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

[John Gayer]

Jerry,

Thanks for the clarification.

I agree that any AMA or NSRCA member that feels strongly about a rule 
should submit a change proposal. In the past the NSRCA rules committee 
has proposed rule changes in areas the committee members felt should be 
addressed. This year non-committee members have put forth some good 
proposals. That hasn't always happened in the past.

Thank you for taking on the committee. I know how much fun it is.

John

On 2/23/2017 11:27 PM, Jerry Budd wrote:
> 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 
>> <mailto: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.
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>>  1. Review proposals that have been submitted to AMA.
>>>  2. Receive input from the general NSRCA membership on the submitted
>>>     proposals.
>>>  3. 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. 
>>>  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.
>>>
>>> Thx, Jerry
>>> jerry at buddengineering.com <mailto:jerry at buddengineering.com>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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