[NSRCA-dist8] 2021 Planning

[Art Kelly]

Fellow D-8 pilots,


A gentle nudge, NSRCA membership payments for 2021 are now due. You can go
to NSRCA web site to complete.


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.


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.


In reviewing the attached schedule I’d like to draw your attention to
several elements:

   - 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.


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.


Time to winterize your batteries,


Art
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