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<DIV>FWIW, there were only 2 fliers in Advanced on 72 (I was one of them).</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Jon Lowe <jonlowe@aol.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:32:12 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2.4G Required at next Nats??<BR></FONT><BR>At this year's Nats, competitors on 72 were at a disadvantage on the practice days before the Nats as it took a long time to get the pins to the three sites. 2.4 people just went ahead and flew. My observation was that 72 mHz users were in the minority this year.<BR><BR>Actually, with 2.4 modules and receivers available for $110 for the pair (Spektrum for JR and Futaba), the cost is a drop in the bucket compared to going to the Nats for a week.<BR><BR>Jon Lowe<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Lance Van Nostrand <<A
href="mailto:patterndude@tx.rr.com" ymailto="mailto:patterndude@tx.rr.com">patterndude@tx.rr.com</A>><BR>To: General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" ymailto="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>><BR>Sent: Wed, Oct 28, 2009 8:57 am<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2.4G Required at next Nats??<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>A rule like that seems that it should be approved<BR>and published by Jan 1 of the year it goes into effect. Causing<BR>competitors to purchase expensive equipment without a lot of runway is<BR>bad. Especially for those that are in the middle of spending $$$ to build<BR>their plane for next year.<BR><BR><BR>--Lance<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR><BR><BR>From:<BR>Earl Haury<BR><BR><BR><BR>To: General pattern discussion<BR><BR><BR><BR>Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
8:47<BR>AM<BR><BR><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2.4G<BR>Required at next Nats??<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>There was a comment in MA by Ron Morgan (Nats Manager)<BR> that AMA is working toward DSS only for the Nats in the future. Nothing said<BR>specifically about 2010.<BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>OTOH, after 30 or so years on 6 meters, I'm converting<BR>to DSS so as to avoid the TX impound.<BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR>Earl<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR><BR><BR>From:<BR> Lance Van<BR> Nostrand<BR><BR><BR>To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR><BR><BR>Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:28<BR> AM<BR><BR><BR>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] 2.4G<BR> Required at next Nats??<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>I heard someone state that starting in 2010 all<BR> pilots must fly 2.4G at the Nats. I searched the discussion archives<BR> and the AMA website and came up empty. <BR><BR><BR>Is there any
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