<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dean,<BR>
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I never knew that. That's like saying "everybody sport drives so NASCAR will never be covered nationally
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How many times has the point been made in regard to what really drives advancement in the hobby? Obviously, no one is listening<BR>
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This is trully sad; in other words some of the sport and park flyers want us to be ashamed for flying competitively. What is this all coming to? I say all competitors unite now and present a unified front<BR>
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Matt Kebabjian<BR>
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Date:6/17/2003 11:34:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time<BR>
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Hi Tony, Hi All,<BR>
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Tony, when you said that, "AMA didn't even think it important enough to cover in Model Aviation...", something inside me twinged. So I called dear friend Bob Hunt(the editor at MA) and asked him if there was to be even cursory coverage. Realize that the man I'm talking to is a World Champion in Control-Line Aerobatics, and still a competitor ... His voice saddened and he told me that the policy at MA is that no team trials are covered, lest they all have to be covered. Every time something about competition is covered, droves of readers write in to complain. After every December issue (the NATs coverage issue) they are barraged with complaints about the the waste of magazine space. World championships might get coverage, if they happen in the U.S.! The mediocre have censored coverage of excellence. Don't hassle Bob, he is one of us!<BR>
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O.K., for homework, everyone go (re)read Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451".<BR>
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Bewildered,<BR>
Dean Pappas<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: Tony Stillman [mailto:tony@radiosouthrc.com]<BR>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 10:30 AM<BR>
To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>
Subject: Re: Team Trials<BR>
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David:<BR>
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Don't bet on it. AMA didn't even think it important enough to cover in<BR>
Model Aviation...<BR>
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Tony Stillman<BR>
Radio South<BR>
3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>
Pensacola, FL 32505<BR>
1-800-962-7802<BR>
www.radiosouthrc.com<BR>
----- Original Message ----- <BR>
From: "David Lockhart" <DaveL322@comcast.net><BR>
To: <discussion@nsrca.org><BR>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:25 AM<BR>
Subject: Re: Team Trials<BR>
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> Jason S - OS 160 EFI (Mintor 170 in backup)<BR>
> Peter C - OS 140 RX<BR>
> Dave L - OS 140 EFI<BR>
> Ron E - Webra 145<BR>
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> I'm sure a full equipment list/matrix will be published elsewhere.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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