I plan to attend NARAM 54 this year, it will be my FIRST one--so I'm a virgin (be gentle, please.)

My question is: since I'll be able to attend for only a few days and not the whole thing--what would be the most optimum days to attend? I don't plan on participating in any events--just visiting and watching.

Thanks! Jeff

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To me Friday - which is Scale day - is the best, but I will be missing it this year

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I've been to three, sport flying only, so I have no idea what goes on with the competition side. Saturday and Sunday are easily the busiest days for sport flying, so if you're coming as a spectator on that side, these would be the days to come. The rest of the week would be good if you plan to fly a bunch of birds, because the crowds are generally pretty thin and the waits are almost non-existent. Beer-lofting is apparently on Saturday night at the hotel, and while I've never been involved with a NARAM beerlofting, I have experienced a couple of NARCON beerloftings. As much as I enjoyed the whole NARCON experience, the beerlofting was easily the highlight of the whole weekend. I think the PMC competition is a highlight of the contest range, especially if you like carnage. I watched a little of it last year, but it wasn't for me.

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Absolutely!

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Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

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I'll see you there, Gordy!

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That's a given!

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With the extreme bent toward safety of the NAR, I'm amazed they still allow PMC flying at all. Whenever I have observed this activity, at least 75% of the 'rockets' result in "Trash Bag and Broom" recovery AFTER an impact. The "C" in PMC stands for CRASHER !

I actually like seeing the smash-UP of the models on firm ground but cannot undersatnd NAR allowing it in relation to some of the other stuff they disallow like EX, and etc.

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gh, I think the NAR 'secretly' likes to see PMC crashes. As you say, it's quite entertaining, when it isn't yours,

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I agree it's entertaining, I'm just amazed that NAR still allows it with their GESTAPO-like attitude toward safety.

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Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, CHAOS, and HAVOC !