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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I have been thinking, it might be time to bring back the
Expert class. The reason I say this is because the Masters class is
becoming rather large and is going to grow in the coming years. The problems I
see are the difficulty judging at local contests. At the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">St Louis</st1:place></st1:City> contest it took an hour and a half
to judge Masters. Because Masters is the largest class compared the
Advanced and Intermediate and only three FAI, it can be difficult to organize
Judges for Masters. I’m not singling out the <st1:City w:st="on">St
Louis</st1:City> contest, the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City>
contest was the same as most contests I have been to. If Masters was
split in two classes it would increase the available people to judge.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Masters could be a little easier and Expert could be harder.
Expert could even be the last FAI P schedule. The reason some don’t
wish to move to FAI is the time to learn two schedules. It looks like the
Masters class is going to get larger and I think it would be good to break it
split it up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Claude Weimer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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