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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I thought you can do this already. IMO we should eliminate the whole points/advancement system and let all flyers fly the class they feel most comfortable with. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>mike mueller<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 19, 2013 1:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [NSRCA-discussion] Amnesty idea<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>At the Peoria contest this weekend we had the pleasure of having John Gayer from New Mexico attend and fly with us.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> We got into a discussion about ideas to grow the sport.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> One I brought up and it's nothing new is a one time only Amnesty period.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> It would allow any flier who has been a consistent low placer in their class the ability to drop down at the end of a season.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> It seems clear to me that this really needs to happen and the residual benefit from such a program could very well help to get some guys back into the sport.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> What would it take to get such a program instituted? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> What are the barriers that would stop this from being put into the rules?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Is there a potential downside to this that would make it worse than what we have now?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Mike Mueller<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Customer Services <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>F3aunlimited<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>