[NSRCA-dist8] Stuff

[Patrick Harris]

Mike,

Well you can pick on me. I'm a big boy.

Pat



On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 12:09 PM, astropuppy <astropuppy at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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