@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">shineyobject@gmail.com</a> writes:</div>
</span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><span class="q"><font face="Arial">Don't worry about it Keith, we Sportman are just to freaking dangerous to be around!<br>
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</span><span class="q"><div><span class="gmail_quote"><font face="Arial">On 4/25/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Keith Hoard</b> <</font><a title="mailto:khoard@gmail.com" href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><font face="Arial">Has anyone ever estimated how many more people would attend the Nats<br>
if Sportsman class was offered?<br><br>On 4/25/07, Mike Robinson <</font><a title="mailto:shineyobject@gmail.com" href="mailto:shineyobject@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<font face="Arial">shineyobject@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial">> wrote:<br>> With as much respect as I can muster...Translation is...<br>> "The governing body don't think Sportsmen are good enough to fly the NATS".
<br>> Safety?...gimme a break!<br>> And we wonder why people think we aerobatic pilots are snobs! Not only are<br>> we snobs, we are often full of sh%@!<br>><br>><br>><br>> On 4/25/07, Keith Hoard <
</font><a title="mailto:khoard@gmail.com" href="mailto:khoard@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><font face="Arial">khoard@gmail.com</font></a><font face="Arial">> wrote:<br>
> ><br>> > You weren't at the GMA contest last weekend. . .<br>> ><br>> > . . .<snip>. . Also, I doubt that a<br>> > > true Sportsman would be very comfortable flying at the Intermediate
<br>> level at<br>> > > the NATS.<br>> > . . .<snip>. .<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> </font></blockquote></div></span></blockquote></div><br><br><br><div><font style="color: black; font-family: ARIAL,SAN-SERIF; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
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