NATS question

[steve pagano]

Hello All,


     I was wondering if some one could clarify wether or not i can fly advanced? I'm 18 and will be attending my first nats to compete in senior but i know in the past seniors have flown in advanced also. Is that still allowed or have the rules changed?

I'd really like to get in as much flying as possible!

                                          T.I.A.
                                             Steve P.

[peabody]

Hey Steve...
I would e-mail Paul Walker directly, very fuzzy so far, but you should be able to fly both...

[Tom McClain]

Hello All,


     I was wondering if some one could clarify wether or not i can fly advanced? I'm 18 and will be attending my first nats to compete in senior but i know in the past seniors have flown in advanced also. Is that still allowed or have the rules changed?

I'd really like to get in as much flying as possible!

                                          T.I.A.
                                             Steve P.

Steve,

Straight from PAMPA Stunt News, May/June 2008 edition:

"That NATs schedule that is in the March/April issue has been revised (see new schedule in this issue) correcting a misunderstanding that occurred at the NATs planning meeting. The misunderstanding was discovered as I was preparing the trophy list. What occurred in the meeting was that the AMA insisted on providing trophies in stunt in the same manner as they do in RC. That is, a trophy for the best Junior and best Senior entered. I interpreted this to mean that we were to fully integrate the Junior and Senior pilots into the field. That’s the way the previous schedules in Stunt News were arranged, and this revision reverses the integration that was included. However, that’s not what AMA intended, and this change meets their requirements.
What will happen is that we will function exactly as we have in the past. The Juniors and Seniors entered in event 322 will have their competition on Friday morning, with the winner of Junior, the winner of Senior and the Open winner competing in the Walker Cup fly-off at around noon.  As always, to fly in event 322, you must have built you own plane. Trophies for this event (322) will be based on pre-entries.
Juniors and Seniors will also be allowed to enter Beginner, or Intermediate, or Advanced. If you choose to enter Advanced, be sure to get your entries in on time and show up for appearance judging on Sunday July 13, at 2:30 p.m. in the 180 building. If you are entered in Beginner or Intermediate, appearance judging is done on the field prior to those events. If you are only entered in event 322, you will not need to show up for appearance judging until Friday morning at 7:30 a.m.
A separate trophy will be awarded to the “Best” Junior and “Best” Senior. This will come from the highest placing Junior and Senior in event 325 (Advanced).
Please accept my apologies for this confusion.

Paul Walker
2008 NATs CLPA ED"

[Brett Buck]

Hello All,


     I was wondering if some one could clarify wether or not i can fly advanced?

   Yes.  Come on by and introduce yourself at some point during the week, and good luck!
      Brett

[john e. holliday]

Steve, well come to your first NATS and I hope it is a good one.  Don't let the big name guys/gals intimidate you as they are people just like the rest of us.  Just make sure they are not busy trying to figure out a problem or getting ready to fly.  Most of them will be at the motel in the evenings and at the field will be under canopies or in the pavilion just hanging around.  By the way come on over to the MBS Model Supply cover and say hi to this crochety old man.  Have fun,  DOC Holliday

[steve pagano]

Gentlemen

     Thank you for the clarification and i look forward to meeting all!

                               Steve P.