[NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Rules Proposal Committee - AMA Rules Proposals

[Jerry Budd]

Hi John,

The submittal to the Contest Board will include for each proposal a recommendation, indicating either support or non-support, and the logic behind the recommendation.

Re: the committee not generating any of its own proposals isn't due to any new NSRCA Policy, rather it’s reflective of the time critically of the task at hand and my not wanting to place any additional work demands on the committee beyond that necessary to complete the immediate task.

My opinion, but not necessarily the opinion of the NSRCA Officers (I haven’t spoken with any of them about this), is that if a NSRCA member (or AMA member) feels strongly about an idea for a rule proposal - then they should consider submitting it themselves.  There’s no need for a committee to get involved in writing the proposal.  The NSRCA Rules proposal Committee should 1) remain focused on reviewing and commenting on proposals submitted by individuals and 2) act as a sounding board for individuals wanting NSRCA endorsement of their proposal to the AMA Contest Board.  Individuals on the NSRCA Rules Proposal Committee can submit their own proposals (like anyone else), but it's up to the individual, not the committee to create the proposal.

There may be a time in the future where there’s several similar proposals submitted to solve a common problem, where none quite hit the mark, but combining selected elements of the several may make sense.  If that happens I think we can put together a “consolidation” approach to resolving those situations but there’s no need (or time) to do that now.  I’m not a big believer in solving problems that don’t exist, yet keeping an eye open to the possibility.

Thx, Jerry


> On Feb 23, 2017, at 9:28 PM, John Gayer <jgghome at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> Congratulations on your new task. 
> A couple of questions regarding your committee.
> 
> Will the letter to the contest board indicate NSRCA support or non-support of each submitted proposal in addition to comments and suggestions?
> 
> Does the fact that the committee is not generating any of its own proposals indicate a new policy of the NSRCA or is it simply that it is very late in the cycle to get started?
> 
> Thanks
> John
> 
> On 2/23/2017 9:14 PM, Jerry Budd via NSRCA-discussion wrote:
>> All,
>> 
>> I was recently appointed Chairman of the NSRCA Rules Proposal Committee and tasked with creating an ad-hoc committee to review and comment on the proposals that have been formally submitted to the AMA RC Aerobatics Contest Board.  John Fuqua and Robert Green have generously agreed to join me on the NSRCA Rules Proposal Committee.  Their email addresses are listed below.
>> 
>> johnfuqua at embarqmail.com <mailto:johnfuqua at embarqmail.com>
>> rgreen24 at hotmail.com <mailto:rgreen24 at hotmail.com>
>> 
>> There are currently 7 proposals under review; they can be found at:  http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals/rcaero.aspx <http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals/rcaero.aspx>.
>> 
>> There is a March 15th submittal deadline for new proposals to AMA so there isn’t sufficient time to conduct a NSRCA member survey and analyze the data.  There is time for interested members to read the proposals and share their thoughts with the Committee members directly via email, or indirectly on this discussion list.  Either way I would request that you provide your comments soon as the Committee will need a few days to summarize its thoughts before submitting them to the AMA RC Aerobatics Contest Board.
>> 
>> One point that I want to emphasize is that the NSRCA Rules Proposal Committee is not tasked with taking suggestions for rules proposals from the general NSRCA Membership and creating new proposals for submittal to AMA based on that input.  The Committee's tasking is to:
>> Review proposals that have been submitted to AMA.
>> Receive input from the general NSRCA membership on the submitted proposals.
>> Provide comment/suggestions to the RC Aerobatics Contest Board as the official voice of NSRCA.
>> If you are interested in submitting a proposal to AMA, instructions may be found here:  http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals.aspx#2018-2019 <http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/ruleproposals.aspx#2018-2019>.  However, I would recommend that you consider contacting your District’s representative on the AMA RC Aerobatics Contest Board in advance of submitting the proposal so you can benefit from their thoughts and perspective.  I would also politely request that you send me a copy of your proposal so the NSRCA Rules Proposal Committee can study it and be able to provide the Contest Board with timely input on the proposal.  As I mentioned earlier, AMA’s deadline for new proposal submittals is March 15th, so please don’t delay!
>> 
>> Of course, everyone who is an AMA member has the option to send their inputs directly to the RC Aerobatics Contest Board.  If you are interested in doing so, here is the contact info for the AMA RC Aerobatics Contest Board http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/cbmembers.aspx <http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/cbmembers.aspx>.
>> 
>> Thx, Jerry
>> jerry at buddengineering.com <mailto:jerry at buddengineering.com>
>> 
>> 
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