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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;">Chuck<br>
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<p> </p><hr></hr><div><blockquote dir=ltr style=MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px><font size=3>From : Archie Stafford<astafford@md.metrocast.net></font><br><font size=3>Subject : [NSRCA-discussion] NATS 2012</font><br> <div><br><br><br><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #5167c6 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Hello everyone. I trust that everyone is anxiously awaiting a shiny new <A title="Link this word and every other one like it in our forum to YOUR Website!" style="COLOR: black; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px dashed; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.rcuniverse.com/buynow/keywordclick.cfm?bid_id=7016" target=_blank rel=nofollow>pattern</a> plane or gizmo arriving at Christmas this year. I realize we are a ways away from the NATS 2012, but its never too early to start communicating. The official entry forms are now online at the following link. <A href="http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/nats/entryforms.aspx" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: #00265e">http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/nats/entryforms.aspx</SPAN></a> Entry forms will still be mailed to those who attended last year, but for anyone wishing to get a jump on things and get registered now you can download the entry form and send them in. I <A title="Link this word and every other one like it in our forum to YOUR Website!" style="COLOR: black; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px dashed; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.rcuniverse.com/buynow/keywordclick.cfm?bid_id=5582" target=_blank rel=nofollow>plan</a> to start putting out monthly status updates after the first of the year so that everyone knows where things stand. I have a great group of people who have volunteered to help and everything is coming together very nicely <br><br>A few things worth mentionings are that the banquet will be held the <A title="Link this word and every other one like it in our forum to YOUR Website!" style="COLOR: black; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px dashed; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.rcuniverse.com/buynow/keywordclick.cfm?bid_id=6133" target=_blank rel=nofollow>night</a> before the finals this year. It will be held on site at the banquet area at the museum and will be catered. Final catering details have not been finalized yet. At this banquet, the Masters and FAI finalists will be announced and flight orders drawn. This is possible this year due to the rule change that there will no longer be an unknowns meeting per the new FAI rules. The unknowns will be created by the Event Director and handed out to the finalists at the banquet. This will also allow the Intermediate and Advanced winners to be announced in front of the entire group. <br><br>Another item to be aware of is that EVERY airplane will be weighed this year. We are still finalizing plans on the most efficient way to do this, but be aware that every airplane will be weighed this year and it will be after a flight. Ideally they will be weighed after every flight, but at least once a day is my goal. We learned a lot from how it was done at the worlds last year and this should not be difficult to do as we have intermediate pilots who no longer work transmitter impound that we can use as well as some other people involved. As I said, the plans are not finalized, but we are working very hard on them and after the first of the year I will let everyone know what we have come up with as a final plan. My goal is to stay in contact with everyone so that no one can say they didn't know. <br><br>One other important piece of information are the cut off deadlines. They will be strictly enforced. They have been moved slightly closer to the actual start of the NATS, but no entries after the final deadline will be accepted. No exceptions. One change though is that up until the final cut off we will be able to issue refunds. We will not be able to issue the refund from the AMA part of the entry fee, but the NSRCA part of the fee will be refunded. <br><br>Looking forward to seeing everyone in Muncie in July. <br><br>Please limit discussions to useful information regarding this thread. Also, if you have a complaint on how things have been done, I am more than open to listen, but please have ideas on how to correct these issues. <br><br>Archie Stafford <br>2012 Pattern NATS ED <SPAN class=info></SPAN><br><br></BLOCKQUOTE></div></blockquote></div></HTML>