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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>John<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I know the new rule book is not posted yet
but there are some changes to the rules cycle. Proposals will be
accepted from 1 Jan of the first year until 15 March of the second
year. The plan is to have an online form that anyone can use. No
second or third proposers are needed. Everything hopefully will be
either on line or via email. The proposals will be posted on the AMA
website as soon as it is accepted by the Board Chairman so everyone can follow
what has been submitted. There will be a cross proposal phase as well in
the July of second year time frame.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>John Konneker<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, November 07, 2008
11:22 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Discussion List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [NSRCA-discussion] 2009
AMA rules proposal survey</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>As you all know the new AMA rule cycle begins January
1. Although a two year <br>
process, basic rules change proposals must be submitted by Sept. 30 of year 1.<br>
In the past a poll has been deveolped to give all pattern flyers who are AMA
members<br>
an oppourtunity to present ideas, gauge interest and prepare them as possible
formal<br>
rules change proposals. I have volunteered to help generate
this year's survey but time is short<br>
and I need your help. We need to cast as broad a net as possible to
ensure we contact<br>
as many active pattern flyers as possible. Posting a thread on
RCU, Flying Giants, RC Groups plus<br>
notices in Model Aviation and the K-Factor come to mind. Once we
allow a reasonable time for the <br>
suggestions to be submitted they will be reviewed, the poll prepared and
published in the K-Factor as <br>
well as <a href="http://nsrca.us/" target="_blank"><font color="#0068cf"><span
style='color:#0068CF'>nsrca.us</span></font></a> website. At that point
they will be voted on. We will<br>
use the results to deveolp the proposals. The ideas we need aren't
"the snap/spin rules stink; yes or no"? <br>
or "somethings gotta be done about such and such"! The
submissions must be in the form of a <br>
choice of specific alternatives to a rule, or a situation the member would<br>
like to see improved or changed. <br>
Will you help me?<br>
Now is your chance to help make pattern better!<br>
I am attaching the most recent survey from 2005. <br>
The formal rules change procedure is here <a
href="http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/rulebooks/0708General.pdf"
target="_blank"><font color="#0068cf"><span style='color:#0068CF'>http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/rulebooks/0708General.pdf</span></font></a><br>
beginning on page 4 of this AMA document.<br>
Thank you!<br>
John L. Konneker<br>
<br>
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