[NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA candidate rules proposal survey isavailable
John Ford
astropattern at yahoo.com
Sun Feb 12 05:22:35 AKST 2012
I don't often post on this list, but for what it is worth, the survey has proposals that are timely and that reflect the issues of the day as I recall from so many discussions on the flight line. I didn't immediately think the BoD forced my hand or made assumptions that were premature.
I think I am able to complete the survey without being influenced by the wording of the preamble. However, I trust that the results of the survey will be tabulated and posted here prior to taking them to the AMA.
On the other hand, asking for opinions on this list about the proposals is risky business since at least one of the proposals is a historical hot potato (Contestant Classification). Personally, I feel that a lot more is broken about our development classes than the ability to move up or down from one class to the other. (...that comment alone is good for at least 247 vitriolic responses, I'm sure)
All the other proposals are hard to argue against, although the Equipment/Telemetry rule would be a nightmare to enforce, in my opinion. Not right or wrong, just hard to enforce.
Without indicating what I voted on the survey, I'm OK with the process. Gonna be interesting to see the results.
John
--- On Sat, 2/11/12, J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net> wrote:
From: J N Hiller <jnhiller at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA candidate rules proposal survey isavailable
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012, 7:17 PM
Peter I did exactly what you are suggesting by sending my suggestions for changes to the initial proposal directly to Scott for the contest board's consideration when writing the final proposal to be submitted to AMA.
I didn't post it here because these discussion topics quickly deteriorate to off subject usually private conversations.
Of all the posts today I haven't seen any discussion on the content of the proposals. If we fail to express constructive suggestions the proposals will likely be submitted in their present configuration.
I apologize in advance if some of you find my remarks offensive it isn't meant to be.
Jim
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I fail to see why the board's opinion on the rules proposals as written is relevant. They are doing what I would expect the board of an org like outs to do: asking the membership for their opinions on the proposals.
The only thing I would have liked to see was a fourth option on the survey questions: ' I would support this proposal with modifications: ' with a text field for verbatim feedback on the modifications.
Peter+
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On Feb 11, 2012, at 12:57 PM, Dan Curtis <warrior523 at att.net> wrote:
That is not what is written in the introduction. I would like to see each board member answer the question on this membership list, are they for it as it is stated or are they for the process in general?
Dan
From: Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sat, February 11, 2012 2:49:29 PM
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Dan,
I guess you'd have to ask each individual member of the BoD. I can tell you that prior to finalizing what you see as a candidate proposal, we presented where we were and what we were working on to the BoD in a telephonic meeting. Although they did not have the proposals in their hand, each proposal was explained and the floor was open for discussion. Not one single person said something to the contrary other than they felt we were doing a good job and we were on the right track. That says to me that we were pursuing what was asked of us. The survey will then tell us if our community feels the same.
Scott
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Dan Curtis <warrior523 at att.net> wrote:
As I asked in the previous post, does the current board feel that these proposals are valid and good for the pattern community. This is what is states in the survey introduction and is this a fact?
The survey could have also had a question asking if the membership or the community feels that any changes are needed at this point and time.
This survey, with its introduction statement, seems to show a bit of predispostion.
Dan
From: Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sat, February 11, 2012 2:29:53 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA candidate rules proposal survey is available
Gentlemen,
As you can see from the forums, everyone of us has our own opinion. The BoD asked us to make "proposals". These are not "the rules" nor are they set in stone. We came up with said proposals based on input from individuals who took the time to email, phone and post their requests. The survey is doing exactly what it was meant to do, get everyone's opinion based on what we laid out there. If you don't like it, that's fine. This is simply a starting point. The results of the survey will tell us whether we are on, off or close to what our community wants. Once the survey finishes, the results will be taken back and, if needed, proposals amended. I'd suggest that the results will indicate what percentile are in favor of vs. those that are against. I don't think any of you would expect everyone that flies pattern to get in a room and try to formulate proposals based on every single opinion in that room. That would be a nightmare.
The Board of Directors recognize that change is a possibility but not necessarily warranted in all cases. Again, that would be the purpose of the focus group to try to get something done and out there for the community to weigh in on. At that point, the amended proposals are then taken to the BoD for endorsement and then to the AMA Rules Committee which, in reality, is the group that must find out if these proposals are realistic and what the community wants. AMA owns precision aerobatics, not the NSRCA and the NSRCA does not make the rules. The 5500g rule came from other development classes that are around the world i.e. France and South Africa who have implemented said changes to their development classes. MAYBE the number is off to an extent. MAYBE we don't need that kind of increase. I guess that's what the survey will tell us. I'd suggest telling all that you know to get out there and take the survey if you feel strongly about
something. This is how we begin the process.
Scott
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Vicente "Vince" Bortone <vicenterc at comcast.net> wrote:
So is this a second survey? I remember one few months ago and didn't have those proposals. I am confused now.
Vicente "Vince" Bortone
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From: Dan Curtis <warrior523 at att.net>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:17:53 -0000 (UTC)
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I was re-reading the post about the survey and am really having a problem with
the 4th paragraph. It says:
The NSRCA BoD encourages your support in responding to the survey as the changes
are believed to be appropriate for the continued growth and sustainment of AMA
pattern.
Is this actually saying that our board of directors is for the changes stated in
the survey. This is really hard to believe and even harder to fathom.
Where did these "candidate rule proposals" come from? Why the 5500 gram weight
rule? Where did that one come from? This whole thing seems strange and my
goodness how many times have some of these isssues been hashed before?
Dan Curtis
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From: Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Fri, February 10, 2012 12:24:44 PM
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA candidate rules proposal survey is available
The NSRCA Board of Directors (BoD), in consideration of NSRCA bylaws indicating
that the NSRCA should take responsibility for making a consensus statement to
the AMA Rules Committee on rules pertaining to Radio Control Aerobatics, has
convened a Rules Proposal Committee. The purpose of this committee is to
prepare candidate rule proposals for endorsement by the NSRCA BoD. The
committee is chaired by Scott McHarg and its members include Jon Carter, John
Gayer, Michael McEvilley, and Rick Sweeney.
The NSRCA BoD requested the rules committee to craft proposals with a focus on
safety and contestant participation concerns. The rules committee was further
requested to craft proposals in consideration of the varying and oftentimes
conflicting opinions of the individuals that comprise the AMA pattern community,
while recognizing that change is warranted. In response to NSRCA BoD direction,
the rules committee has developed four (4) candidate proposals for endorsement
by the NSRCA BoD.
In the spirit reflected by the direction of the NSRCA BoD, this survey is
offered to provide the AMA pattern community the opportunity to review,
consider, and provide feedback by supporting or not supporting each of the
candidate proposals to the NSRCA BoD. This survey is not a vote; it is only a
means for the NSRCA BoD to gather information to be used in making their final
determination of those proposals to be endorsed by the NSRCA.
The NSRCA BoD encourages your support in responding to the survey as the changes
are believed to be appropriate for the continued growth and sustainment of AMA
pattern.
Finally, it should be understood that individual AMA members are free to submit
commentary on these proposals to the AMA Contest Board, and are also able to
submit individual proposals on the same topics as those endorsed by the NSRCA
BoD.
This survey will be available until midnight March 1, 2012 and may be taken
only once. The survey is available at www.nsrca.us and you must be registered
with the website and logged in but being a current member is NOT required.
Thank you for your understanding and participation in this rules proposal
survey.
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