[NSRCA-discussion] World Team Members

[John Gayer]

It appears that the definition of a junior is not the AMA definition. In 
international terms a junior is anyone under 19, not under 15 as the AMA 
defines the class. Can't confirm this until the FAI gets their site back up.

John

On 4/13/2011 11:09 AM, Scott McHarg wrote:
> OK now I'm confused.  Section B.3.5 of the ABR: A national team shall 
> consist of a maximum of three individual competitors, or three pairs 
> of competitors, for each category and a Team Manager.  For those 
> categories that do not have a separate Junior Championships, the team 
> may consist of a maximum of four individual cometitors or four pairs 
> of competitors for each category provided that the fourth competitor 
> is a junior, plus a team manager.
>
> We don't have a junior championship.  Doesn't that give us the ability 
> to include a 4th as long as he/she is a junior?
>
> Scott
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Joe Lachowski <jlachow at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:jlachow at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Verne, read the last notice put up by the AMA. Looks like the
>     rules have changed since then. The even quoted a particular paragraph.
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     From: verne at twmi.rr.com <mailto:verne at twmi.rr.com>
>     To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>     <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>     Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:25:04 -0400
>     Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] World Team Members
>
>
>     Joe,
>
>     FAI rules limits each country to three team members. The standing
>     World Champion has the option of being a team member of his
>     country or not. The only time a country can have four participants
>     is when one of them is the standing World Champion and in that
>     case, the standing World Champion’s placing will not count toward
>     the Team Championship. That was the case in Portugal where Qui Que
>     participated as the standing World Champion which facilitated
>     three other participants, Andrew, Brett, and Jason. The Team
>     standing (3^rd ) was the result of Andrew, Brett, and Jason’s
>     final standings. Qui Que’s standings didn’t count. I was going to
>     cite the actual FAI verbiage in my response but FAI is having
>     trouble with their website and I couldn’t download the entire
>     Sporting Code. I have the RC Aerobatics section, but I believe the
>     answer to your question is in the General section. The World
>     Championship is an FAI, not AMA, event. This year, AMA is the
>     host, but the rules come from FAI.
>
>     Verne
>
>     *From:*nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
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>     <mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] *On Behalf Of
>     *Joe Lachowski
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, April 13, 2011 9:54 AM
>     *To:* NSRCA Discussion List
>     *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] World Team Members
>
>     I was reading on the AMA site that it is possible for us to have a
>     fourth team member provided they are a Junior. Someone correct me
>     if I am wrong. So why don't we have a Junior team member? I can
>     think of at least one who is probably capable of flying P11.
>
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