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<DIV>In a message dated 5/9/2006 10:52:29 PM Central Daylight Time, precisionaero@comcast.net writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the detailed response Dave. You also allow me to bring up a good point that needs to be made. Before you "fight" and accuse, get your facts straight. Maybe the world is not out to get you. Maybe some thought did go into this proposal. And since this is a democracy, you have the right not to like it, but this was voted on. Dave, can you remind us of the voting results from NSRCA and AMA members please?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>The results are on the NSRCA website. A total of 74 people voted on whether to change Advanced or not. However the demographic shows that only 43 were flying Advanced or below. You can't tell from the results what the demographic was that voted for the "harder" option or the "easier" option. Only 60 people voted for one of the two options. Taking out the 17 not flying advanced or below could sway the vote on the options either way. I also remember that the NSRCA leadership was disappointed in the survey, because only a small number of members responded at all. Whether or not this survey was representative of the membership at large would have to be looked at by an expert.</DIV>
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<DIV>I will also remind "precisionaero" (you might want to sign your posts), that the NSRCA survey was only a "preliminary" at best. The "election", by the AMA contest board, who have the only votes that count, hasn't happened yet. Yes, democracy is still at work, and I hope you aren't suggesting that an AMA member can't voice his opinion to his competition board member. Surveys aren't the same as a vote, last I looked, otherwise the US would have had several different Presidents over the years. I also asked, and didn't "accuse". I framed everything I said as a question when I asked about the makeup of the committee. I did my homework, got the facts that were available, then asked for the rest. I'm impressed that the cross section on Troy's committee was pretty good. Troy's group worked hard, and I respect that. It doesn't mean that I or others have to agree.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Jon Lowe<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>