As seen in any competitive event, it is both impractical and absurd to think
that beginners would play on the same stage at the same time as the experts!
Would you expect an 11 year old kid to pitch 5 innings of the World Series,
or for a 16 year old driver to race the Indy 500? There is a system in place
which allows for beginners to compete against other beginners, and when they
advance they EARN the right to play at the next level.
The problem that I see is the lack of regional events that occur. They
happen once a year at best, and even then there is not enough momentum to
generate a buzz. The USIC is open to anyone, you do not have to qualify to
fly, you just have to register and pay. This puts the beginners in the same
area as the experts. I can not think of another competitive sport or hobby
that works this way. There should be many regional events which will gain
interest for and allow people to practice before heading off to the USIC. I
am not saying that people should have to qualify or earn the right to attend
USIC. They should look forward to honing their craft on the next level.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Don DeLoach <ddeloach_at_comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> No experts at the Indoor Nats...you overwhelm me with your optimism!
>
> More realistically, aren't we trying to have about as many
> intermediates/beginners as experts? In such a case, with a good revenue
> stream the Indoor Nats might not be on the chopping block due to AMA budget
> cuts. Wouldn't that be nice? Of course that would mean more unvarnished
> masses running the floor looking for a models to destroy. The horror!
>
> Don D.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>]
> On Behalf Of Don Slusarczyk
> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 3:56 PM
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com<Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Indoor_Construction] Re: Solutions for Indoor FF
>
> It is the indoor free flight nationals. Obviously it will have a
> majority of expert events. If you make it all beginner events then no
> 'experts' will attend.
>
> Don S
>
>
>
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