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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'>That was one of the ideas that was brought
to the table… The NATS is an open event, anyone can participate. It is
time to think outside the box a little. What if ALL events were changed so
that only Nationals Qualifiers are allowed to compete at the NATS? Then you
would limit the participants and would really get the best of the best
competing for a National Championship. I would argue that the term “National
Champion” would take on new meaning! <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'>The problem is that the event is run by volunteers
and that number would virtually disappear should this happen. Everyone
attending would be working full time to win. This will create a whole new set
of problems. <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:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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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'>139 Altama Connector, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">GA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">31525</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><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'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Daniel McLalin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 31, 2009 3:13
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]
AMA in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Muncie</st1:place></st1:City>;
Relocation;Advanced/Intermediate Finals; Etc.....</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Perhaps there can be
regional championships that combine multiple areas and the top from each region
advance to AMA site in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Muncie</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Bill Pritchett <<a
href="mailto:billpritch@yahoo.com">billpritch@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I live in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Muncie</st1:place></st1:City>
and can tell you that the AMA site is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>not our
local flying site.</span></b> In fact, some local flyers foolishly
thought it would be when the AMA came to town and as a result, our local club
doesn't really exist any more. Most of the guys have gone off on their
own in groups of 10 or 12 and have, over the years, come to realize that the
AMA site is not going to work for a local flying site due to the activity level
- which is a great thing!! My guess would be that most of the sport
flyers clamoring to fly there are traveling though town, want to see the site,
and become frustrated over the competition schedule that takes them out of an
hour of sport flying.... There is a solution... Let the
membership know that they can fly on site # (....???...) anytime they want to
on DSS. Even in the beginning, I didn't fly out there (before DSS)
because there was always a parking lot full of transmitters.....<br>
As for finals in Advanced and Intermediate - just do it. We like to refer
to ourselves on site 4 as "the children"..... Yes, it's a great
excuse to misbehave (and we do), but really, it should all be the same.<br>
Relocation? - just do it. For me, it's no easy thing to participate
while at home. It's much easier to leave the house/family/kids for a few
days than try to balance it all during the week of the Nats. I'll gladly
go whereever......trust me, it's a lot easier to be away!!<br>
There are some wonderful guys that are AMA staffers and of course Tony is an
invaluable assett to NSRCA as a pattern guy that's on the Exec Council.
While it's easy to piss and moan about some details regarding our specific
event and passion, don't forget the fight that needs to be fought with the FAA and
the very real threat that is posed to our hobby in general. It's going to
be the AMA, not us, that fights that fight and we need to support them 10000%.<br>
Pritch<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Bill
Pritchett<br>
Souled Out Entertainment<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a href="http://www.souledoutentertainment.biz/"
target="_blank">www.souledoutentertainment.biz</a></span></font><font
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'><br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-weight:bold'>765-744-9322</span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><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'> Tony <<a
href="mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com" target="_blank">tony@radiosouthrc.com</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">General
pattern discussion</st1:PersonName> <<a
href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, July 31, 2009
1:30:10 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion]
Flash Poll - Relocate the Nats in 2010?<br>
</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><br>
I do like the idea of moving the NATS around, even if it is just Pattern....<br>
<br>
<br>
Tony Stillman, President<br>
Radio South, Inc.<br>
139 Altama Connector, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street>
322</st1:address><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Brunswick</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">GA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">31525</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
1-800-962-7802<br>
<a href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com/" target="_blank">www.radiosouthrc.com</a><br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org"
target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] On Behalf Of Bill
Glaze<br>
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:16 PM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">General pattern discussion</st1:PersonName><br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the Nats in 2010?<br>
<br>
Geographic Center, yes. However, when United Airlines was looking to <br>
establish a pilot domicile in the Eastern part of the <st1:place w:st="on">Midwest</st1:place>,
(however that<br>
<br>
translates) they found that 70% of the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region>
population is within a 500 mile <br>
radius of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>.
So, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:place></st1:City>
it was. And for many years. Bill Glaze<br>
----- Original Message ----- <br>
From: "Bill's Email" <<a href="mailto:wemodels@cox.net"
target="_blank">wemodels@cox.net</a>><br>
To: "<st1:PersonName w:st="on">General pattern discussion</st1:PersonName>"
<<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:44 PM<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Flash Poll - Relocate the Nats in 2010?<br>
<br>
<br>
> One thing that has resulted from basing the NATS in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Muncie</st1:place></st1:City> is that <br>
> participation from pilots out west has fallen off. Pattern is one <br>
> exception, but in many other disciplines the NATS is really not much more <br>
> than a big contest held in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Indiana</st1:place></st1:State>.<br>
><br>
> AMA District X has the largest number of members, but among the lowest in <br>
> NATS participation over all the areas. Moving the NATS around is one way <br>
> to allow more people to participate.<br>
><br>
> My suggestion would be one year in <st1:City w:st="on">Muncie</st1:City>
the next year out west, then <br>
> back to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Muncie</st1:place></st1:City>.
I wonder how many of those that came from 500 miles or <br>
> less would make the 2,100 mile trek it takes for us Left Coasters to get <br>
> to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Muncie</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
><br>
> Better yet, hold the NATS in <st1:City w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Kansas</st1:State>, the closest city to the <br>
> geographic center of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</st1:place></st1:country-region>!!!<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
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