Bigger Issues Catch Up

[Henderson,Eric]

Ron,
     Thank you for this perspective. It adds a much needed balance to the discussion. Ron is a very conscientious member of the AMA contest board. He was nominated by the NSRCA to be a member of the board. We populated the board with pattern-knowledgeable people. 

As with any board the members all perfrom differently. But they get the job done. I noted that we keep calling them the AMA. 


Regards,

Eric.



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Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 12:01 PM
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Subject: Re: Bigger Issues Catch Up


Ive been away from e-mail a week on a work assingment, 
but here is a try at catch up on some of the volumn
of "Bigger Issues" posts.

...do we need to remove ourselves from the AMA?..  No.

...Do we want a shorter rules cycle..?    For sure!  
I'd like the AMA Rules Proposal Cycle back at 2 years.

...Ref some comments indicating lack of support by the 
AMA RC aerobatics board...  The results of the last several 
rules cycle voting show the AMA RC Aerobatics board (mostly 
active and formerly active pattern pilots)has been extremely 
supportive of NSRCA proposals.

...An individual AMA member's Rule Proposal (or lobbying) has 
as much weight as an NSRCA Survey based Proposal...
True in that Proposals all get the same administrative process.   
When received by AMA RC Aerobatics Board, do "they" give the
individual proposal (or lobbying) the same weight as an NSRCA 
Survey based proposal?  The voting record suggests they don't.
Speaking for myself, not other RC Board members, I don't find 
it difficult to deal with Proposals (lobbying) by individuals.
I consider them for content and whats good for pattern. I'm more 
sensitive to those comming from my District.  I weigh the 
indvidual proposal (actually, it's signed by 3 people) against 
responses by 200 or so pilots participating in an NSRCA Survey.

Later,  
Ron Lockhart
Pattern Pilot, NSRCA 321
AMA RC Aerobatics Board, AMA District I




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