[NSRCA-dist7] NSRCA-dist7 Digest, Vol 100, Issue 4

Fri Sep 15 13:27:16 AKDT 2017

Dale - FYI, plenty of threads about IMAC attendance being down:

https://www.flyinggiants.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66477&page=q

Dale O.: lstinske Dale via NSRCA-dist7 <nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>
>> I was talking with Larry Tougas about this. He said AMA membership is
NOT down....interesting though, I don't think IMAC isn't seeing the drop in
attendance that pattern is. Not sure why.

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> From: Olstinske Dale <sanjosedale at gmail.com>
> To: Daniel Lipton <dlipton at me.com>
> Cc: "CA, AZ, HI, NV, UT" <nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org>
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> I don't think that's the case, even lower class guys are flying 135 in.
> planes with 170-200 engines.  Then you need a trailer to haul it!
>
> Dale
>
> > On Sep 14, 2017, at 1:27 PM, Daniel Lipton <dlipton at me.com> wrote:
> >
> >>>  Interesting though, I don't think IMAC isn't seeing the drop in
> attendance that pattern is. Not sure why.
> >
> > I think the cost of entry to imac equipment wise is perceived to be
> lower.  Whether that?s it or not, I don?t know.
> >
> >> On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:51 PM, Olstinske Dale via NSRCA-dist7 <
> nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I was talking with Larry Tougas about this. He said AMA membership is
> NOT down. That is surprising to me. Over the past few years, I have
> belonged to 5 different clubs. None of them has any younger people joining
> the hobby. So simply by attrition, I assume that RC as a hobby is
> declining, which says the same for pattern. Interesting though, I don't
> think IMAC isn't seeing the drop in attendance that pattern is. Not sure
> why.
> >>
> >> Dale
> >>
> >>> On Sep 14, 2017, at 11:26 AM, atwooddon--- via NSRCA-dist7 <
> nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dan
> >>>
> >>> As a D7 pattern flyer who has not been flying this year, a couple
> thoughts.
> >>>
> >>> My reasons are simple.  I usually take a break from pattern flying
> every 7-8 years.  Just get kinda burned out and a year off rekindles the
> 'bug'. So, in my case it's purely coincidental.
> >>>
> >>> Comments I have heard from others have to do with time restraints
> particularly with travel, expense of travel, family commitments, etc.
> These have been heard for several years now.
> >>>
> >>> I believe there is a kind of 'cycle' pattern goes through.  An ebb and
> flow of interest for existing pattern pilots.  I have no data to support
> this, just observation thru the years.
> >>>
> >>> Other causes of declining participation, a couple simple reasons.
> Number 1 Older flyers are not getting replaced by new pattern pilots. Not a
> new situation but it has become more pronounced as other forms of
> competition or even sport flying become popular.  Helicopters, quads
> (racing), etc.
> >>>
> >>> These forms of flying are easier to find a place to fly (legal or
> not), They are more exciting to do, easier to get into (and out of) with
> less expense, don't require significant transportation commitments from
> parents for the younger pilots. And neither 'appear' to require up front
> commitment to significant amounts of time practicing.  Yes, both those
> examples require time to be competitive but initially they don't appear to
> require as much time commitment to a new participant.  None of this new
> information but cumulatively it has an impact on participation in pattern.
> >>>
> >>> Just my 2 cents worth....
> >>>
> >>> Don Atwood
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Daniel Lipton via NSRCA-dist7 <nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>> To: CA, AZ, HI, NV, UT, HI, NV, UT <nsrca-dist7 at lists.nsrca.org>
> >>> Sent: Thu, Sep 14, 2017 11:01 am
> >>> Subject: [NSRCA-dist7] Contest attendance..
> >>>
> >>> Hello d7ers..
> >>>
> >>> Recently a fellow member raised to me the issue of diminishing contest
> attendance.  I decided to take a look at the data (based on
> www.patternscoring.com),
> >>>
> >>> choosing the April contest at Bear Mountain fliers, as that is a
> popular destination for the district.
> >>>
> >>> 2017:  30
> >>> 2016: 37
> >>> 2015: 39
> >>>
> >>> And Another popular D7 contest is the Orange country event.
> >>> 2017: 21
> >>> 2016: 27
> >>>
> >>> Desert pattern challenge: (Arizona)
> >>> 2017: 21
> >>> 2016: 29
> >>>
> >>> If anybody has any thoughts on this, I'd love to hear them.
> >>> Thanks
> >>>  Dan.
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