[NSRCA-dist8] Stuff

[astropuppy]

Pat,
Thanks for being our VP. I sure hope this does not mean we have to
quit picking on Rex.

Rumor has it there will be a significant Utah contingent at the Boise contest.

Mike



On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 11:41 AM, alan wellentin <a_wellentin at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yep, got about a dozen flight on the Vanquish.  I think I'll get it sorted
> out but it is quite different from what I've been flying.
>
> From: Patrick Harris <harris7148 at gmail.com>
> To: alan wellentin <a_wellentin at yahoo.com>; "AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY"
> <nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Stuff
>
> Alan,
>
> I just hope it's not six years for me!
>
> You get the Vanquish in the air yet?
>
> Pat
>
> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 10:07 AM, alan wellentin <a_wellentin at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey Pat,
> THanks for giving Rex a well deserved break.  I look forward to reading what
> you have to write.
>
> Alan
>
> From: Patrick Harris <harris7148 at gmail.com>
> To: Dist 8 Email <nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:52 AM
> Subject: [NSRCA-dist8] Stuff
>
> Greetings,
>
> As you may or may not be aware, I have taken over the duties of Dist 8 rep
> from Rex. I would like to personally thank Rex for his six years at the
> helm.
>
> This years contest scheduled is shaping up nice with Medford back and a new
> event at Albany. Boise is coming up soon and word is some of the Oregon boys
> are planning to attend.
>
> Please do me a favor and send me anything you might feel would be fit for
> print in the KFactor (building projects, set up ideas, etc.). Photos
> welcome.
>
> On the business side, the BOD recently conducted a quick meeting to deal
> with a couple of important issues. The first was addressing the fact that
> AMA will no longer be paying for our NSRCA rep to attend the FAI meeting.
> Estimated cost are $2,000. This meeting is held every two years. It was felt
> the 2013 meeting to be of utmost importance. The board voted to pay for the
> upcoming meeting experiences as well as budget for the 2015 meeting.
>
> The second issue was telemetry. It seems a few of the newer radio systems
> have telemetry to monitor receiver battery voltage, but do not have the
> ability to be turned off. This is an important issue as the current rule
> pretty much says "no telemetry". A rule change proposal is being submitted
> to the contest committee and AMA that will basically allow telemetry that
> does not give a contestant an edge.
>
> On the flying side, in Portland we have had a pretty mild winter and have
> been able to get out most weekends. Of course, spring just hit, so the
> monsoons will likely be back in full force.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pat Harris Dist 8 VP
>
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