2007 NATS -- Give the Board your input here
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2007 NATS -- Give the Board your input here
The Board is currently discussing ways to make the Nats attendance more rewarding. That includes the social aspect as well as the competition and prizes. I`m not talking about location or schedule.
I`d like to hear from the members on things like....
Perks for preregistration....
Meetings, banquets, food....
T-shirts/Hats....
Types of awards.....
Raffle type prizes for pilots......
Bonus points for NPS rounds flown at the Nats...
I attend the NATS because......
I don`t attend the Nats, but would if......
We are trying to make the Nats better and keep it as a premier event, help us by giving us your ideas.
Thanks, Lee
I`d like to hear from the members on things like....
Perks for preregistration....
Meetings, banquets, food....
T-shirts/Hats....
Types of awards.....
Raffle type prizes for pilots......
Bonus points for NPS rounds flown at the Nats...
I attend the NATS because......
I don`t attend the Nats, but would if......
We are trying to make the Nats better and keep it as a premier event, help us by giving us your ideas.
Thanks, Lee
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Last year was my first Nats. The only real disapointment for me was that after flying evrybody bailed. Back to the hotel, out to supper whatever. I enjoy the evening time to relax and BS. the pizza supper kept people around for the evening, maybe more of these evening meals would promote the social side a bit more. I know we had great response at our event to evening social events and at Detroit last year an impromptu pizza and cooler raid barbeque went over well.
We have a local tradition of "Steak Nite" here. BYO meat and drinks and we supply the grill and chief. Been a very succesful cost effective social gathering.
To me the awards mean very little, we fly for bragging rights. Bonus points for nats? fine but probably not fair for some of the guys who dont live very close by like we do.
We have a local tradition of "Steak Nite" here. BYO meat and drinks and we supply the grill and chief. Been a very succesful cost effective social gathering.
To me the awards mean very little, we fly for bragging rights. Bonus points for nats? fine but probably not fair for some of the guys who dont live very close by like we do.
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Good idea Serg. Maybe Mike could extend an invitation to the Russians and I or Chris could invite others as well.Maybe the RCCA could cover the AMA membership if needed. I don't know much about such processes but I'm sure others in the RCCA might. All of these ideas in this thread are suggestions to see how many like or dislike the ideas. One idea that has been shot down pretty well is cash prizes.
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It won`t hurt to post an invitation. They can`t do anything without an official invitation. That`s hard for us to understand, but that`s the way it works.
Serg, what would the invitation need to say? What would we need to be responsible for if we give an invitation?
Let me know and then I`ll check with the Board and make sure that it`s ok for you to publish an invitation.
Serg, what would the invitation need to say? What would we need to be responsible for if we give an invitation?
Let me know and then I`ll check with the Board and make sure that it`s ok for you to publish an invitation.
I attended NATS last year because I knew it would be fun.
I wanted to meet everyone I could, pick their brains and maybe even learn to fly better. Even though I suffered through heat exhaustion and didn't fly that well, I still had a good time.
Any social events would be great.
Maybe some educational clinics for some of us new-comers would be helpful.
I will be back to donate streamers to my competors.[:D]
I wanted to meet everyone I could, pick their brains and maybe even learn to fly better. Even though I suffered through heat exhaustion and didn't fly that well, I still had a good time.
Any social events would be great.
Maybe some educational clinics for some of us new-comers would be helpful.
I will be back to donate streamers to my competors.[:D]
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Ed Kettler</i>
<br />Please DON'T use that Boy Scout troop that only understood how to incinerate chicken, what was that, three years ago?
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That was 2004. Good intentions on the RCCA's part but bad food on their part! [:(]
<br />Please DON'T use that Boy Scout troop that only understood how to incinerate chicken, what was that, three years ago?
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That was 2004. Good intentions on the RCCA's part but bad food on their part! [:(]
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Lee Liddle</i>
<br />It won`t hurt to post an invitation. They can`t do anything without an official invitation. That`s hard for us to understand, but that`s the way it works.
Serg, what would the invitation need to say? What would we need to be responsible for if we give an invitation?
Let me know and then I`ll check with the Board and make sure that it`s ok for you to publish an invitation.
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Background:
1) It is true: US-visa processing required time and money.
(If we are going make real invitation - right now we have a chance. Two month later - NO)
2) More details: visa-process initiation required reason (work, tourism, or certain purposes).
Sport events RC-combat contest (NATS 2007) is very certain reason.
Final decision about visa will make US-government (somebody will get visa somebody not).
Bottom line is: No invitation – no visitors.
Invitation might be very simple: Information about: place, time and reason.
<br />It won`t hurt to post an invitation. They can`t do anything without an official invitation. That`s hard for us to understand, but that`s the way it works.
Serg, what would the invitation need to say? What would we need to be responsible for if we give an invitation?
Let me know and then I`ll check with the Board and make sure that it`s ok for you to publish an invitation.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Background:
1) It is true: US-visa processing required time and money.
(If we are going make real invitation - right now we have a chance. Two month later - NO)
2) More details: visa-process initiation required reason (work, tourism, or certain purposes).
Sport events RC-combat contest (NATS 2007) is very certain reason.
Final decision about visa will make US-government (somebody will get visa somebody not).
Bottom line is: No invitation – no visitors.
Invitation might be very simple: Information about: place, time and reason.