YA GOTTA HAVE PLAN new price schedule has instituted full-size plans price structure modified years postal rate increases inflation factored plans sales became money-losing proposition Plans now grouped category according number square feet plan Thus small model like Bill Warners Aerodactyl low end scale pricing larger model involving multiple plan sheets like Bob Kopskis Revolt costs D pricing pricing simply matter combining square feet plan cost shipping handling Some have questioned price relatively simple model like Thing complexity design factor pricing costs just much reproduce plans simple model does complex airplane equal size hundreds plans listing also create special storage handling problems strive maintain full list plans dating back first issue July 1975 age plan masters low sales volume some designs has made special pricing necessary rarely-asked-for models seen asterisk list painful-to-my-ego example would own Candle Wind design April 1976 issue Like plans sold burst first published but. .. folks havent beating down doors order recent years So falls special pricing B* category Plan number 138 cost $20 Order today So youre looking something mid-I 970s chances will still available higher rate current plan some point hope able convert plans CD-ROM may allow favorable price structure save wear tear plan masters now represents best effort control costs Please understand attempt make plan sales cash cow Rather its attempt make plan sales operation cost-effective-the same goal have parts AMA As side note occasionally get calls letters modelers looking plans date American Aircraft Modeler days have masters plansand condition would rather poor cases nowso available Just FACs Apologies Bob Clemens Survey Says. Time Council recently passed measure calling Model Aviation readership survey published upcoming issue few questions about magazine recent demographic survey will stand-alone discussion about publication need know likes dislikes What well What need improve What should more/less should things like contests/product reviews/ARFs/fun-flys/technical articles/beginner programs other components can think part monthly coverage Think about what youd like see us talk over fellow modelers lei us know survey printed value constructive criticism publication cant just throw dart map May say Nats Executive Council recently faced some difficult decisions regarding 1995 Nationals became apparent time remaining simply wasnt possible guarantee top-quality sites disciplines within reasonable distance Tn-Cities So some events will remain Tn-Cities other sites times will used some events Ed McColloughs District XI Report page 172 has look anticipated Nats structure Contact Competitions Department information please extranice Steve Kaluf staff work hard pull off complex assignment may somewhat blow wanted bring unified Nats back Pacific Northwest couple good things can happen making best situation Involvement AMA Special Interest Groups SIGs will almost certainly increase should allow Nats segment ultimate fliers contesttailored discipline support provided AMA number quality fliers attendance should increase further enhance quality C competition increased SIG involvement can also help ease Nats transition will likely 0 type contest Muncie 1996 beyond involvement R spread out event heavy SIGs volunteers AMA AMAs Nats N providing site some support overhead would significantly wouldnotbeE reduced cost staging Nats prohibitive observer Nats issues R Council meeting debated can report no snap judgments made nothing done careful considered discussion Its just mans opinion really believe Council due great deal credit handling difficult issue dont see better solution could have worked out time available will difficult enough get multivenue Nationals accomplished few months left before summer Planning executing Nats complicated processmuch may appear So variables about sites hotels weather staffing equipment must considered factored selecting spot midsummer madness cant just throw adart map May say solution reached may seen some corners ideal Corner isnt Haught Managing Editor February 1995 11 Plenny Bates assited Bill Warner photo coverage FAC Nats December issue Credit work inadvertently omitted event report