<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Andy thanks for your input. YOU are the person we need to attract and retain.<div><br></div><div>I know the people who actually vote on these proposals watch the list so if there are other lurkers out there please drop the cloaking device and give us your input.<br><br><div id="AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Sent from my<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> mobile device</span></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Jan 9, 2019, at 9:23 PM, Andrew S. Collins via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8">I hope its already to share on this discussion, as someone interested in getting into Pattern, these rules changes would be a major negative. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">First I have already purchased 2 2M used planes (which I planned on flying for years), and I don’t want to be in the “little kids class” not allowed to fly the 2M planes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I don’t need a 2M plane, a 60” wingspan stick is more plane than my ability at this point, but I want to get into pattern to improve my skills, to move up.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Making the lower 2 classes a “kids class” is a total turn off for me</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">You can buy a used 2M plane that is already setup and has many flights on it and that is a positive thing for someone with limited build experience. To me the thing holding me back last year, is making a commitment of time to fly enough to get to the point I feel more confident in my flying, it has nothing to do with a 2M plane. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">These changes would be a big negative in my eyes</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">andy<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 9, 2019, at 4:25 PM, Daniel Lipton via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">+1</span><div class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">In summary, my thoughts are we should not be adding additional limits on what types of aircraft people can use to get started in and staying in our game (Sportsman/Intermediate) we should - if anything be opening up to more potential people. I do like the idea of adding an intelligently crafted bonus for categories of aircraft that have a disadvantage given a pilot of similar skill level (such as the < 60” category)<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 9, 2019, at 2:15 PM, tim pritchett via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class=""> Larry's comments tapped a thought I've been considering for a while. Our planes are pretty cool, and attract a lot of attention. You see folks walk the lines looking, and stopping at the 2M Pattern Planes. I still do that at contests. They are why I got into (and stay in) the sport in the first place. If they were ugly, I wouldn't have wanted or bought one. I think every one has an affinity for the planes. When we were flying a lot of nitro, pipes and retracts were not allowed in Novice (may still not be). I flew a stick that year, and couldn't wait to get out to fly the 'big stuff' in Sportsman. Young, poor, and stupid, but I had an EU1-A!<div class=""><br class=""><div class=""> In addition to restricting our own pilots who fly Intermediate for many years, as was pointed out, we also have potential recruits who look at the planes and want to fly one. If we tell them no, you can't fly this until you're capable of X class, today they would just abandon the prospect and go buy a jet. <span class="" style="font-size: 10pt;">I think our planes carry some value in recruiting for the sport, and are more of an asset than a liability. We should find ways to leverage that 'passion' we all share. </span></div><div class=""> </div><div class=""> Point also taken on the industrial impact. We should know what our manufacturers/distributors think about rules changes, as I'm sure they are impacted by regulation, better or worse. They are a very integral part of what we do, and should have a voice; a loud one. Without them we have no sport. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My $.02 (...most of it stolen)<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><div class="" style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">-----Original Message-----<br class="">From: Joe Walker via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>><br class="">To: 'General pattern discussion' <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>>; Larry Diamond <<a href="mailto:ldiamond@diamondrc.com" class="">ldiamond@diamondrc.com</a>><br class="">Sent: Wed, Jan 9, 2019 3:27 pm<br class="">Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Rules Proposal - Limiting Size/Power for Sportsman and Intermediate<br class=""><br class=""><div id="yiv2182669075" class=""><div class=""><div class="yiv2182669075ydpe9d80d6fyahoo-style-wrap"><div class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="3" class="">Thanks Larry!</font></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="3" class=""><br clear="none" class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">As a point of clarification, rules proposal submittals are done by AMA members and not the NSRCA (This is an AMA process). This particular one was proposed by Mike Harrison as an individual. We've been talking a lot about how we can clarify this process so the NSRCA can represent the community, but that's an ongoing task. I love the motivation behind looking to encourage participation of course. Do I agree with the proposal as written? Not entirely. I posted earlier that giving or loaning our older, unused planes to folks that show interest in seeing what pattern is all about can be a compelling strategy since it eliminates the "cost of entry" barrier entirely.</font></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="3" class=""><br clear="none" class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">I'd encourage you to go re-read some of the K-factors in the last year or two. We have all been promoting aerobatic competition flying inclusive of F3A, SPA, CPA, JPA, F3P and IMAC with vigor. Bringing everyone </font><font size="3" class="">together is the clear path forward in my opinion. Locally, we get a lot of crossover between IMAC, SPA and AMA pattern. Jamie Strong even created a contest for CPA and SPA planes in March of this year. I'm looking forward to that for sure (with an old Atlanta and MK Arrow). So, I don't think that we have lost sight as an organization, we are just looking for ways to entice folks to bring their toys out to play.</font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br clear="none" class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">Enjoy!</font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class=""><br clear="none" class=""></font></div><div class=""><font size="3" class="">Joe</font></div><div class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><br clear="none" class=""></div></div><div class="yiv2182669075yahoo_quoted" id="yiv2182669075yahoo_quoted_7816450179"><div class="" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><div class="yiv2182669075yqt2417836666" id="yiv2182669075yqt54359"><div class="">On Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 2:55:47 PM EST, Larry Diamond via NSRCA-discussion <<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a>> wrote:</div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class=""><div id="yiv2182669075" class=""><div class=""><div class="yiv2182669075WordSection1"><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Here is the link to review the Rule Change Proposal on the AMA website, RCA20-02…</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.modelaircraft.org/sites/default/files/Comp/RCA20-02.pdf" class="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">https://www.modelaircraft.org/sites/default/files/Comp/RCA20-02.pdf</a></span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 85, 151);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 85, 151);">Yes, I read the complete proposal and understand the 2 year grand-father clause.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This is a Ready, Fire, Aim mentality. We are driving to impose a rule change without understanding, or accounting for, the root-cause of the decline. The NSRCA will lose more members than they think because of this. The gamble is it will somehow attract more members, to not only replace those like me, but we are arrogant enough to think it will save the NSRCA by increasing membership as a whole because of this rule change.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Every action taken, to my knowledge, by rule change has caused another layer of decline. Anyone, please provide an example, with the data, that shows changing the rules regarding the Plane itself has increased NSRCA membership. Just one example with the data is all I am asking, engine size, wing span, length, anything that resulted in a surge of NSRCA membership.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Are we as an organization data driven? Or, just willing to accept a good sales pitch and not worry or complicate things with data. If it’s the later, then that is politics. If politics prevails, then I must agree with Bob Kane, the end of NSRCA is inevitable.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">What is the data behind this rule change? Real factual data, not words or opinions.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">The thought behind the rule change, which is seemingly more popular than I thought it would be, is presented to counter the decline in Pattern. What isn’t addressed with any sense of credibility is the real unintended consequences of current participants.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This is a dose of reality !!!</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">From my point of view only, let’s assume this rule passes. This is my situation and the decisions I must consider. I’m willing to bet I am not alone.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">1)<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I have been in Intermediate since 2004, 15 years this year (NSRCA 3083).</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">2)<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I wanted and could afford some of the best equipment on the market, and no I am not sponsored so this it is all out of pocket.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">3)<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I currently own the following 2M Planes</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">a.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">1 – Of 10 Allures made in this scheme from the World Championship painted in Red/White/Blue with Stars/Stripes.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">b.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">1 – Alchemy NIB</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">c.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">1 – Shinden RTF</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">d.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">1 – 2M Acuity RTF</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">e.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">1 – Considering purchasing a CK Aero Allure Bipe this summer.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>i.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">This has been a discussion back and forth with me and Bryan Hebert for 6+ months.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">f.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Every 2M Plane has a set of Wing Bags from Caroline.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">g.<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I have 100% of all necessary Futaba equipment for the Allure and Alchemy, including Battery packs, 12+ (5S 5000mAh).</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="">4)<span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">My total investment in 2M Pattern planes is what, easily $15K+</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">You count my investment based on buying new with your own numbers… Color me stupid, dumb, silly, or maybe I just like the sexy 2M planes regardless how well I fly.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Given these facts, the unintended consequences are, I will have planes I can’t use and can’t sell to recover any sizeable part of my investment simply because of a rule change.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">More importantly, you have cost CK Aero, AJ Aircraft, and F3A Unlimited future revenue in a difficult market. Please explain how this is good for Pattern?</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I don’t believe I am alone, but this is somehow going to cause me to want to stay in the NSRCA and be enthusiastic about promoting Pattern (sarcasm)?</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Just so that it is clear, if this rule passes, it will force me out of the NSRCA within two years. If I continue to compete it will be in IMAC, SPA CPA, or some other discipline.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Which brings me to the real reason for the NSRCA decline.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;">We are the SIG for the AMA for Precision Aerobatics</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">. It is good to see we are, as a SIG, embracing F3P. We let the CPA and SPA get away and create a new SIGs or organizations, when the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;">National Society of Radio Controlled Aerobatics</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>should have been inclusive, not exclusive (you know, like “Elitist”, as painful as that sounds).</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Root-Cause (only an opinion) – We, the NSRCA, are focused only on F3A, and now F3P. We didn’t keep up with the change of times and excluded members, who then went a different direction along with some of the NSRCA membership to form the SPA, CPA, etc… We need a paradigm shift in the organization, not a rule change like this.</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;">Our By-Laws state, “…promote the construction and competitive flying of radio controlled aerobatic model airplanes…”</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">, not just F3A, and we lost sight of that perspective. We need to figure out how to unite all precision aerobatic disciplines for the survival and betterment of everyone who enjoys precision aerobatics. That is my proposal…</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class=""><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Best Regards,</span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div class="yiv2182669075MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'New serif';"><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Larry Diamond</span></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br clear="none" class=""><a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br clear="none" class=""><a rel="noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" class="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="yqt2417836666" id="yqt53157">_______________________________________________<br clear="none" class="">NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br clear="none" class=""><a shape="rect" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" class="">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div></div></div></div></font>_______________________________________________<br class="">NSRCA-discussion mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org" class="">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a><br class=""><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion" class="">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NSRCA-discussion mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</a></span></div></blockquote></div></body></html>