Bigger Issues

[Bill Glaze]

Jerry:
Recently a good sized contest was held near here in NC with no sanction, 
because someone dropped the ball.  It wasn't the end of the world.  It 
was explained to the pilots, and nobody packed up and went home. 
BTW: e-mail me off list with your phone number and when you would be 
available to talk.  You asked for a briefing by someone who was on the 
IMAC board when we were able to liberate ourselves from some of the AMA  
oversight.  I was on the IMAC board at that time, and can explain the 
chronology.  It would require a lot of typing, but I can explain 
verbally in not too much time.
Bill Glaze


Jerry Budd wrote:

> Gene,
>
> This is exactly my point.  NSRCA only needs AMA for insurance 
> purposes, and that can be handled by requiring AMA membership to fly 
> in an NSRCA sanctioned event, just as it is now.  There is really no 
> need to apply/obtain for an AMA sanction (even a Class C event 
> sanction) unless extending the insurance to the site owner for the 
> event is a concern (most of the time it's not needed as most events 
> are hosted at AMA Club fields).  F3A events can have a separate AMA 
> sanction if needed to ensure the participants in the F3A Team 
> Selection Program can get their qualification points.
>
> There seems to be a misconception that I'm advocating that NSRCA 
> "break-away" from AMA.  That's not exactly accurate.  I just don't 
> think that NSRCA needs AMA to tell NSRCA how to run a pattern contest, 
> what maneuvers should be flown, or how often the sequence should 
> change.  NSRCA can best decide that for themselves.
>
> As far as having an AMA sanction goes, I've never had anyone ever ask 
> to see it (other than to get the sanction# to put on the form we mail 
> back to AMA).
>
> Am I wrong on this?
>
> Jerry
>
>
>> Ron,
>>
>> Why is insurance an issue? If I'm an AMA member, I'm insured. If I 
>> hold a
>> contest at my AMA Chartered club's field, I'm insured. I don't 
>> believe there
>> is anything that prohibits us from having a "non-sanctioned" event 
>> and still
>> being covered, as long as everyone meets the AMA's requirements for 
>> coverage
>> to be inforce. But that's true even if the event IS sanctioned.
>>
>> If I didn't post a sanction at the contest would anyone ask to see 
>> it? If I
>> advertised non-sanctioned would anyone NOT come?
>>
>> Gene Maurice
>> gene.maurice at comcast.net
>> Plano, TX
>> AMA 3408
>> NSRCA 877
>
>

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