Re: Re: Are there too many Indoor events?

From: William Gowen <wdgowen_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:48:56 -0500

Speaking of events that have low participation - F1M has not flourished
like I thought it would. I'm certainly not suggesting it be culled but it
would be nice if more people than Larry Coslick and I were flying it. It's
one of those rare events with not many rules to cramp any creative urges
you might have. The models fly great and can be as easy or difficult as you
want to make them.

Joshua - do you have a VP for sale for F1M?

On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Chris pseshooter3d_at_yahoo.com
[Indoor_Construction] <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> For what it's worth ( from a guy that flies very few events) I don't think
> culling events is the way to go. Once things are taken off the books, they
> usually are gone forever. Increasing participation is a much better way to
> do it.
>
> The question is how do we increase participation in these events? One
> solution may exist within the indoor clubs themselves. What about every
> month (or whatever your club meeting/contest interval is) one of the lesser
> flown events is a featured event. Perhaps weight it's score for club
> overall standings ( if you club does that sort of thing). Basically,
> provide a small incentive to indoor club members to build and fly these
> events.
>
> Online (postal) contests could also work. Organize a contestant list
> either here on HPA.
>
> If we approached this with a multiple year outlook (renew interest in one
> or two events per year) we may be able to increase some participation.
>
> Chris
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jan 31, 2016, at 7:05 AM, mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net [Indoor_Construction] <
> Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Others have pointed out that we have too many events.
> Now we have a proposal for adding a new one.
>
> Maybe we should cull a few that are no longer being flown before adding
> new ones.
>
> Mike
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>
>
Received on Sun Jan 31 2016 - 13:48:57 CET