"Kind of like asking pattern to have a trainer 40 class at the NATS,..." That is exactly what AMA does. AMA events include many that can be described as novice (entry-level) classes, and many of those are included in the NATS (e.g. Formula 40 speed, Sport speed, Profile Carrier & Slow Combat). Specifically, the 2004 NATS included four classes of RC pattern – "you can look it up". Granted, many events targeted for novices soon become competitive (Rat Racing e.g. – not mention RES). If the pattern officials thought they could attract 50 entries, I think they would consider a Trainer 40 class. And why not? Regis
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bill Malvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll again note that I don't see many newbies showing up at the field with a > > 3M full house moldie. But I do see them come out with a 2M TD or 1.8M speed > > 400. So let's play to the strength of that distribution. > > > And how many "Newbies" show up at the NATS to fly 2M with their GP Spirits?? > What new guys in the hobby fly has little, if any, bearing on what > competition classes should be flown at the NATS. > > Kind of like asking pattern to have a trainer 40 class at the NATS, since > few, if any, Newbies show up at the field with a full blown pattern plane > with a $1,000 YS 1.60 in it. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Bill Malvey > > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
