[NSRCA-dist2] NSRCA NATS

[Ken Dunlap]

Excellent! Thanks for tracking this down. See you there!

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From: tjpritchett at aol.com <tjpritchett at aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 9:13:53 PM
To: kdunlap at hotmail.com; nsrca-dist2 at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist2] NSRCA NATS

Ken,
   I'm on the BoD call now, and the questions is answered; Sportsman will be scored at the NATS.  More information is forthcoming; format and such.


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From: Ken Dunlap <kdunlap at hotmail.com>
To: tjpritchett <tjpritchett at aol.com>; nsrca-dist2 <nsrca-dist2 at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sat, Jun 10, 2017 12:04 am
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist2] NSRCA NATS

Just to follow up my last message. I am hearing rightly or wrongly there will not be any scoring for sportsman. That this will be a teaching event now and not a competition per se. Is this correct?

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From: NSRCA-dist2 <nsrca-dist2-bounces at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:bounces at lists.nsrca.org>> on behalf of tim l pritchett via NSRCA-dist2 <nsrca-dist2 at lists.nsrca.org<mailto:dist2 at lists.nsrca.org>>
Sent: Friday, June 9, 2017 8:30:09 AM
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Subject: [NSRCA-dist2] NSRCA NATS

Guys/Gals,
    Since I don't know everyone on our list of 28 D2 Members this year personally, I'd like to quickly introduce myself.  I'm our D2 Vice President for the NSRCA for 2017.  I stepped in for Terry Terrinorve to finish his term late last year.  Steve Franc is our Assistant VP for the District as well, and will serve out the same 2017 term with me.  This is the first time D2 has had an AVP, and it's been a load off having Steve handling the 'north end' of the district, where most of our competitions reside - hats off Steve!

    As the NATS approach this year, there are quite a few changes in the wind.  As you know, the venue has moved from Muncie IN to Blytheville AR.  This is the first time in MANY years (...anyone remember how many_______?) that we have planned a traveling NATS, and as you can imagine, there are many challenges facing us.  I've attached a couple of docs from the NSRCA website, and from Mike, to bring you up to speed with what's being planned. Also, in the near future, there will be a survey coming out to poll the membership with regard to some of the changes to solicit your feedback. The issues under discussion at present are basically two:

1) Normally, a NATS ED (or Event Director) serves a two year term.  The first year, he shadows the ED who is serving in his second year so he knows what's going on.  In his second year, he then is shadowed by the incoming ED.  So, the terms essentially overlap.  This year, Mike Harrison is the incoming ED shadowing Al Glenn, who ran it last year.  Since our venue changed however, we decided to make Mike the ED this year, with Al assisting.  Unfortunately, we discussed but did not vote on that officially, so there's discussion amongst the board, and membership, about who is the "official ED", as there can be only one.  Functionally, it doesn't matter at all, since it will take both of these guys to pull it off, and probably a whole lot more.  It will likely be a board decision as to how to manage this issue.

2) -And probably of more substance to the pilots, we elected a 'format change' for this years' MASTERS finals - which we did vote on.  Here it is:

Masters will fly 3 days 2 rounds per day. The best 4 of 6 flights will determine the 10 finalists. They will be weighed and measured.    The finalists will carry the average of 4 normalized flights into the finals as a single score.  In the finals the pilot will fly 2 flights.  The best 2 of 3 scores will be totaled to determine the winner.  Trophies will be awarded through 10 places.

It's those two finals flights that has several concerned.  This is not the 'convention', but it is allowable by our NATS planning guidelines.  And, as seems typical for Pattern flyers there's a lot of rhetoric in cyber-world about the discontent with this change.  I won't pretend to know all of what went into the decision, but timing and scheduling concerns with getting everyone on the road who have 2 day trips was a big part of the consideration.

I can assure you, Mike and Al are working their butts off, spending thousands of their own money, and spending weeks of their free time to pull off the NATS on our behalf.  So, while I'm not a Masters flyer, if you are and have feelings about this change, please keep the conversation cordial.  We are working to give everyone a voice in this decision, which is open at this time.  Honestly, it's the response of a vocal few that have generated the need for input, and I'm really glad it's not D2 causing a stir.

If I can answer any questions you have in the mean time, don't hesitate to write back.  I look forward to seeing all of you again, after some personal issues are addresses, hopefully at the NATS!  It will be an historic event, and I'm looking forward to running headlong into the future.

And, in the end, remember that we're just playing with toy airplanes...people will remember you by your character not your score.


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