He got it down alright !!!!(or all wrong depending on your point of view)<br>
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I'm with huber on this one...the CD screwed up and needs to get it resolved thru the AMA. He is, after all, an extension of the AMA when he serves the function of CD<br>
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MattK<br>
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From: Fred Huber <fhhuber@clearwire.net><br>
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.<br>
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<div><FONT size=2>There's no good answer...</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT size=2>The CD is partly at fault for not ensuring that the other person followed the event's frequency control.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT size=2>Thee should also have been some method used to mark the normal frequency board as not in use... Again, CD and event staff are at fault for this contributing factor.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT size=2>The beginner at least attempted to follow the frequency control system he was informed about through the field rules.</FONT></div>
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<div><FONT size=2>As soon as the model started exhibiting interference... it was time to get it on the ground...</FONT></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">'NSRCA Mailing List'</A> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 21, 2007 2:25 PM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NSRCA-discussion] Shot down at sanctioned event.</div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Normally I would accept the fact that this hobby has risks and that bad things sometimes happen. However, under the circumstances, I was wondering what you guys think…</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I entered an AMA sanctioned electric fun fly today. On my second flight, I took off, turned downwind and realized I was in serious trouble. The plane remained airborne for about a minute before going straight in. The entire time I yelled “SHUT OFF 56!” After the impact, I looked down the field to where two people were trying to get a glow trainer running. I asked 56? And they replied “yes, we have the pin.”</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Here’s the problem…there were two sets of pins. One set for the event, and the club’s every-day pins. I had the event pin, he had the other one. Apparently he showed up not knowing an event was in progress. He asked the CD if he could go to the end of the field and run up his engine. As I understand it, the CD allowed this without explaining the frequency control in effect.</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">What’s the club’s liability, if any? What’s the non-participant’s liability, if any? Will either one be covered by AMA’s property damage coverage? </SPAN></FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Or am I at the mercy of their good moral character?</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">I should have gone to Muncie…</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Scott</SPAN></FONT></div>
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