Hey, Jack---I thought the NATS was fine. I came, I saw, and I didnt conquor, but I enjoyed it. I didnt stay all week--couldnt--but flew the events I chose. Dont change anything. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Strother" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pat McCleave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nats's changes..one day events..
> Pat, > We have looked, very hard.!! > F3B and Scale would be the most Likely to go, as the numbers justify it. > I did canvas the Left coast, with the idea of a 2-day rotating F3B / F3J > event, as well as maybe reducing 2-m to 1 day and possibly shifting H/L. > The Best I could get out of the west was maybe 5 guys.... for F3B only or > maybe F3J. > I am not willing to piss off 40 + F3J guys to give "maybe" 10 east coast > and "maybe" 5 west coast guys 2 days of F3B. > Its a numbers game, as you can imagine. > I caught Flack from a number of sources about the 2-M move as well. > I would Love to cater to the well attended events, however again, the > squeakier wheels seem to get the grease. > I have attended contests North to south, east to west as MY broken wallet > can account for, trying to garner support for the Nats and the LSF. > I keep banging my head on the Regional issue. the Travel issue, and the > One Day event issue, and when I asked for what kind of support I could > expect, If I did make a change, I got SQUAT !! > Every Discipline wants 2 or 3 days at the Nats, We simply do not have the > time nor the manpower that will commit to the work. > Ergo, Despite all the moaning, and such, I am not inclined to change any > thing. Too Late for this year anyway. > You Can ask around, there are people who know that I have been on this > mission for better than 2 years. > We will deal with what we have and enjoy it....for Now... > The way to change things is not to piss and moan, wish in one hand and dump > in the other, but to ATTEND and voice your concerns with earnest and > support, ... Not to sit behind a screen, and crank out e-mails, and I am > not referring to you, but the others of the masses who feel compelled to > rip and tear with discrimination, and offer no viable solutions. > Earlier today, someone offered up the suggestion that local LSF groups out > west could support a Nationals, In the last elections, we got a total of 5 > votes from west of the Mississippi, and all year long we got probably 10 > complaints about the vouchers.... > The numbers are not there.. > Thanks for your support in the past and the future...I am off my box...for > now.. > Jack > > > At 01:27 PM 12/7/2001 -0600, Pat McCleave wrote: > >Jack, > > > >I was not proposing adding more days, I was proposing adding days to the > >more popular events at the cost of the less popular (less attended) events. > >I do not get to go to the Nats very often but when I do go, I go and > >volunteer along with my flying, so I know what you mean about the long > >days and such. I was a member of the winch crew and was usually there > >from dawn to dusk and enjoyed myself emensely. I think the organizing > >committee should look hard and long at some events and see if it would > >benefit attendance to make a few changes. When I get to attend next, I am > >sure I will be flying all of the events I have planes for and helping at > >the ones I don't, either way I will be having fun. > > > >See Ya, > > > >Pat McCleave > >Wichita, KS > > > > > >>From: Jack Strother <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nats's changes..one day events.. > >>Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 14:13:59 -0500 > >> > >>Breck and many others, > >>Your complaint and /or observation about the one day events, like HL, F3J, > >>F3B, Scale and X/C has been noted. > >>Many times, as a matter of fact. > >>I wish there was something we could do, the issues are Time, VOLUNTEER > >>Labor, site availability, and the weather. > >>I and many others put in 10 LONG days working the NATS. > >>When the final Saturday came this last year, for many of us....it was a fun > >>fly day. > >>Single day events, are one of the reasons that we do not see too many > >>people from the Left Coast. > >>Personally, I am sorry that they can / will not come. There are some really > >>kool people to fly with, out there. > >>I travel, I fly, I attempt to compete, and most of all I have a good time > >>with good people.. > >>For me, thats what its about.. > >>Jack > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > Jack Strother LSF President > Loveland, OH LSF 2948 > > 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]
