AMA rules-weight, gasers?

[gene.maurice at attbi.com]

For a small fee. Concidering how it would acutely improve the aesthetic quality 
of your plane. Not to mention the VAST improvement in the flight capabilities 
as a result of the "pilot".  

--
Gene Maurice
gene.maurice at attbi.com
NSRCA 877
AMA 3408
> Gene,
> 
> Do you have a picture profile of yourself that I can put in MY plane?
> 
> 
> 
> Gray Fowler
> Principal Chemical Engineer
> Composites Engineering
> 
> 
> 
> 
> gene.maurice at attbi.com
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> 11/14/2002 11:25 AM
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>         Subject:        Re: AMA rules-weight, gasers?
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> 
> Lance,
> 
> You and Gray are both starting to sound like me. That's real SCARY!!!!!!
> 
> --
> Gene Maurice
> gene.maurice at attbi.com
> NSRCA 877
> AMA 3408
> > Tom, 
> > I was disappointed in reading your detailed and informative message. How 
> 
> > dare you inject logic and reality into an otherwise oblivious 
> discussion. 
> > Many people have commented that the current rules are like a house of 
> > cards.  If the weight limit changes, then we won't be able to control 
> > ourselves and all our rules (the other 2) will have to be changed too. 
> > Plane size and noise limits will get out of control.  New aerodynamic 
> laws 
> > will be discovered that will force completely new designs that can only 
> be 
> > made from exotic materials.  All current equipment will become obsolete.
> > 
> > What has worked well in Australia has a high risk of failing here.  The 
> > equator reverses logic.
> > 
> > Sorry guys, maybe I didn't sleep well last night <G>.
> > --Lance
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > "Koenig, Tom" <Tom.Koenig at actewagl.com.au>
> > Sent by: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> > 11/13/2002 06:21 PM
> > Please respond to discussion
> > 
> > 
> >         To:     "'discussion'" <discussion at nsrca.org>
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> >         Subject:        AMA rules-weight, gasers?
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > As most of you know I'm down here in Australia. I've been reading all 
> your
> > posts regarding weight limits etc etc. The discussion seems to be quite
> > tiring to be honest.
> > 
> > I dont understand something here...is the 5  kg limit also one of your 
> AMA
> > rules????
> > This just isn't an issue down here unless you want to fly FAI class.
> > Our governing body is the MAAA, we have a 7 kg weight limit, aircraft 
> over
> > 7kg must be inspected by a certified inspector before they are issued a
> > certificate/ cleared to fly. This covers many aspects, construction etc.
> > 
> > In pattern, we apply the 5 kg limit, 2 x 2, for FAI only....the other
> > classes it just isn't an issue. They can fly what they like, it just so
> > happens that in all the years, I have yet to see even a newbie turn up 
> > with
> > something monstrous.
> > 
> > They tend to show up with 60 size planes, 40's even 20's and 
> occasionally
> > you get one with all the bells and whistles, 2 x 2.
> > 
> > This issue was dead and buried down here years ago.
> > 
> > I just Co-CD'd our State champs and we had 40 entries, 11 or 12 in FAI, 
> > the
> > rest spread pretty evenly across the remaining three classes. This was 
> > with
> > up to 10 regulars absent!!! Pattern is alive and kicking down here, but 
> I
> > must admit we have had our lulls as well.
> > 
> > Now I find it interesting about the gaser developments you guys are 
> > talking
> > about. Correct me if I'm wrong as I dont have access to my FAI rule book
> > here...but Gassers are not permitted in the FAI rule book, I thought it
> > states somewhere about Methanol only in the  F3A section??
> > 
> > So again...this is FAI only..or is this issue going to be a problem for 
> > the
> > American market, what are your AMA rules on this??
> > Just be aware guys, you could be flogging a dead horse here too, the FAI 
> 
> > is
> > a world wide organisation, the US has one vote, just like the rest of 
> the
> > member countries.
> > I cannot however see a reason why your AMA cannot define its own rules 
> to
> > cover its members for its market/area...do what you like for all other
> > classes, but if you wanna play FAI, you gota play with the rest of the
> > world, simple as that.
> > 
> > Hope I didn't offend anyone, I just dont see what the problem is ( I am
> > however unaware of your AMA rules)
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > Canberra - Australia
> > 
> > 
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