[NSRCA-discussion] Amnesty idea

[Peter Vogel]

What I'd really like to see is a way to "try out" a higher class without
being locked into it from then on -- something that lets you see if you are
ready to take the step or not in the brutal spotlight of the judges :-)

Peter+


On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Scott McHarg <scmcharg at gmail.com> wrote:

> We also hope to try again to address this in the upcoming Rules Proposals
> to make it much easier for the competitor.
>
> Scott
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:33 PM, Jon Lowe <jonlowe at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>  Mike,
>> The rules already allow someone to move down.  All they do is send an
>> email to their AMA District Contest Board member, who, if they concur,
>> forwards it to the AMA DVP for final approval.  Can be done at anytime.
>> We've had a couple of people in our district do it without an issue.
>> Procedure is outlined in 8.1.2 of the Radio Control Aerobatics rules.
>>  Jon
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From: mike mueller <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
>> To: nsrca-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 1:16 pm
>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Amnesty idea
>>
>>   At the Peoria contest this weekend we had the pleasure of having John
>> Gayer from New Mexico attend and fly with us.
>>  We got into a discussion about ideas to grow the sport.
>>  One I brought up and it's nothing new is a one time only Amnesty period.
>>  It would allow any flier who has been a consistent low placer in their
>> class the ability to drop down at the end of a season.
>>  It seems clear to me that this really needs to happen and the residual
>> benefit from such a program could very well help to get some guys back into
>> the sport.
>>  What would it take to get such a program instituted?
>>  What are the barriers that would stop this from being put into the rules?
>>  Is there a potential downside to this that would make it worse than what
>> we have now?
>>
>> Mike Mueller
>>  Customer Services
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>>  F3aunlimited
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