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I can only quote the original rule under discussion:<br>
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8.2.5: There is no mandatory advancement into FAI from the Masters
class. Contestants may enter their current AMA class or the FAI class
at any contest but not both."<br>
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Clearly the AMA is of two minds as to whether F3A is an AMA class or
not.<br>
<br>
John<br>
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Bill's Email wrote:
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John Gayer wrote:
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Why is this rule necessary rather than make it at the discretion of the
CD? If F3A is not an AMA class and there is no mandatory advancement,
why not allow flying in both? Attendance is low enough at many local
contests that the extra entry fee would be appreciated by the
sponsoring club and the extra competition by the competitors in the two
classes.<br>
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John Gayer <br>
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Beats me, I did not write it, I just quoted it.<br>
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Having said that, a CD is free to do just about anything they want as
long as it does no effect safety. All they have to do is put it in the
sanction application, get it approved, and publish that variance at
least 30 days prior to the contest.<br>
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BTW - many say that F3A is not an AMA class however it is listed as one
of the five pattern classes which in my mind does in fact define it as
an AMA pattern class:<br>
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7. Pattern event classes: The Pattern event shall be divided into five
(5) classes. The first four (4) shall (in order of increasing
difficulty) be referred to as Sportsman, Intermediate, Advanced, and
Masters. The fifth class shall be referred to as the FAI class.<br>
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