[NSRCA-discussion] CIAM Meeting Representation

[Peter Vogel]

+1 -- I'd totally pay extra on my NSRCA dues to support FAI participation
even though I have less chance of participating at the FAI level than I do
of ruling the world...

Peter+


On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 7:20 PM, Bill's Email <silentav8r at cox.net> wrote:

> The reason I posted the EC Minutes links was so people could get a sense
> of the thought process the AMA is using to make these decisions. FAI
> participation is a tiny slice of the total AMA membership and it does not
> strike me as unreasonable that they are thinking along the lines they are.
> I may not like it, but I can see where they are coming from.
>
> I like the NSRCA budget possibility. I know I'd happily pay $10 more per
> year knowing it was going to support the representation for FAI with any
> excess going to the Team. I don't fly FAI, and probably never will, and if
> I did would have less than no chance of making a Team. But that does not
> mean that we do not have a stake in what goes on.
>
> That's my 2 cents worth.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> On 3/12/13 5:12 PM, Atwood, Mark wrote:
>
>> We can run off and vilify the AMA over this, but I think some of the
>> reality is that there are soooooo many niche's in the FAI program that
>> trying to determine how to completely support them all is financially
>> impractical in this day and age.  Yes, we're one of the pillars, but our
>> total participation at the FAI level is actually VERY low.  I think a total
>> of 10 people this past cycle.  That in itself is a problem, but regardless,
>> it become difficult for the AMA to support sending a rep for every FAI
>> program that has 10 paying participants.    I just checked.. .we had 11
>> participants in 2012 and 11 in 2010.  Control line scale had about the same.
>>
>> We should strongly consider trying to work this into the NSRCA budget in
>> some way.  It's important to us collectively, regardless of the total
>> number that actually pay for an FAI stamp.  They lead the program that we
>> follow, and establish all the rules for our international competitions.
>>  It's important that we (the NSRCA) have a voice at the table.
>>
>> Just my $0.02
>>
>>
>> Mark Atwood
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