<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Fred - We have the same goal. After my recent eye surgery, I'm not sure what I will be able to do, but I have the same goal at this year's Nats. Good luck.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 1, 2007, at 6:25 PM, Fred Huber wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV><FONT size="2">I may try to fly at the NATS next year.... If I do, my goal will be to come home with my plane still flyable. Anything more than that will be a bonus.</FONT></DIV> <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="mrandmrst@comcast.net" href="mailto:mrandmrst@comcast.net">Ken Thompson</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 Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 01, 2007 5:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS discussions (was Rule 8.1.1)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Oh man...I have to ask, your transmitter was on the ground why? I'm sorry, I had no right to ask that question...I'll go back to my corner now...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">I'm glad this has turned to a NATS discussion and away from the original. This year will be my first NATS...my goal is to not embarrass myself, that's it, no sense setting the goal too high. I've flown in a bunch of local contests, the intense nervous thing isn't a problem any longer, however, I am fully aware that my first time stepping in front of the judges at the NATS is going to be a real issue. My goal for my first NATS is to have fun, meet a ton of people that I've only talked to online or read about, and come away having learned a few things. Those goals are completely achievable, and those goals I will achieve.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" size="2">Ken</FONT></DIV> <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="bacabbey@gmail.com" href="mailto:bacabbey@gmail.com">Rick Sweeney</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 Mailing List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 01, 2007 3:44 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NATS discussions (was Rule 8.1.1)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Also the year that Verne Keoster ran over my tansmitter with his van, was one I will not soon forget, and it was 10 years or so ago...<BR><BR> <DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 5/1/07, <B class="gmail_sendername">Rick Sweeney</B> <<A href="mailto:bacabbey@gmail.com">bacabbey@gmail.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV>My first NATS experience was the last year that they had the BIG TOP with all events going on at the same time. Looking back, I am glad that I had the opportunity to attend that year as going forward the Pattern NATS always seemed a bit barren to me, not much going on. I will never forget watching a Pylon racer practice at one of the practice fields, going by hotel rooms filled with competitors working on helicopters, contol line planes, kids dusted after a long hot day in the sun competing. Something was always going on. I had never seen FAI Pylon, speed, and have not since. It was one of the most memorable NATS that I ever attendid, other then the time I won..lol. </DIV><SPAN class="sg"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Rick Sweeney </DIV></SPAN> <DIV><SPAN class="e" id="q_1124954b608640ec_2"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 5/1/07, <B class="gmail_sendername">Fred Huber</B> <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:fhhuber@clearwire.net" target="_blank">fhhuber@clearwire.net </A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV bgcolor="#ffffff"> <DIV><FONT size="2">The only NATS I have attended was the time it was held at Olathe, Kansas (1968 or 1969?). At that point the NATS were still able to be held in less than a month of flying competitions... and all sorts of events were being flown simultaneously. I was just a kid, with a group of Cub Scouts, flying in the AMA Delta Dart competition. (because the Cub Scout leaders arranged for us to go) It was more a field trip to get to see the other events though. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size="2">There's a "double edged sword" effect of flying many events at once. You may have to pick and choose which to participate in if you desire to compete in several different events. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size="2"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size="2">Sure, its nice for the spectators to be able to go from site to site and see many different aspects of aeromodeling all in one day. But if you are actually competing in an event such as Pattern... you aren't going to be doing much spectating until you are done flying. </FONT></DIV> <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"><B>From:</B> <A title="bob@toprudder.com" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com" target="_blank">Bob Richards</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA Mailing List </A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 01, 2007 1:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rule 8.1.1</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks, Tony, I was not aware of that.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Part of the allure of attending the NATS as a competitor is (was) being able to observe the other modeling disciplines, such as pylon or CL combat. I guess it is nice in one way to have the whole site for pattern, but not having other events going on simultaneously is a bit of a bummer. It makes it less of a spectator draw. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bob R.</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Tony Stillman <<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com" target="_blank">tony@radiosouthrc.com</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No. We have the Pattern Nats as a stand alone event, as we use all three flying sites at the same time. That could change, by allowing some Control Line events, but the problem we have with aerobatics is that many times we over-fly the control line circles from the "Stage Center" site… That would be a safety issue that we would have to somehow address…. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial" color="navy" size="2"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Tony Stillman, President</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">Radio South</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color="navy" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy">3702 N. 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Don't they hold multiple events simultaneously? I have not been to Muncie yet, but both times I was at Lawrenceville that was the case. </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bob R.</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size="3"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org </A><BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A><DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition. <BR>Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 2:10 AM<BR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" target="_blank">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion </A><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><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> <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 <DIV> <BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition. <BR>Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/782 - Release Date: 5/1/2007 2:10 AM<BR></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></DIV></BODY></HTML>