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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=065020620-09122002>I sent
this to the same people in the header block of Emory's email. Nice job
Emory. Although I have strong faith in the current, and new leadership to
come, I considered this something similiar to "a letter to a congressman."
I've heard on television that for every letter that someone takes the time to
write to a congressman, that they consider it to be the opinion of 100
people. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=065020620-09122002></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=065020620-09122002>Thanks
to everyone who worked so hard to the survey done, compliled, and sent in as a
proposal. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=065020620-09122002>Jim</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Woodward James R Civ 412
TW/DRP (Test Ops) <BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 09, 2002 11:08
AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'dbrown@dbproducts.com'<BR><B>Cc:</B> 'cdh323@aol.com';
'dmathewson@mindspring.com'; 'amadiii@penn.com'; 'blissteague@conninc.com';
'ama@scott.net'; 'bauerc@iit.edu'; 'sgaeroinc@comcast.net';
'sfrank69@airmail.net'; 'rumiller@daktel.com'; 'richh@bigplanet.com';
'nelsonamavp@cs.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: NSRCA rules
proposals<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dear
Mr. Brown and EC members,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
email is being sent in STRONG support of the rule change proposals submitted by
the NSRCA, through individual Ron Van Putte. It has been conveyed to many
of the NSRCA membership, and other persons with access to the internet, that the
proposal for a schedule annex is being rejected without being sent to the
contest board. This is unacceptable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Please, let us speak of the "spirit" of this proposal and its validity,
versus any "procedure" you may have breached (let alone the fact that the
scale-aerobatic sig has had approved this same type of proposal). This is
a proposal aimed at letting the "experts" and those most seriously interested in
the ADVANCEMENT of pattern, control, change, or amend, the schedules being
flown. The people who put together the surveys, compile the results, and
lead the NSRCA, have the utmost love and respect for the pattern community in
focus at all times (AMA and NSRCA member alike). They do not get "paid"
for these positions, and make many personal sacrafices to lead the NSRCA.
The editorial column published in the January edition of the AMA magazine
clearly defines that the "advancement" of precision aerobatics in not a primary
goal of the AMA. However, it is widely recognized that the SIG (ie.
NSRCA), is 100% driven towards the success, advancement, and
flourishment of precision aerobatics. Thus, the AMA, is not
acting in our (pattern flyers) best-behalf when you thwart the NSRCA
memberships voice by unduly terminating, rejecting, or
dissallowing this proposal. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Precision Aerobatics is not the "sacred-cow" of the AMA. The spirit
of pattern flying is alive, well, and maintained by the leadership of the NSRCA,
through its recognition of issues and addressment of such issues to the
membership by issuance of surveys with proposed changes, strong District VP
representation, local contests, a National event, and by providing a training
grounds and support for those who wish to compete at the FAI level. These
surveys speak for themselves, and are proof (from the people who fly pattern,
versus those who don't), that the membership views this proposal as a
significant way to improve our society. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>This
is a critical time for the AMA. After attending 12 local contests and the
Nationals this year, I can tell you beyond any doubt, the average precision
aerobatics flyer and spectator (AMA, NSRCA, and
non-nsrca flyers) recognizes the reduced coverage of pattern events,
and the increased coverage of other types of events. I, and many other
flyers, are seriously disenfranchised with the AMA for the service it is
providing precision aerobatics with the marginalized coverage of late
years, and now, the obvious move to reduce the frequency of our column.
Now that the AMA leadership has given the general membership a window into its
current thinking, through the January Editorial column of AMA magazine, we all
know however troublesome, that coverage and support of precision aerobatics is
going to be limited. However, it would be greatly appreciated by those who
"fly" precision aerobatics that the AMA would not extend this attitude of
non-support to the actual membership and people who fly precision aerobatics by
not fully, fairly, and equally, recognizing our proposals.
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Again,
the spirit of pattern is alive, well, and belongs to those who truly act in
its advancement. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>James
R. Woodward</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>AMA
#638975</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>NSRCA
#2879</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=253094816-09122002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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