[NSRCA-dist7] NSRCA District 7 issues

[James Bronowski]

Good work Jon!  Thank you for holding the NSRCA organization together in our
district.  It was very troubling to read the email vitriol from people I
have always admired and respected.  No one won in those exchanges and many
lost, including our Riverside club, with our pattern contest this month
cancelled.  We have had this yearly event for over 20 years and is one of
two revenue makers for our club (the IMAC contest also cancelled).  When a
flyer, like me, gets into his mid-seventies the hand-eye coordination goes
the way of phone booths and eight-track tapes.  However, pattern flying is a
great discipline and keeps me young at heart.  Each change of maneuvers for
advanced got so demanding and difficult I dropped down a class.  What I'm
getting at is District Championship points don't mean jack-squat to me
because I'm in it for the enjoyment.  If it is that much of a problem, why
have it?  We have already lost Hemet and Riverside contests this year and
hopefully we won't lose more.  Can there be "fair and impartial" judging
between pilots who have made personal attacks on one another?  At our
Riverside contest last year a very well-know pilot lost his cool and went
through the pit area, with wives and kids present, shouting swear words that
would make any Marine Drill Instructor blush.  It really took the fun out of
the event.  What have we come to?  I am a proud member of the NSRCA because
it promotes pattern flying, assists in developing the maneuvers for each
class, runs the pattern NATS, aids the AMA in developing rules, has a great
magazine (The K-Factor) and runs judging seminars.  My problem stems from
the fact that those pattern flyers that are not members of NSRCA don't get
pattern judge training (some members don't either) and are judging at
contests.  As a suggestion, more one-day contests for us older pilots would
be welcome.  Four rounds are usually ample to decide places in each class
and is much easier on these old bones.  As an organization we must put
priorities on what we must accomplish and Jon, I think you have made a good
start in this regard.  Best of wishes to Chris on his new assignment.

 

Jim Bronowski

NSRCA #780

 

From: NSRCA-dist7 [mailto:nsrca-dist7-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of
Jon Carter via NSRCA-dist7
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2016 7:48 PM
To: CA, AZ, HI, NV, UT
Subject: [NSRCA-dist7] NSRCA District 7 issues

 

As we are all aware, there has been a great deal of turmoil in our district
recently. This has led to some very unfortunate consequences. I would like
to address two main points.

The usage of the NSRCA district email list is a privilege. This list is for
discussion and conversation regarding pattern issues in and about our
district. There is never any room on this list for personal attacks, or
publishing any personal information in a negative vein. Disagreements and
reasoned arguments are fine. Just please do not devolve into personal
attacks. Going forward if a thread goes into personal and non-pattern
related issues, I will ask the list moderator to intervene. If this does not
stop the negative postings, I will warn the offending parties. If they still
pursue personal attacks I will notify them that I will ask the NSRCA Board
of Directors to initiate the removal procedure as outlined in our bylaws.
Believe me, I have no desire to ever be required to take that step, so
please keep all postings civil and free of personal attacks or personal
information.

As you are all aware, our D7 vice president John Bentley, has resigned. I
have had several long talks with him and I have reluctantly accepted his
resignation. I would like to take this opportunity to thank John for
stepping up and taking on the position to foster and guide pattern in
district 7. John has always acted honorably and with the best interests of
pattern in our district as his guiding principle. According to our NSRCA
bylaws it is now my responsibility as President to select a member to fill
out the remainder of John's term. I have had discussions with multiple
members from all across our district and there was a concurrence that this
person would be an excellent choice if he would accept. I asked him and he
stepped up and said he would accept the challenge. I then proposed his name
to the NSRCA Board of Directors and he was unanimously approved. I am
pleased to announce that Chris Fitzsimmons is our new NSRCA District 7 vice
president. Please give him your support and understand that he is assuming
this position almost halfway into our contest season. Let's give him some
time to come up to speed in the position. 

 

Thank you and let's go back to building pattern!

Jonathan Carter - NSRCA President

 

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