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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'>The coverage is excellent. Great to see
it getting out there. Definitely more a sport than poker.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>However, that being said, can you imagine
anything more painful than watching a pattern contest on TV. A couple of
minutes of coverage and interviews would be great, but actually watching the
flying on TV would really be tough. You have no reference points and you would
rarely see the ground. Unfortunately crashes and risk is what will draw people
to watch it. No one would watch the Red Bull airraces if they made them stay
at 10,000 feet. The XFC, and things like that would definitely be a much
stronger television draw than pattern. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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>Anthony Abdullah<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, August 11, 2008 8:29
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">General
pattern discussion</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
FW: ESPN2 and the AMA</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The coverage we received is great news. I know that I am preaching to
the quoir here when I say, It is up to all of us to be ambassadors of
the sport / hobby. On that note, I can't imagine that competing in RC is
any less of a sport than Poker, and that is on ESPN all the time. <br>
<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Mark Hunt
<flyintexan@att.net></span></i></b> wrote: <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'>Sweet. It may be early, but we should
all consider mentioning that we will be hosting the World Championships in
2011. The world will be watching...if they have to, it will be via the
internet.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com" title="tony@radiosouthrc.com">Tony</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org"
title="nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'General pattern discussion'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:discussion@seniorpattern.com" title="discussion@seniorpattern.com">discussion@seniorpattern.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:amadist5@yahoogroups.com" title="amadist5@yahoogroups.com">amadist5@yahoogroups.com</a>
; <a href="mailto:rldixon3@cox.net" title="rldixon3@cox.net">'Bob Dixon'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:dtonan@mac.com" title="dtonan@mac.com">Dick Tonan</a> ; <a
href="mailto:shellback76@bellsouth.net" title="shellback76@bellsouth.net">'Douglas
Jones'</a> ; <a href="mailto:fenderjw@gmail.com" title="fenderjw@gmail.com">'Fender,
James W MAJ'</a> ; <a href="mailto:the-plumber@mindspring.com"
title="the-plumber@mindspring.com">'Fred McClellan'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:hog81254@bellsouth.net" title="hog81254@bellsouth.net">'Jhon
Russell'</a> ; <a href="mailto:jsaiffchipmunkrc1@verizon.net"
title="jsaiffchipmunkrc1@verizon.net">Jim Saiff</a> ; <a
href="mailto:jsoto5@cfl.rr.com" title="jsoto5@cfl.rr.com">'Jose R. Soto'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:lamarblair@amadistrict-v.org" title="lamarblair@amadistrict-v.org">'Lamar
Blair'</a> ; <a href="mailto:owen@amadistrict-v.org"
title="owen@amadistrict-v.org">'Owen Maupin'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:cpaulverger@yahoo.com" title="cpaulverger@yahoo.com">'Paul Verger'</a>
; <a href="mailto:redscho@bellsouth.net" title="redscho@bellsouth.net">'Red
Scholefield'</a> ; <a href="mailto:prann@onelinkpr.net"
title="prann@onelinkpr.net">'Richard Prann'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:rick@rickadoo.com" title="rick@rickadoo.com">Richard Whitely</a> ;
<a href="mailto:spacewalker@bellsouth.net" title="spacewalker@bellsouth.net">'Roger
Marshall'</a> ; <a href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net" title="vanputte@cox.net">Ron
Van Putte</a> ; <a href="mailto:tony@creativestagingsystems.com"
title="tony@creativestagingsystems.com">'Tony Fandino'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Saturday, August
09, 2008 6:40 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> [NSRCA-discussion]
FW: ESPN2 and the AMA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Please see AMA President’s note
below and contact DANA at ESPN!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tony Stillman, President</span></font><font
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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'> AMA President
[mailto:webmaster@modelaircraft.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, August 08, 2008 4:34
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tony Stillman<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> ESPN2 and the AMA</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Dear AMA Members:<br>
<br>
As many of you know yesterday, August 6, 2008 we took a big step forward in
promoting model aviation and the <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Academy</u1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType> of <u1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Model Aeronautics</u1:PlaceName></u1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
<br>
<br>
A little over seven months ago when I became AMA president, I said that I
wanted to get model aviation on ESPN – and yesterday we accomplished that
objective! While this was a relatively short clip, and our ultimate goal still
is to get feature coverage of an aeromodeling event, we now have our "foot
in the door".<br>
<br>
ESPN's daily show, "ESPN First Take," featured footage (provided by
AMA member Fred Midgett who is President of High Planes Productions) of the
2008 XFC and AMA All-Star Andrew Jesky flying his helicopter. ESPN First Take,
formerly Cold Pizza, is aired Monday-Friday from 10 AM-Noon ET on ESPN2. <br>
<br>
During the segment, host Dana Jacobson mentioned that she doesn't think of
model flying as a sport although she thought it was "very cool".
While many of us view modeling as our hobby, there are just as many of us that
describe today's aeromodeling activities as sport. Let's contact Dana, thank
her for featuring model flying on her show, let her know that competing in
championships such as the XFC is indeed a sport, and that we, as AMA members,
would love to see more model flying on ESPN. <br>
<br>
You can contact Dana at: <a href="mailto:espnfirsttake@espn.com">espnfirsttake@espn.com
</a><br>
<br>
If enough of us contact ESPN, perhaps we can continue to see model flying on
national T.V.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Dave Mathewson<br>
AMA President<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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