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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/13/13 8:10 AM, Jon Lowe wrote:<br>
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<div><font style="background-color: transparent;" face="Arial,
Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, not really. FAI only
recognizes a single entity per country for model aviation,
and that entity is the AMA in the US, thru NAA. Remember
that the FAI not only covers modeling activities, but also
full scale and NAA is the entity for both in the US. The
amount each country sends FAI for modeling activities is
based on total membership, not just the number that
participate in FAI events. The amount AMA has to send FAI
each year is huge (I'm working on getting exact figures),
and last I heard we were the single largest fund source for
modeling activities. We still get only one vote at the
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From the minutes of the October 2001 EC Meeting:<br>
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">AMA’s relationship
with the NAA is much more than just FAI and completely severing
ties with the NAA could be detrimental to AMA when trying to
generate partnerships and grants with other organizations. The FAI
program accounts for approximately ½ of the cost of NAA
participation; the NAA participation fee will increase in 2012 (to
approximately 56k).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> "</span></span><br>
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They looked at 3 options:<br>
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<strong style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(59,
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255);">Option 1-</strong><span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56);
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">Maintain the
programs as they are in terms of direct support for the teams, but
reduce the number of attendees at CIAM meeting to two, funded
people. Estimated yearly cost for entire FAI program-117k.<span
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<br style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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<strong style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(59,
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">Option 2-</strong><span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56);
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">Major cutback, no
more funding for Team Managers, Asst. Team Managers or helpers. No
further hosting of WC in the USA. Reduce total allowance for each
competitor for Entry fee/Hotel/Food/Travel to $1,000 (average now
is $1,700); plus the above reduction for meetings. Estimated
yearly cost-72k.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br
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<br style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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<strong style="font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(59,
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255,
255);">Option 3-</strong><span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56);
font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style:
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normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: start;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">Exit the entire
program. This would be a two year process, continuing current
funding (with reductions as reasonable) for 2012 and 2013, ending
NAA affiliation after 2013, and no longer offering the opportunity
to compete on a USA team to an AMA member. Estimated cost per year
after 2013-$0.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> <br>
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Then this was in the July 2012 EC meeting minutes:<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">The ‘Blue Book’ is
the program with which the FAI program is run. The committee went
through the book and made cuts to reduce FAI expenses (as charged
by Council).</span><br style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family:
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<span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">C. Pierce reviewed
changes that were made. She noted one of the biggest changes is
the requirement to encourage more participation in the programs in
order to receive funding. In the past couple of years, funding has
been cut to U.S. representation at the CIAM meetings. HQ is taking
more responsibility with the team selection committee to ensure
that their programs are run in a manner acceptable to the FAI
Executive Committee. Each sub-category in a discipline (for
example: F1A under Free Flight) will be responsible for
maintaining the required participation to maintain funding.</span><br
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">In the past AMA
has paid for each team member’s entry fee, banquet, hotel, and
provided each team member $400 for other expenses such as travel.
The revision proposes a flat fee of $1,000 per team member. If
every team were to qualify under the new requirement and send a
full team the most the expense would be is $98k per two-year
cycle. Funding is based on both performance AND participation.</span><br
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">Discussion
included the bar has been raised a little in the performance
criteria but AMA is more strict in the participation criteria;
those teams that mostly always qualify for funding based on their
performance will now be required to maintain a level of
participation to retain funding; it was noted that Mechanics are
funded by AMA only when one is required by the FAI rulebook; the
FAI continues to add WC events without sun-setting others and this
will dramatically impact (negatively) what AMA can fund in the
future; cuts were not made to the Junior Programs; and there is a
provision for sunset teams (F4C for example) which allows for
re-instatement and for a new program to be created.</span><br
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<span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">The revisions
represent a significant 50% reduction to the FAI budget and
Council members should be prepared to respond to participating
members questions on these cuts. The revised program affects
participants starting with those trying for the 2014 World
Championship teams; commitments have already been made to those
teams competing in 2013 that had team selection programs in 2011.</span><br
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<span style="color: rgb(59, 56, 56); font-family: arial, sans-serif;
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255); display: inline !important; float: none;">When the President
meets with the FAI President in August, one point for discussion
will be the opinion that the fees AMA (the U.S.) pays to the FAI
are disproportionate to the services it receives."</span><br>
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