Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread Jack Womack
"Possibly someone should suggest a daily use fee in addition to a yearly membership." Again, someone has to volunteer and take their flying time to be the administrator of all these fees. That's a good way to run off the good people that are dedicated, and don't mind paying a reasonable price of $

Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread Bill Swingle
You mean I was right? Surprising! I thought I was way off. Gosh, seems a mighty exclusionary way to pay for grass cutting. Hmmm... I just assumed that a club would never want to turn away pilots. Maybe that's exactly what they're trying to do. Culling the "herd" possibly. No, that sounds too s

Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread lomcovak
Those who reside outside of the 100Km zone apparently pay just the entry fee, quote: "Entry fee of $2, of which $1 will be paid to the members who provide the winches, or you can provide a winch. You must be a paid member of the club to enter. Out of town (>100km) will have to show MAAC card if n

Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread Steve Meyer
Correct. Just make a tiered entrance fee. Member fee and then add a "Park Maintenance fee". Just about every Business, Organization, and Municipality does something like that. Steve At 03:33 PM 6/1/2005, Bill Swingle wrote: Isn't the whole issue here, pilots paying for the ability to fly

Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread Bill Swingle
Isn't the whole issue here, pilots paying for the ability to fly at the field? You fly, you pay. Simple. So users can pay per day, per event, per year, whatever... it would seem a reasonable concept. Is this club only giving the option to pay per year? And, pilots from 100+ km's fly free? Am I mis

Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread Jack Womack
While I agree with the other reply to a point, there are apparently some pretty high costs associated with their field maintenance. Having had to be a big part of the administration of an RC soaring club, and a real soaring club, I can appreciate their reluctance to allow participation without memb

Re: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread Pat McCleave
right reasons you join a club. See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 2005/06/01 Wed PM 03:31:32 EDT > To: 1-Soaring List > Subject: [RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule > > The one and only local soaring club has ruled that any pilot who lives withi

[RCSE] Contest Eligibility Rule

2005-06-01 Thread lomcovak
The one and only local soaring club has ruled that any pilot who lives within 100Km who wishes to compete in their local advertised contest, must first join their club. Has anyone else heard of this before? Although this has little merit, the membership fee last year was $40, now it is $100 (t