<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Ron Chidgey hasn't been the USA representative to the FAI for several years.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Anyone else want to try?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Aug 17, 2007, at 10:13 AM, John Gayer wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dave,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Please read my comments below in red</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Dave Lockhart wrote:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">2) F3A is F3A, and it is a quasi AMA class as it is referenced/listed</FONT><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">in the AMA book. I say quasi because the maneuver schedules are not</FONT><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">determined by the US for the US, and the amount of input the US has on</FONT><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">the F3A schedules is quite limited </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#36FE48">(how many can actually name the guy</FONT><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#36FE48"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#36FE48">that represents the US to FAI?</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">). Forced advancement from Masters</FONT><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">(which the US controls) to F3A (which the US has limited if any</FONT><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE"> </FONT></SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#0D21FE">control over) is not something I think should be pursued.</FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#FE1F19"><BR></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#FE1F19">Ron Chidgey, as I stated a while back. </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>