[NSRCA-discussion] Exper Class??

[Ron Van Putte]

The straightforward answer is that we signed up with a national  
organization and, by doing so, agreed to abide by their rules.

The practical answer is that you can probably move back to any class  
for any reason you want and the national organization will never find  
out.

There pilots who put Spectra modules in their Futaba transmitters.   
Is it against FCC regulations?  Yes.  Will you ever get caught?   
Probably not.

Having said all that, I believe there should be an AMA rule that if  
you earn no more then XX advancement points in a YY year period, you  
may move back to the next lower class.

Ron Van Putte

On Feb 4, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Dave Burton wrote:

> What's wrong with being able to move back to any class for any  
> reason you
> want? Why should you have to petition AMA to move back when AMA  
> does not
> assign or monitor points in the first place?
> Dave Burton
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Jay  
> Marshall
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 5:21 PM
> To: 'NSRCA Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Exper Class??
>
> What's wrong with setting up a system so that if you FAIL to obtain a
> specific point standing, in other words you are in the lower 25% or  
> such for
> the year, then you are automatically allowed to move back?
>
> Jay Marshall
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Billings
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 5:09 PM
> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Exper Class??
>
>   And how is all of this going to improve judging? I think that was  
> the
> subject.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Woodward, Jim" <jim.woodward at baesystems.com>
>   To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.f3a.us>
>   Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 2:52 PM
>   Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Exper Class??
>
>
>   It's interesting how a question (and answer) regarding the  
> Tangerine peer
> judging morphed into:  F at local contests, RCU Thread Poll, killing
> Masters, Expert Class, and Forced Advancement.
>
>   It shows just how perfectly one issue (... or all), affect the whole
> outcome and experience of everyone.  We are not so big as to risk  
> affecting
> the individual, but must make decisions for and on behalf of the  
> whole.
>   Jim
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.f3a.us
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.f3a.us] On Behalf Of  
> seefo at san.rr.com
>   Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 2:47 PM
>   To: NSRCA Mailing List
>   Cc: Mark Atwood
>   Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Exper Class??
>
>   Mark,
>
>   This is an important distinction that I'm afraid some people are  
> just not
> willing to admit. It's hard to say this sort of thing without  
> coming off as
> elitist, or whatever.
>
>   Back when I flew a lot of IMAC, and moreso during my time as  
> President of
> that org, we had a LOT of complaints from people that Unlimited and  
> even
> Advanced was getting too hard, when in fact, the reality was it was  
> just too
>
> hard for them.
>   People need to make an accurate assessment of their own flying  
> skills and
> fly in a class that fits them. It's cool to say you fly FAI or  
> Unlimted
> (IMAC), but if you really can't compete, and have no chance of  
> improving to
> a point where you can, then maybe you don't belong there, unless  
> you just
> enjoy the pure challenge of it, but then these people are not  
> complaining.
>
>   Jerry makes a good point too.. If Masters is the AMA's final  
> destination
> class, then how can it EVER be too hard? By placing limits on sequence
> creation for this class, you are by default saying it IS a stepping  
> stone to
>
> FAI, and as a result NOT a destination class.
>
>   In my opinion, an expert class might fit better between Advanced and
> Masters. Wasn't it there years ago anyway or is my memory failing me?
>
>   -Doug
>
>
>
>   ---- Mark Atwood <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com> wrote:
>
>>  No, the frustrated guy (IMHO) is the one toward the bottom
>> of the pack...that¹s just flying out of his league.
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