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Boy, I had a similar reaction. After all the hype over the last several
years about how Imac is the fastest growing venue of the sport, they had
a total head count of 37??? C'mon, at a Nationals event???????????
As far as representatives of a SIG, it appears that they had absolutely
zero support people. You can't feel that this is due to some economic condition,
as all these guys seem to have airplanes in the >$7500 category. It also
sounds like they do not have a judging program to certify potential judges,
as there were many complaints regarding unfair scoring awards, resulting
in many pilots realizing that they had been unduly cheated.
<br>The overall tenor of the entire meet seemed to have a great black pall
decend upon Muncie for the duration of their event with nobody leaving
for home with a good feeling.
<br>This report certainly does not bode well as an encouraging carrot regarding
future attendance.
<br>Their venue appears to require a super shot in the arm of administrative
influx, if they are going to survive in a manner capable of sustaining
any number base.
<br>It's very SAD!!!!!!!!
<br>Georgie
<p>Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP wrote:
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you read the write up by Eric and Ed regarding the Pattern and IMAC nats
results and event running in general? I really enjoyed reading Eric's
article. When I read the IMAC article I thought, "Ed has a lot of
courage to describe the event the way he did." It once again made
me think of how lucky we are to have dedicated individuals running our
Nationals & NSRCA. Lots of times we start threads about what
needs to be changed in pattern. Given some things could be improved;
we must overall have a pretty good formula for getting people involved
& trained in judging. The articles are definitely worth a thorough
read!!</font></font></span>
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flame suit, just starting dialog.</font></font></span>
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W.</font></font></span>
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