[NSRCA-dist8] [External] 2021 Planning

[Patrick Harris]

Just paid mine. No issues. You've had PayPal issues in the past ,
haven't you?

On Tue, Dec 1, 2020 at 7:54 PM Karl Watts via NSRCA-dist8 <
nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

> Tried to pay my dues on the NSRCA page, Paypal link is not working.
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> Karl
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> *From:* NSRCA-dist8 <nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org> *On Behalf Of *Art
> Kelly via NSRCA-dist8
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> Fellow D-8 pilots,
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> A gentle nudge, NSRCA membership payments for 2021 are now due. You can go
> to NSRCA web site to complete.
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> Moving on to 2021… We’ve called to the judges “next maneuver is landing”
> for the last time and 2020 is quickly becoming a vague image in the rear
> view mirror. As a statement of Aresti maneuvers we might describe the year
> as having too many Unknowns. It is time to focus on 2021 with more Knowns.
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> As you all know John Bentley will be stepping into the D-8 DVP shoes for
> the 2021. John, Sean Mersh and I have had a number of discussions about
> steps we could take to make next year’s contests more accessible while
> reducing the amount of travel required over the course of the summer. In
> preparing a *tentative* schedule we agreed that the District Championship
> should be more centrally located to accommodate our pilots. We hope to
> schedule contests so that there will be at least a two week interval
> between events. We propose offering new locations for contests and slightly
> increasing the number of contests. Within this framework we propose that in
> selecting District Champions the scoring will be based on the five best
> scores achieved over the season. Hopefully this will permit pilots to set
> their contest itineraries for more convenient travel. Of course, this does
> restrict pilots from going to all events if they choose.
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> In reviewing the attached schedule I’d like to draw your attention to
> several elements:
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>    - The Medford contest is set as the first contest of the season. It is
>    intended that the contest will continue the D-7/D-8 shootout we’ve enjoyed
>    for many years.
>    - The AMA club in Eugene is an attractive site for a new event. Rick
>    Bergeron is facilitating discussions with the club president and we hope to
>    be able to confirm this soon.
>    - The proposed date for the Eugene contest falls on Mother’s Day
>    weekend. This may not be attractive for some pilots so, we suggest as an
>    alternative the weekend of May 1-2. The downside to this alternative is the
>    one week spacing between Medford and Eugene.
>    - As you all know D-8 reaches to the east and we would like to see
>    more pattern pilots joining us from these areas. We propose reintroducing
>    the Boise contest. With promotion we should be able to draw participation
>    from both Idaho and Utah. John Bentley has offered to be CD of Boise.
>    - The District Championship is always the last contest of the season.
>    In 2021 we propose the event be held in Redmond.
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> None of this is in “cement”. The next step is for all D-8 pilots to review
> and chime in. We all know that scheduling these events is a jigsaw puzzle,
> especially integrating with individual clubs. So we need to finalize soon.
> If you have thoughts please respond by November 18.
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> Time to winterize your batteries,
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> Art
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