AMA Official Notice

[Del Rykert]

Thanks for sharing Eric..  I now know I will not sign..  That is really BAD
news just waiting for a happening.

        Del

----- Original Message -----
From: "Henderson,Eric" <eric.henderson at gartner.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 8:08 PM
Subject: RE: AMA Official Notice


> I have visited the CA site several times and I honestly would not fly
there.
>
> The hang gliders and para gliders carry whistles that they blow as they
> approach the model glider area. They pass really close and turn and land
> right over the site.
>
> I was astounded when I saw the close proximity of people carrying gliders
> and RC models. No matter how you dress it up the site was and still is
very
> dangerous. It would be so easy to not see the full size or hear properly
due
> to wind in your ears or get confused when two whistles are blowing.
>
> To set the background to my position I would insert that I was the
Chairman
> of the Meon Valley soaring association for several years in the UK. I
worked
> closely with Hang gliders and their association. We would never fly across
> each other as they do in CA.
>
> Not trying to start a verbal war here, but if you had seen how close they
> were to each other it would really scare you.
>
> Showing both sides---Eric.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin X. Moleski, SJ [mailto:moleski at canisius.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:36 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: AMA Official Notice
>
>
> --On Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:39 PM -0500 Larry Diamond
> <jed241 at email.msn.com> wrote:
>
> > Did everyone just get an e-mail stating that the Torrey Pines Gliderport
> has
> > been closed?  ...
>
> I've been reading about it on the District 2 mailing list
> and rec.models.rc.air for about a week.
>
> I've signed the online petition.
>
> Latest news is that TP will re-open for RC gliders
> under rules agreed upon by both parties.
>
> Marty #2874
>
>
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