Gentlemen,<br> As you can see from the forums, everyone of us has our own opinion. The BoD asked us to make "proposals". These are not "the rules" nor are they set in stone. We came up with said proposals based on input from individuals who took the time to email, phone and post their requests. The survey is doing exactly what it was meant to do, get everyone's opinion based on what we laid out there. If you don't like it, that's fine. This is simply a starting point. The results of the survey will tell us whether we are on, off or close to what our community wants. Once the survey finishes, the results will be taken back and, if needed, proposals amended. I'd suggest that the results will indicate what percentile are in favor of vs. those that are against. I don't think any of you would expect everyone that flies pattern to get in a room and try to formulate proposals based on every single opinion in that room. That would be a nightmare.<br>
The Board of Directors recognize that change is a <u>possibility</u> but not necessarily warranted in all cases. Again, that would be the purpose of the focus group to try to get something done and out there for the community to weigh in on. At that point, the amended proposals are then taken to the BoD for endorsement and then to the AMA Rules Committee which, in reality, is the group that must find out if these proposals are realistic and what the community wants. AMA owns precision aerobatics, not the NSRCA and the NSRCA does not make the rules. The 5500g rule came from other development classes that are around the world i.e. France and South Africa who have implemented said changes to their development classes. MAYBE the number is off to an extent. MAYBE we don't need that kind of increase. I guess that's what the survey will tell us. I'd suggest telling all that you know to get out there and take the survey if you feel strongly about something. This is how we begin the process.<br>
<br>Scott<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 2:04 PM, Vicente "Vince" Bortone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vicenterc@comcast.net">vicenterc@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
So is this a second survey? I remember one few months ago and didn't have those proposals. I am confused now.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Vicente "Vince" Bortone<br>
</font></span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">----- Original Message -----<br>
From: Dan Curtis &<a href="mailto:lt%3Bwarrior523@att.net">lt;warrior523@att.net</a>&gt;<br>
To: General pattern discussion &<a href="mailto:lt%3Bnsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">lt;nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>&gt;<br>
Sent: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:17:53 -0000 (UTC)<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA candidate rules proposal survey is available<br>
I was re-reading the post about the survey and am really having a problem with<br>
the 4th paragraph. It says:<br>
The NSRCA BoD encourages your support in responding to the survey as the changes<br>
are believed to be appropriate for the continued growth and sustainment of AMA<br>
pattern. <br>
<br>
Is this actually saying that our board of directors is for the changes stated in<br>
the survey. This is really hard to believe and even harder to fathom.<br>
<br>
Where did these "candidate rule proposals" come from? Why the 5500 gram weight<br>
rule? Where did that one come from? This whole thing seems strange and my<br>
goodness how many times have some of these isssues been hashed before?<br>
<br>
Dan Curtis<br>
________________________________<br>
From: Scott McHarg <<a href="mailto:scmcharg@gmail.com">scmcharg@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: General pattern discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br>
Sent: Fri, February 10, 2012 12:24:44 PM<br>
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA candidate rules proposal survey is available<br>
The NSRCA Board of Directors (BoD), in consideration of NSRCA bylaws indicating<br>
that the NSRCA should take responsibility for making a consensus statement to<br>
the AMA Rules Committee on rules pertaining to Radio Control Aerobatics, has<br>
convened a Rules Proposal Committee. The purpose of this committee is to<br>
prepare candidate rule proposals for endorsement by the NSRCA BoD. The<br>
committee is chaired by Scott McHarg and its members include Jon Carter, John<br>
Gayer, Michael McEvilley, and Rick Sweeney.<br>
<br>
The NSRCA BoD requested the rules committee to craft proposals with a focus on<br>
safety and contestant participation concerns. The rules committee was further<br>
requested to craft proposals in consideration of the varying and oftentimes<br>
conflicting opinions of the individuals that comprise the AMA pattern community,<br>
while recognizing that change is warranted. In response to NSRCA BoD direction,<br>
the rules committee has developed four (4) candidate proposals for endorsement<br>
by the NSRCA BoD.<br>
<br>
In the spirit reflected by the direction of the NSRCA BoD, this survey is<br>
offered to provide the AMA pattern community the opportunity to review,<br>
consider, and provide feedback by supporting or not supporting each of the<br>
candidate proposals to the NSRCA BoD. This survey is not a vote; it is only a<br>
means for the NSRCA BoD to gather information to be used in making their final<br>
determination of those proposals to be endorsed by the NSRCA.<br>
<br>
The NSRCA BoD encourages your support in responding to the survey as the changes<br>
are believed to be appropriate for the continued growth and sustainment of AMA<br>
pattern. <br>
<br>
Finally, it should be understood that individual AMA members are free to submit<br>
commentary on these proposals to the AMA Contest Board, and are also able to<br>
submit individual proposals on the same topics as those endorsed by the NSRCA<br>
BoD.<br>
This survey will be available until midnight March 1, 2012 and may be taken<br>
only once. The survey is available at <a href="http://www.nsrca.us" target="_blank">www.nsrca.us</a> and you must be registered<br>
with the website and logged in but being a current member is NOT required. <br>
Thank you for your understanding and participation in this rules proposal<br>
survey.<br>
--<br>
Scott A. McHarg<br>
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