<div dir='auto'><div>I thought the point of Blytheville was to try a different locale. I don't remember anyone saying the content would be different. Changing locale is a big step by itself, and this year there is a lot to be learned. The situation regarding motorhomes is a case in point, and we've got 25 competitors scrambling. Other changes to conduct of the Nats should be by competitor input, with careful consideration by the NSRCA BoD. <br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Jon</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jun 5, 2017 4:07 PM, John Fuqua via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p dir="ltr">The whole point of Blytheville is to do "something else".
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Thanks Gary,
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I do understand the discontent, however, the point is to make it a quality
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event. I am going under the assumption you read my explanation for all this.
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If you consider the caliber of judging when you basically have 8 rounds of
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finals-masters,fai- in 1 day, how do you maintain quality of judging?
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The quality of flying is very high yet it is ok to use unexperienced
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haphazard judges? You yourself complained about how much money time and
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effort you are going to spend doing this but you are willing to take
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whatever is available for judges? Doesn't make sense.
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That is what has happened in the past.
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You are upset because you can't fly 2 more flights after having flown 8
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flights not counting all the practice flights.
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This is not a marathon event. The purpose is to select the best pilot to
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the best of our ability. 8 flights should be enough.
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I cannot promise you the best judges even under this new system but it is
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important to try something else.
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Regards,
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Mike
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Sent: Saturday, June 3, 2017 5:38 PM
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Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Mike Harrison
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I have communicated with many entrants for the NATS this year that are not
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happy with the plan for the finals in masters and FAI ..
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I guess i get to be the poster boy for discontent over this ...
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IE it seems you are not taking suggestions or input from a general
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membership ...
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While many appreciate the effort it takes to run an event like this the
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notion of cutting off the finals to two rounds and flying FAI in the
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afternoon seems off base for many reasons ...
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I do appreciate your effort and hard work and wish you to reconsider these
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plans ...
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The legacy of the event is after all in your hands
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Gary
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