<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Ever since you cut your thumb off and I drilled through mine in the same week, I've felt a strange connection to you. Maybe that's why I've been acting like a crotchety old fart. Thanks for enlightening me. Now I can apologize to the rest of the NSRCA. Hey, guys....my recent rude behavior is Gene's fault, OK?</font>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">11/14/2002 11:25 AM</font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> Subject: Re: AMA rules-weight, gasers?</font></table>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Lance,<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>You and Gray are both starting to sound like me. That's real SCARY!!!!!!<br>
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Gene Maurice<br>
gene.maurice@attbi.com<br>
NSRCA 877<br>
AMA 3408<br>
> Tom,<br>
> I was disappointed in reading your detailed and informative message. How<br>
> dare you inject logic and reality into an otherwise oblivious discussion.<br>
> Many people have commented that the current rules are like a house of<br>
> cards. If the weight limit changes, then we won't be able to control<br>
> ourselves and all our rules (the other 2) will have to be changed too.<br>
> Plane size and noise limits will get out of control. New aerodynamic laws<br>
> will be discovered that will force completely new designs that can only be<br>
> made from exotic materials. All current equipment will become obsolete.<br>
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> What has worked well in Australia has a high risk of failing here. The<br>
> equator reverses logic.<br>
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> Sorry guys, maybe I didn't sleep well last night <G>.<br>
> --Lance<br>
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> "Koenig, Tom" <Tom.Koenig@actewagl.com.au><br>
> Sent by: discussion-request@nsrca.org<br>
> 11/13/2002 06:21 PM<br>
> Please respond to discussion<br>
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> To: "'discussion'" <discussion@nsrca.org><br>
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> Subject: AMA rules-weight, gasers?<br>
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> Hi all,<br>
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> As most of you know I'm down here in Australia. I've been reading all your<br>
> posts regarding weight limits etc etc. The discussion seems to be quite<br>
> tiring to be honest.<br>
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> I dont understand something here...is the 5 kg limit also one of your AMA<br>
> rules????<br>
> This just isn't an issue down here unless you want to fly FAI class.<br>
> Our governing body is the MAAA, we have a 7 kg weight limit, aircraft over<br>
> 7kg must be inspected by a certified inspector before they are issued a<br>
> certificate/ cleared to fly. This covers many aspects, construction etc.<br>
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> In pattern, we apply the 5 kg limit, 2 x 2, for FAI only....the other<br>
> classes it just isn't an issue. They can fly what they like, it just so<br>
> happens that in all the years, I have yet to see even a newbie turn up<br>
> with<br>
> something monstrous.<br>
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> They tend to show up with 60 size planes, 40's even 20's and occasionally<br>
> you get one with all the bells and whistles, 2 x 2.<br>
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> This issue was dead and buried down here years ago.<br>
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> I just Co-CD'd our State champs and we had 40 entries, 11 or 12 in FAI,<br>
> the<br>
> rest spread pretty evenly across the remaining three classes. This was<br>
> with<br>
> up to 10 regulars absent!!! Pattern is alive and kicking down here, but I<br>
> must admit we have had our lulls as well.<br>
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> Now I find it interesting about the gaser developments you guys are<br>
> talking<br>
> about. Correct me if I'm wrong as I dont have access to my FAI rule book<br>
> here...but Gassers are not permitted in the FAI rule book, I thought it<br>
> states somewhere about Methanol only in the F3A section??<br>
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> So again...this is FAI only..or is this issue going to be a problem for<br>
> the<br>
> American market, what are your AMA rules on this??<br>
> Just be aware guys, you could be flogging a dead horse here too, the FAI<br>
> is<br>
> a world wide organisation, the US has one vote, just like the rest of the<br>
> member countries.<br>
> I cannot however see a reason why your AMA cannot define its own rules to<br>
> cover its members for its market/area...do what you like for all other<br>
> classes, but if you wanna play FAI, you gota play with the rest of the<br>
> world, simple as that.<br>
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> Hope I didn't offend anyone, I just dont see what the problem is ( I am<br>
> however unaware of your AMA rules)<br>
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> Tom<br>
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> Canberra - Australia<br>
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