Thanks for the invitation Tom. My concern for a contest in this region is to have enough competitors to make it a decent contest. There will most likely be some age class changes (simplification) in SPA going foward. This will help some , and some guys from Tn and maybe some of the southern states would make the trip.

There has got to be someway to find out the REAL interest within 200 to 300 miles of Central Va. The internet is not enough. Many of the current SPA members don't monitor our SPA discussion group or any other forums that i am aware of. The only thing i can think of is possibly a advertisement in Model Aviation.....Large enough for most people to see. .....Just thinking out loud.

Unfortunately alot of the guys that flew pattern in the 70's and early 80's have faded away. SPA will survive on new younger blood. The largest class in SPA is novice......Not uncommon to see a dozen pilots in Novice.....I love it