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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Scott</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> I</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">almos</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">responded to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">your previous post on the NSRCA list</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> on the 16th about putting tog</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ther a paper pointing out the facts</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> got me thinking</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> about</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">how to deal with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">registration</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> going forward.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Registration isn't going away and there is no</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> substitute for knowledge.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">There are many</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">knowledgeable</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">concerned</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> individuals monitoring this list</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> so I'll put this out for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">serious</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> discussion</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, if that's possible here</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">R</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">esponsibility for a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">compatible</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> environment</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">goes beyond AMA / FAA</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">negations</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">WE</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, the modeling</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">community</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> need to be</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Pro-Active</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">We</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">have a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> understanding of the equipment we use and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">its evolution</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> we are everywhere.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The responsibility for educating first responders and the general public</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">falls on</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> US.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">W</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">probably</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">need</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">more than</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">an educational document</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">focused on</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">the registration</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">rule</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> that can be used</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> to inform first responders</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, mainly firefighters and frontline police officers</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">They will be the first people to deal with an incident</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">involving</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> injury, property damage</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, complaints and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">or vio</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">l</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ation of the national airspace</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I beli</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ve we local modelers need to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">develop</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> a working relationship with first res</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ponders</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">in an instructional capacity by offering</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">an informative</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">on sight</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">presentation</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">highlighting the equipment</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> capabilities</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, differences and how to safely deal with it.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">I don't know how much of this informati</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">on they already have or how up to date it is</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> but I bel</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">i</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">eve ou</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">r</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">participation would be appreciated.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The AMA should oversee the development of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> presentation material</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and instructor</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">guidelines</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">in an effort</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">to maintain</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">national</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">continuity</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> A power point presentatio</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">by involved users is likely to b</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">e more effective than just sending a document without</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">an</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> opportunity for discussion</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">The downside is keeping up with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">RPV</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">development and their capabilities</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">and the need for</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> ongoing informative</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">seminars.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Hopefully</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">first responders with</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">prior</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">knowledge</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> would</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> help</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">direct investigation beyond</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">a visit to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> approved model flying sights.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Jim Hiller</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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