[NSRCA-discussion] Contest board - Was Executive Board voting

Richard Lewis humptybump at sbcglobal.net
Thu Dec 13 05:06:42 AKST 2012


To all contest board members...I have a challenge dor you!

But first thanks for your service!

Second....The AMA publishes your name and your address only.  This means that I 
may contact CB members by writing you a letter, or showing up at their house.  
I correpsonded with Greg Hahn and another CB member a couple of years ago 
regarding this and have seen no progress.  The AMA could easily setup an AMA 
e-mail address for you guys or even better, a contact form on the website that 
forward to you guys when properly filled out.  If I were a CB member, I would 
very much prefer an e-mail be published to the internet rather than my home 
address!...You can bet that no AMA employee wants their home address 
publicised...

It seems that this type of change may require the CB members to champion it to 
the AMA...

Thanks for reading...Richard Lewis




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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Contest board - Was Executive Board voting

I want to be clear that I'm speaking for my view, not neccessarily the entire CB 
(though I know of at least a few that share my view).  No one objects to the 
idea of better safety.  What's objectionable to many, is making a rule that will 
either be unenforced, unevenly enforced, or punitively enforced.  The idea of 
being able to see a visible disconnection from the batteries (and no, an arming 
plug does not provide that) at all times would clearly fall into that camp.  The 
first person at the nats that sets his canopy on his plane to prevent it from 
blowing away and IS disqualified...or ISN'T disqualified...creates a problem.  
If we don't prevent them from flying, then there's no point in having the rule.  
If we do prevent them from flying, we've really broken the intent.    And I 
completely understand that there should be some common sense in all of this.  
But our group isn't so good about common sense when we start picking apart the 
letter of the rule in a protest.  Just ask any former Nats CD.

The idea of great safety procedures and habits should more likely be outlined as 
guidelines, strong recommendations, peer pressure to comply, etc.  That, or we 
need a more cleanly crafted rule that doesn't get someone disqualified for 
covering their airplane with a white (opague) cloth to keep it cool in the 
summer, thereby preventing me from seeing if there are connected batteries to 
the motor.


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On Dec 13, 2012, at 12:28 AM, John Gayer wrote:

Mark,

on telemetry you mean a simple statement like this in our proposal:
Any form of automatic flight control loop that utilizes aircraft flight 
parameter feedback whether onboard the model or through the transmitter is 
prohibited. Telemetry or feedback mechanisms intended for use as safety 
functions may not be used to create an unfair advantage over other competitors.
Not sure how you can find loopholes in that second statement.
There were no enforcement penalties listed in the original equipment rule 
either. We were proposing only to clarify what telemetry could be allowed from a 
safety POV. As it stands without revision, everyone who walks to the line with 
equipment that downloads and monitors/alarms on airborne battery voltage is in 
violation of the rule. Fortunately, there doesn't appear to a penalty for that 
in the current rule.

The impression I am getting from both you and John is that the CB tries to find 
reasons to reject proposals on technicalities rather than embrace the intent of 
a proposal and find ways using their experience with the rules and 
communications with the proposers to make the proposals work. Of course if the 
intent is rejected as it appears it was with the weight proposal, then a 
rejection is clear and easily understood.

I'm a bit confused by what you are saying about the safety rules. Most radios 
these days support failsafe. The rule proposed does not apply if there is no 
failsafe available. Size of plane is irrelevant if the radio supports the 
function. I have also seen many smaller aircraft with arming plugs as well. I 
would have to say that in this case, size does not matter.

About the formal statement writing, we have two CB members who care enough to 
respond here. Leaning forward like that is often taken as volunteering.
John
If anyone wants to reference the proposals submitted, they can be found at:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals/rcaerobatics.aspx

On 12/12/2012 9:20 PM, Atwood, Mark wrote:

I'll add a touch more specific to a few of these.

Telemetry...  Consensus was overwhelming that we need a SIMPLE rule, NOT a 
technical one.  DON'T CHEAT.  Ok, sounds too ambiguous, but it's really not.  We 
all felt strongly (and came up with a several ways to cheat the details of the 
proposed rule) that we need a rule based on intent, not on technical specifics 
otherwise we'll be chasing our tail as the technology advances.  Something that 
simply says telemetry may not be used to aid the pilot in piloting the aircraft.

To John's point, any proposal that doesn't outline the penalty for breaking the 
rule is almost immediately abandoned.  Enforcement has to be both clear, and 
reasonable from a logistical perspective.

Lastly, regarding the safety rules... we're not in a position to assume that 
only 2 meter full blown pattern ships are the only planes competing unless we 
plan to make that a rule too. So any rules have to apply to anything that fits 
in the 2 meter box and weighs less than 5Kgs.    The one proposal stated 
specifically that there had to be a visible break in the connection from the 
battery.  That requires Canopies to be left off the aircraft (or Clear Canopies) 
at all times.  Not practical.    Those were just some of the easy reasons to 
vote no...there were other considerations as well that weighed against it.

I like the idea of a formal "opinion" statement from the majority.  Not sure 
who's burdened with writing it though.


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On Dec 12, 2012, at 7:29 PM, John Fuqua wrote:

Maybe I can offer some insight.

If a proposal says do something then there needs to be a penalty or clear result 
that the CD can enforce.  For example both safety proposal had no penalty/result 
if not complied with.  Also was concern that although there may be a visible 
plug  that does not ensure that the system is really disconnected.    There was 
concern about adding responsibility on the CD  who may not be electric smart.  
There is always concern that opened ended rules create confusion.  If you will 
remember the last cycle a lot of work went into defining specific downgrades 
where to fore no penalty was assigned.

I did, in fact, contact the AMA Tech Director twice on the safety issues.  AMA 
has taken the position that they do not want to make a blanket rule for all 
electric activity preferring to leave that to the SIGs to implement for their 
specific circumstances.

On the telemetry issue there was a consensus that we do not have the technical 
means to validate that TM is being used correctly.  TM has great potential for 
misuse.  How does one enforce only battery monitoring for instance.    I know 
that the vast majority of folks do not cheat on the rules but I know for a fact 
that it has happened.    TM will come up again.  Newer radios have it so it will 
be a fact of life.  Have no idea where we are headed.

Weight is always contentious but we had just implemented a weight change the 
last cycle.  I thinks the consensus was that some experience with the current 
rule was warranted.

Advancement is also a contentious issue.  But I guess the majority felt that 
this proposal was no better than what exists.

We did have an initial vote and 3 failed.  Then we had a cross proposals phase 
and then a final vote.  I would be happy to provide all vote results to NSRCA 
along with why they failed (assuming I get that insight) and would have done so 
this time if requested.  My bad for not being more pro-active but having done 
this for a long time with never a request I guess I did not see this coming.  
AMA does post the results but admittedly they are not always timely.

John Fuqua

One last thought.  Board members rarely get feedback on proposals.  A lot of the 
time we just have to do what our experiences tell is the right thing to do for 
our sport.



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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Contest board - Was Executive Board voting

Mark and all CB members,
    I really doubt that anyone is upset because the proposals got turned down.  
The problem is in the lack of communication between the author (whether it be an 
individual or committee).  There was no report published as to what the issues 
were, there was no communication between the author(s) and the CB, there was 
simply nothing.  I watched online daily to see what the results of the interim 
vote was so that we could take corrective action as necessary.  Those were never 
published and to be honest, I'm not even sure there was an interim vote.  I 
spoke to a couple of CB members and I will not call out their names in public as 
I do not want to point fingers.  I was told that I would be hearing from the CB 
as the process went on so that proposals that warranted improvement could be 
massaged into a rule that made sense.  So, I patiently waited along with the 
rest of the folks.  The next thing I know, all proposals are turned down with no 
explanation and final votes have been cas
t.
  I received a brief explanation of the thought process of one CB member right 
before the final vote was to be taken (and I mean right before).  It was his 
opinion that he was expressing and I respect that but what was said was pretty 
amazing to me.  This person's words went something like "This is the start of a 
great rule but not close to being one yet.  It is not our job to help write the 
rules, simply to vote on them and uphold the pattern community".  I do not think 
for one second this is how the entire CB feels and refreshed knowing this is not 
the case.  This simply tells me to submit what you have and we'll make the 
decision.  If it's good or if it's a good start, the CB has no obligation to 
help  get it there, that's the author's responsibility.  Please understand, the 
proposals didn't pass and that's OK.  Maybe next time, we can all work together 
to come up with proposals if they are warranted.
  I am slightly distraught about the Advancement Proposal.  This would have made 
it so much easier for everyone to fly in the class that they were competitive in 
and/or felt comfortable in.  This did not change the pattern community and did 
not warrant any extra work or duties, especially for the CD.  There would not be 
any more trophy hunting going on with it then there is now as most local events 
are attended by the same individuals and we all know who is flying in what class 
for the most part.  OK, so it got turned down but why?  What is the logic?  
Honestly, that's what I want to understand more than anything.  I definitely get 
the weight proposal.  I even get the "safety" proposal to some extent.  This 
one, the Advancement Proposal, I do not understand.  If there were arguments or 
heated discussions within the CB for those that supported it and those that 
didn't, why wouldn't the author(s) be included in the communication to help 
explain the intent of the proposal so th
at it c
ould be made clear?
  As far as the safety proposal is concerned, I really do get why that shouldn't 
be a pattern rule but, did the proposal get passed to the AMA Safety Committee?  
If it did, great!  Why didn't we know?  I agree with some of y'all also that 
sometimes it "seems" that safety procedures don't need a rule because most of us 
are very careful and incorporate some safety device.  In racing motorcycles, you 
have to safety wire the majority of your bolts and nuts at all times.  
Especially the oil drain plug.  Imagine a drain plug backing out and hitting 
turn 6 at 120 mph and a fellow competitor going through that.  Trust me as I've 
seen oil and coolant on the track and what happens, it's ugly. I do not agree, 
however, that because most people are safety conscious and have something in 
place, that a rule doesn't need to be made. Imagine that case in the example 
above.  The premise that most do it so it's OK is not the correct mindset.  We 
wrote and rewrote that proposal to give the majo
rity wh
at they wanted.  People didn't want an arming plug to be required.  Cool, we 
said.  Let's make it so that the requirement is just that the plane is 
disarmed.  Most loved the new proposal because it directly reflected the FAI 
rule and it did not require any added equipment or weight or drilling holes in 
the side of your plane.  Not only did that proposal go down in flames but the 
original proposal submitted by someone other than the NSRCA Rules Committee 
requiring an arming plug passed the initial vote from the CB.  How did this 
happen after all the uproar?
  It seems to me that it is easy to place blame on the NSRCA but ask to take the 
AMA to task is a big no-no.  We pay dues to the NSRCA and therefore we have a 
voice!  I agree 100%.  But, we are also members of the AMA and should have a 
voice there as well.  We do not (or so it seems).  This is what, if anything I 
would like to accomplish as a volunteer of the NSRCA; to increase visibility of 
our community and have wide open communication with our members and equally 
important, with the AMA who really has the ultimate say-so in every facet of 
this hobby.  I want to know how to "fix it" for next time and have the true open 
door policy where communication flows both ways.  One group or the other should 
not be required to make the first call.  We should want to work together for the 
betterment of our hobby.

Thank you for reading,
Scott

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Atwood, Mark 
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 wrote:
OK,  As a CB member I want to throw a few quick things out there.  First and 
foremost, Just like the NSRCA Board, we're a group of volunteers that love 
modeling and Precision Aerobatics, and we do the best we can with fulfilling our 
charter.  If there are issues, mistakes, bad choices, GOOD choices, they are all 
the result of a dedicated group TRYING to do their best.  There is no hidden 
agenda or malicious intent...ever.

That said I think one of the clear disconnects is our Charter.  We are selected 
to the contest board based on our years of experience in the hobby, the sport, a 
demonstration of our understanding of the AMA and its rules, and an active 
participation and understanding in the niche within which we are representing.

We have some obligation to preserve Pattern, as Pattern.  I.e. if the ENTIRE 
NSRCA membership voted unanimously to change the rules such that whom ever could 
fly 10 laps the fastest wins... We would have an obligation to vote NO, 
regardless of that unanimous support.  I.e go fly Pylon.    Occasionally we are 
presented with rules that we collectively feel are not in the best interest of 
maintaining Pattern competition and this then comes into play.  This is 
especially true when rules are put forth that strongly alter the lower classes 
(Often championed by someone with heavy interest and enthusiasm, but minimal 
years of experience to know how these things manifest).

We also have an obligation to the logistics of the sport.  Rules that place an 
unreasonable burden on running an event bare a much higher level of scrutiny 
prior to being passed.

We have an obligation to the AMA to keep some consistency with their general 
rules, and with similar rules in other disciplines.  Safety issues fall squarely 
into this camp.  The AMA has long stated that they do not support legislating 
out stupidity, or creating burdensome rules that punish the masses simply to 
protect against carelessness (Unless of course the result of such error is 
catastrophic).

Also regarding safety, if the safety issue is somewhat generic to the hobby, 
then those regulations are pushed up to the AMA safety board for review unless 
they are very specific to the individual discipline.

Bottom line...  Just because the majority of the NSRCA wants it, doesn't mean we 
should be approving it.

Lastly, the statement "The majority of the NSRCA" does NOT necessarily mean the 
survey results.  That is a VERY small subset of our group.  It's typically a 
subset of the vocal, or the opinionated, or both.  I can't speak for the entire 
CB, but I WILL speak for Verne (Sorry Verne) and me, in that we both query as 
many of our district members that we see or can solicit.  MANY times an issue 
that has been fired up on the list or via the survey gets a very different 
'vote' when it's discussed in the actual setting of a contest, and when all the 
inputs are weighed (I.e. everyone standing there discusses it).

All that said, there's no reason why we couldn't collectively write an assenting 
or dissenting opinion much in the way a court does, to at least convey the logic 
that was used to make our vote.

Anyhow, the entire CB is online and our names are published.  One need but 
ask... and many do.  But we're sometimes remiss to post too much on the 
discussion boards about a proposal.  Rather most of us take a back seat to the 
discussion and simply listen.

-Mark
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On Dec 12, 2012, at 12:19 PM, J N Hiller wrote:

I'm not too old to remember what it was like before the NSRCA. If you traveled 
very far you could find yourself competing in an unfamiliar event.
The NSRCA has matured since those early days and contributed greatly to 
standardized judging, rule proposal screening and national unity. YES the NSRCA 
has value well beyond the K-Factor.

Yes it would be nice to get the rest of the story from the AMA contest board as 
to why safety related rules were voted down. Maybe I missed it but at this point 
I can only guess. I could probably ask directly and get a reply but I trust they 
had a valid reason.

I also trust our BOD to lead the NSRCA on my behalf without having to explain, 
discuss or endlessly argue details in an open forum. Open discussed can be 
extremely time consuming with limited productivity. There is no making everyone 
happy especially if their' participation is hit and miss continuously requiring 
covering old ground.

Those of us that wish to be involved in the details can get actively involved.

Enough. On to the shop!

Jim Hiller
NSRCA 376
.

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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Executive Board voting

John,
I have never intentionally attacked anyone, either on this forum or on the 
discussions over on RCU.  I've asked questions, seeking answers.  I tend to be 
direct in my emails and they may appear to be harsh, probably comes from my 
background dealing with the military.  I have not accused anyone of having an 
agenda, nor do I think anyone on the board does.  If you or anyone else thinks 
that is what I've implied or am implying, I'm sorry.

I think after seeing what you said here, seeing the complete NSRCA survey 
results, and several private emails and phone calls, that there is a general 
apathy in NSRCA which seems to have its roots in people questioning the 
relevancy of the organization.  If NSRCA is not relevant and doesn't provide 
added value to the membership, we can turn the sequences back over to the AMA 
and disband.  I'd like to see NSRCA viewed as returning far more in value to the 
membership than the few dollars they invest each year.  A question we all need 
to constantly ask ourselves is "If someone asks me why I should join the NSRCA, 
what do I tell them?"

The K-Factor is a recurring theme in the survey and people I have talked to in 
terms of value to the members.  I would like to congratulate Scott McHarg and 
the rest of the K-Factor crew on the December issue of the K-Factor.  I everyone 
reading this hasn't looked at it, it has a lot of how-to in it.  Good job!

I didn't mean to imply that the AMA competition board should not have been much 
more transparent during the rules proposal process.  They should have been, and 
that communication is one thing I'd work on to improve if elected.  I am an 
advocate of follow-up, follow-up, follow-up.  And if we are going to ask others 
to be transparent to us, then we need to walk the talk.

Again, sorry if I offended anyone.  I was asking questions that I didn't see 
anyone else asking, and I wanted to know the answers.  I hope the membership 
will see this continuing discussion as constructive, and offer their thoughts.
Jon
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[quote]ORIGINAL: jonlowe
Transparency. I think the spilled milk has been discussed enough, from the AMA 
rules change proposal process by the board, to the bylaws, to the aborted 
officer election.
[/quote]


I certainly agree that there were processes that could have been improved 
relative to the bylaw changes and officer election. However to call them aborted 
and imply in various other posts that the board has a hidden agenda is over the 
top. Clearly the board could have and should have done a better job on the 
elections and, for that matter, the treasurer's audit but there was no intent to 
hoodwink or put one over on the membership. We are nothing but a bunch of 
volunteers with a love of pattern. When the call went out two years ago, noone 
else stood up and said "I want to run for office". Various coercions were 
applied to get Ed Alt to run for President and Scott McHarg to run for 
Secretary.I will admit to calling Derek and asking if they had found a Treasurer 
in mid-December. When he said yes, I thanked him and was about to hang up when 
he said "you". Later that year Ed Alt resigned due to the press of work and Jim 
Quinn who was then VP reluctantly assumed the reins of presid
ent. Go
od choice or not, there was noone else champing at the bit to take the job and 
the board gratefully accepted Jim as president. I didn't see anyone jumping up 
and down to get on the board at that time or, for that matter, now. Kind of 
wonder where all the current contrarians were then. Jon, I guess you were still 
recovering from your retirement so that excuses you but there are plenty of 
others making derogatory comments about the actions of the current board. Where 
are you when we need help? Apparently looking the other way.  Right now John 
Bruml has been trying to get out of being the Advertising Manager almost as long 
as I’ve been on the board. Where are those clamoring to help out? Apparently 
using their energies to bash those who did throw their hat in.


LOWE>>Oh, and about the Contest Board.  Their process is well documented by the 
AMA and follows a strict time table.  We all had the opportunity to provide 
inputs and cross proposals after the initial vote.  We also had the opportunity 
to talk to the CB members, and I did talk to a couple of them.  The CB members 
are mostly active members of the pattern community, are well known, and are 
charted by the AMA, not the NSRCA, to look at rules proposals to benefit all AMA 
participants, not just NSRCA members. Problems with the NSRCA proposals were 
hashed out here, and the submitters had the opportunity to fix issues during the 
cross proposal process.  How much follow-up contact did the NSRCA board initiate 
with the CB during the process?  Were any cross proposals submitted?<<LOWE

Jon, this seems to have provided the impetus for your presidential campaign. I 
can only say that the NSRCA Rules committee operated openly, if with a late 
start, and solicited input from the membership on RCU and this list(and outside 
the membership as well), ran a survey, modified proposals to meet objections and 
finally submitted proposals to the contest board. More open you cannot get. I 
find it fascinating that to you, the NSRCA board must be open and direct with 
its membership(as it should) but when dealing with the contest board we are 
expected to dig, pry and canvas the board members in an effort to find out how 
our proposals are doing and what objections might have been raised. Why is the 
same openness not required in both cases in your mind?? While it is clear in the 
published process that cross-proposals could be submitted within a window, we 
had no way of knowing which or what part of our proposals were causing 
difficulty. There was no contact initiated by the cont
est boa
rd. Adding insult to injury, there was no “report out” published, listing the 
pro and con votes by district and any  discussed objections. As I have said 
before, I have no more idea what it takes to get a proposal passed through the 
CB then I did a year ago before the NSRCA rules committee formed. How do you 
explain the dichotomy between your views of the contest board and the NSRCA 
board?

Relative to the Nats, it is clear to everyone on the board that the Nats are in 
the control of the AMA which has been true ever since NPAC went away. We, the 
board, present a candidate to the AMA, who has always been accepted. After that 
we lose any control. Although since I’ve been on the board, there have been 
various problems at the Nats which many blame on the NSRCA not the AMA. Arch has 
been good about keeping us in the loop but he makes it clear who he reports to.  
He and previous EDs and the AMA staff have been great about providing logistic 
support for the banquet, ice cream social, etc. However there is no question 
about the ED having two bosses, AMA is it. The NSRCA is responsible for using 
the funds collected by the AMA on our behalf to purchase the necessary scoring 
equipment and paying the volunteer staff what we can. This is never enough to 
even cover their expenses at the Nats much less travel.

John Gayer
NSRCA Treasurer




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