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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'>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.. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><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….
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Tony Stillman, President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>1-800-962-7802<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>www.radiosouthrc.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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'>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Rcmaster199@aol.com<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>
nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<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><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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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...."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>MattK<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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, shineyobject@gmail.com writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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