Dean/JM

[Bob Richards]

Bill,

I tend to agree. 

I still believe that we in the US should do what is
best for promoting the sport of precision aerobatics
in the US (whatever that "best" may be). The cream
will always rise to the top. 

To say it another way, if FAI goes way off in left
field with the equipment limitations, and we blindly
follow, we may lose overall participation in the US in
the AMA classes. What good is that?

It would be nice to have rules in the US that attracts
participants AND allows the same equipment to be flown
in FAI. You would be able to fly any AMA model in FAI,
but maybe not the other way around.

Some would say that the designers/manufacturers would
have a more difficult time producing kits for both
markets. Well, maybe. But, given the amount of
interest in the "90" sized model of late, I have to
wonder if that is a completely valid argument. Of
course, I've been known to fly bastard planes in
pattern so what do I know! :-)

Bob R.

--- Bill Glaze <billglaze at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> Insofar as I am concerned, I don't believe that we
> should even consider 
> such a move as outlined below, until we find out
> exactly what the FAI 
> people are proposing.  Inasmuch as I have had 
> lengthy back-and-forth 
> with several qualified people on how only allowing a
> weight increase 
> would obsolete all pattern airplanes now existing,
> and open a Pandora's 
> box  that would be extremely detrimental to the
> sport,  (and these folks 
> are well intentioned) I could not support a  knee
> jerk reaction that 
> says "whatever they do, we'll follow."    It is
> counter-productive, in 
> my opinion, to blindly follow, and subject the
> entire sport, to rules 
> that may ultimately affect, and be reflected in, a
> segment of the 
> pattern community that may not be representative of
> the whole body.  If, 
> on the other hand, it appears that such rules
> changes, legally affecting 
> only FAI, would be beneficial to our sport as a
> whole, then I'd say 
> "approved!"
> 
> Bill Glaze
> 
> John Ferrell wrote:
> 
> > Rumor has it that FAI is considering a weight
> increase as well as 
> > weighing electrics without batteries.
> >  
> > No opinion from me except to consider a rule to
> allow us to 
> > immediately adopt rather than have to wait a rule
> cycle...
> > Any comments on how we stay in sync with FAI or if
> we should?
> > John Ferrell   
> > http://DixieNC.US
> >
> >     ----- Original Message -----
> >     From: Wincons at aol.com <mailto:Wincons at aol.com>
> >     To: 'NSRCA Discussion List'
> <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
> >     Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:39 PM
> >     Subject: Fwd: Dean/JM
> >
> >     For all of those that missed the bazooka shot
> some of us got....
> >
> 
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