In defense of the AMA they look to the NSRCA for guidance and advise and we work together in a pretty amicable way.<BR><BR><B><I>Fred Huber <fhhuber@clearwire.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple;
TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-compose } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <DIV><FONT size=2>The AMA is the recognized representative for model aviation in the US, by the NAA, which is the US's direct representative to the FAI.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Exactly how or why the AMA gained this status, I'm not sure. It has to do with the CAA. (It goes back to the late 1930's or early 1940's.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Suffice it to say, there has to be ONE organization that picks the teams/competitors which represent the US for FAI. Just as there is only one organization which picks the teams/competitors representing the US for the Olympics. AMA "got elected" long ago.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT:
#000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=twtaylor@ftc-i.net href="mailto:twtaylor@ftc-i.net">twtaylor</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 18, 2006 8:59 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] The "Team" Selection</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Can someone point me to what gives the AMA the exclusive rights to select the teams for FAI world level competitions? I know the AMA is a national org for this country but what would keep an independent org from fielding a team?
Does FAI give Devine rights to AMA? What if we had a national org for just pattern fliers? Oh wait, we do. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Wingdings size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">J</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Just wondering.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> <HR> <DIV></DIV>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion <DIV> <HR> <DIV></DIV>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 7/14/2006<BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing
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