FW: NSRCA rules proposals

Mon Dec 9 11:13:41 AKST 2002

I sent this to the same people in the header block of Emory's email.  Nice
job Emory.  Although I have strong faith in the current, and new leadership
to come, I considered this something similiar to "a letter to a
congressman."  I've heard on television that for every letter that someone
takes the time to write to a congressman, that they consider it to be the
opinion of 100 people.  

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to the survey done, compliled, and
sent in as a proposal.  
Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: Woodward James R Civ 412 TW/DRP (Test Ops) 
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 11:08 AM
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Subject: RE: NSRCA rules proposals

Dear Mr. Brown and EC members,

This email is being sent in STRONG support of the rule change proposals
submitted by the NSRCA, through individual Ron Van Putte.  It has been
conveyed to many of the NSRCA membership, and other persons with access to
the internet, that the proposal for a schedule annex is being rejected
without being sent to the contest board.  This is unacceptable.

Please, let us speak of the "spirit" of this proposal and its validity,
versus any "procedure" you may have breached (let alone the fact that the
scale-aerobatic sig has had approved this same type of proposal).  This is a
proposal aimed at letting the "experts" and those most seriously interested
in the ADVANCEMENT of pattern, control, change, or amend, the schedules
being flown.  The people who put together the surveys, compile the results,
and lead the NSRCA, have the utmost love and respect for the pattern
community in focus at all times (AMA and NSRCA member alike).  They do not
get "paid" for these positions, and make many personal sacrafices to lead
the NSRCA.  The editorial column published in the January edition of the AMA
magazine clearly defines that the "advancement" of precision aerobatics in
not a primary goal of the AMA.  However, it is widely recognized that the
SIG (ie. NSRCA), is 100% driven towards the success, advancement, and
flourishment of precision aerobatics.  Thus, the AMA, is not acting in our
(pattern flyers) best-behalf when you thwart the NSRCA memberships voice by
unduly terminating, rejecting, or dissallowing this proposal.  

Precision Aerobatics is not the "sacred-cow" of the AMA.  The spirit of
pattern flying is alive, well, and maintained by the leadership of the
NSRCA, through its recognition of issues and addressment of such issues to
the membership by issuance of surveys with proposed changes, strong District
VP representation, local contests, a National event, and by providing a
training grounds and support for those who wish to compete at the FAI level.
These surveys speak for themselves, and are proof (from the people who fly
pattern, versus those who don't), that the membership views this proposal as
a significant way to improve our society.  

This is a critical time for the AMA.  After attending 12 local contests and
the Nationals this year, I can tell you beyond any doubt, the average
precision aerobatics flyer and spectator (AMA, NSRCA, and non-nsrca flyers)
recognizes the reduced coverage of pattern events, and the increased
coverage of other types of events.  I, and many other flyers, are seriously
disenfranchised with the AMA for the service it is providing precision
aerobatics with the marginalized coverage of late years, and now, the
obvious move to reduce the frequency of our column.  Now that the AMA
leadership has given the general membership a window into its current
thinking, through the January Editorial column of AMA magazine, we all know
however troublesome, that coverage and support of precision aerobatics is
going to be limited.  However, it would be greatly appreciated by those who
"fly" precision aerobatics that the AMA would not extend this attitude of
non-support to the actual membership and people who fly precision aerobatics
by not fully, fairly, and equally, recognizing our proposals.  

Again, the spirit of pattern is alive, well, and belongs to those who truly
act in its advancement. 

Sincerely,

James R. Woodward

AMA #638975
NSRCA #2879

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