Jack, The Nat's IS a "qualifier" for the F3b team Selection finals. Thank you for all your support and the help you provide for the event. The volunteers love helping this event and all their questions about it get answered.
Dennis one of the other DP's --- Jack Strother <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fellas, > I agree, The NAts is not the place for this wonderful event, However, the > Nats could be used as a qualification contest for the same... > Or at least thats my hope.. providing we get the support. > Jack > > > >From: "Anker Berg-Sonne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "John O'Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nats question - for the LSF/AMA > >Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 10:02:43 -0500 > > > >John, > > > >As a NATS competitor and also having been the scorekeeper at a national > >team > >selection (F3J 3 years ago - only do this if you have VERY strong nerves) I > >concur 100% with your sentiment. The NATS are definitely NOT the right > >place > >to select national FAI teams. > > > >Anker > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "John O'Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 9:52 PM > >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nats question - for the LSF/AMA > > > > > > > I have been following this thread with interest, especially the aspect > >of > >picking the FAI representatives through the National > > > Championships. > > > As an old timer who won my first national championship in 1959 and flew > >in > >my first World Championships in 1960, allow me to make a > > > few pertinent comments. > > > I have flown in multiple National Championships in Ireland, Australia, > >Canada and Great Britain and have had wonderful memories of > > > each. I have now mellowed a little and have lost the highly competitive > >urges (I have to, as there are few competitions within 500 > > > miles of my home) > > > > > > None of the countries in which I have competed chose their > >international > >teams at their National Championships. This is not a > > > reflection on the importance of the National Championships, but is a > >recognition that the Team Trials require an isolation to > > > provide an atmosphere of competition totally dedicated to the class > >being > >flown. > > > National Championships, by their very nature, celebrate an important > >gathering of a varied group of modellers competing in a wide > > > range of events. This is as it should be and these contests provide > >lasting memories to the large number of contestants. It should > > > be remembered that not all National Championship competitors have > >international aspirations and the national championships provides > > > the opportunity to meet the cream of the crop and learn from them. > > > > > > Prospective international contenders compete with others in a number of > >events at the national championships. These same > > > competitors, in their quest for an international place would not be able > >to compete to their full ability in a team trial at the > > > nationals, with the distraction of multiple events being carried on at > >the > >same time. > > > > > > I would like some day to have the privilege to fly in the US Nationals > >and I'm sure it would be an experience which would be as > > > memorable as any of the best I have experienced in 52 years of > >modelling. > >I'll even use a skeg! (that took some effort). > > > -- > > > John O'Sullivan > > > Nova Scotia > > > > > > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > >and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > Jack Strother [EMAIL PROTECTED] > LSF President LSF Level IV > Loveland, OH > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
