[NSRCA-dist8] 2009 season

[Rex]

Jim and All
 
Ya, extending the season would be an option.  Down around here, the weather would be pretty
dicey.  It normally rains the week following the Creswell contest.  Last year was an exception, but
pretty much for the 7 or 8 years previous to that, it started raining either some time that week or the 
next.  If we could get a contest in the dry parts of the district, it would work.
 
Rex



From: jnhiller at earthlink.netTo: nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.orgDate: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:54:41 -0800Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] 2009 season



Tim, this is Jim I can't speak for Rex but YES anyone not only can attend the judging seminar but we encourage it. It is very helpful to get a detailed description of exactly how OUR flights are to be judged. As for judging another sequence it isn't all that hard after observing a few you begin to remember them. Most judging in generic; placement, line lengths, radiuses, and angles.  The hardest part is knowing what the maneuver is suppose to look like so you can zero a total screw up or recognize maneuver separation lines or their absence. 
As for pattern flying in Idaho and Montana there isn't much. IMAC is big in Idaho. A Spokane contest at the Barons field is somewhat inconvenient (full size traffic) but not out of the question. Athol (Farragut St Park) is a public facility that can be reserved. I still don't have a Deer Park commitments schedule to shuffle into the D-8 and Canadian schedules. As I remember there is also a Canadian contest north of Montana that could include eastern D-8 competitors. If I go to Canada do you think they will let me come back?
There is a lot of real nice flying weather in September. Do we want to continue closing the D-8 season in Creswell or extend it into September as has been done in the past?
Jim
 
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Hi Rex,
 
I can't work on planes today because of the cold and snow (frozen garage), so I'm sitting at the computer bugging you by writing a bunch of e-mails (now you know how my boss feels).   So I have a couple of questions/inputs:
 
1) Can anyone take the judging  seminar, like me ?     If so does that mean I can be an  additional judge at meets for the higher ranks even though I don't know the maneuvers for any class above Sportsman ?
 
2)  Where is Sandy Oregon ?     I like the idea of another meet in late July early August 
 
3) Isn't there anyone in Idaho or Montana that fly pattern ?    I don't know, but if there is,  maybe a meet in eastern Washington (Spokane) or Northern Idaho (Coeur d'Alene, Atholl) could bring some more participation from those states.   
 
 
 
 
On Dec 24, 2008, at 11:48 AM, Rex wrote:

Hi Gang I've thrown together a tentative list of events for the 2009 season.Here's what we have so far: Feb  6-7-8...    Northwest Hobby Model Expo  * See below  May  16-17..    Dave Armstrong Memorial.  Frys corner, British Coulmbia. ** See below June  13-14..   Molalla, Or. July   04-05..   Cities, Washington*** See belowAug   ?            Redmond, Ore Sept  05-06     Creswell, Ore. In amongst all these dates, we still need to approve some dates for the following. * Judging Seminar.    Some of you were wanting to hold this as early as possible.The problem is that, with all the new rules changes and the new Masters Sequence, notall the necessary information is readily available.  The Power Point Presentations for the Masters Should be available soon.  I know that all the rules changes have been approved,but haven't as yet seen it all in print.  I'm guessing that everything should be availableby early spring. ** This periond of time is in question for the contest in Wenatchee. ***  There has been some talk of the possibility of holding a contest in Sandy, Oregon.  The Molalla crew has been working on that.  They intend to go an fly at that site to seeif it is suitable for our purposes. If the Sandy contest can be held, it could be thrown together at most any time.  This could be a good possiblilty for those who wish to attend a contest during the time the NATs are being held in mid July.  We usually have a long dry spell during this time as there is 5-6 weeks between the contest at sTri-Cities and the contest at Redmond, Ore.  I'd like to get some feedback on this idea.  Rex _______________________________________________NSRCA-dist8 mailing listNSRCA-dist8 at lists.nsrca.orghttp://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8
 
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