John Kagan and All,
I'm still trying to monitor the East Tennessee State University
"Mini-Dome aka MSHA Center" in Johnson City, TN. In fact, I flew a
little there yesterday. Basketball obstructions are still present in the
Mini-Dome, but there is discussion underway to move basketball games to
a city facility. Three or 4 home games were played in the city facility
this season. I have asked if banners, lights, and scoreboard will all
be moved, but no one seems to know yet.
The Mini-Dome will receive a new roof (overlay) starting after May 2015
graduation so the AMA Indoor FF Nats/USIC could not be held there in
2015. After the new roofing, flying there in 2016 might be feasible. Kim
Young remains a very good contact for us and I try to check in with her
every few months.
The 4-level parking garage that is replacing the lot where we used to
park is almost finished, but still not in use after ~6 month schedule
overrun. Both weather and changes in scope have contributed to the delay.
Fred Rash
On 3/10/2014 10:25 PM, john_kagan_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>
> ...will be at Kibbie June 26-30
>
>
> All options for Urbana in 2014 have been exhausted.
>
> I'm waiting on the final contract/cost, after which an entry form will
> be mailed to all previous Nats participants.
>
> Cost and fee structure will be similar to recent Kibbie Dome annuals.
> The site and equipment cost will be divided by the anticipated number
> of participants. There will be a flat cost for all 5 days, and
> probably a per-day option that will break even with the 5-day cost
> around 3 to 4 days. There will be a lower rate for Juniors.
>
> Flying schedule will match the standard Kibbie format, which is to
> say, gliders in the morning, all other events separated by weight on
> opposite ends of the dome. Fly what you want, when you want.
>
> I have had more than a handful of people contact me expressing concern
> that we would have to run the Nats by the "AMA rules", by which they
> meant the timeslots used at Johnson City and Urbana, and/or the
> per-event fees. Keep in mind - there are no "AMA rules" regarding
> schedule and cost. In this case it makes the most sense to match what
> has been proven to work at Kibbie.
>
> Work is under way to find an Eastern site for future Nats/USIC, to
> compliment the Western Kibbie site.
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>
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