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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>Just to let everyone know, the proposal to go to an
Annex system has been re-submitted to AMA. John Fuqua contacted AMA and
was able to come to a "compromise" that would be acceptable to AMA on this
issue. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>The proposal will allow for a maneuver schedule
change by NSRCA making a survey of members with some choices of new
schedules. All maneuvers would be listed in an "annex" that the
schedules would be drawn up from. Maneuvers can be added to the annex as
needed. Once the membership picks a specific schedule, it would be
sent directly to the contest board for approval. This should only take a
couple of weeks, and could done at anytime, if needed. Most likely, we
will only want to change schedules every two or three years. The idea is
that we would not be "tied" to the AMA rules cycle to make a change.
We could also "correct" any issues that might arise with a particular schedule
by making needed changes. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>This is not exactly what we wanted, but John feels
that it is a good starting point, and gets our "foot in the door" for further
changes down the road. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=3>The main issue is that we can make
changes outside of the 3-years rules cycle, if
passed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South, Inc.<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, Fl
32505<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A><BR>800-962-7802</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=troy_newman@msn.com href="mailto:troy_newman@msn.com">Troy Newman</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 27, 2002 2:06
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sequences for 2003</DIV>
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<DIV>The current AMA rules allow for a 3yr cycle. There have only been
submissions to change the Masters sequence in 2005. There are two choices for
this Masters 2005-2007 sequence. No other rules changes were submitted to
change the AMA classes of Sportsman, Intermediate, or Advanced. Now there was
a proposal to change to an Annex system where the NSRCA control the sequences
and they can change it anytime they want to. That failed already and currently
the people in support of this system are looking for ways to get it passed by
the AMA. With this exception there will be no changes of the AMA Precision
Aerobatics sequences until 2008. The reason the current rules cycle began on
Oct 1 of 2002 to make changes for 2005. Since there was nothing submitted
there will not be any changes in 2005 except a possible switch of the masters
pattern. To my knowledge there are two options.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Important thing to remember guys as was discussed at extreme length the
NSRCA does NOT make any rules. Whether that changes in future or not is up to
the AMA. BUT the NSRCA is not the holder of the rules, they are not the
interpreter of the rules, and the NSRCA is not a ruling body. We as the NSRCA
look to the AMA for rules. We make suggestions both as a group and as
individual members and the AMA's processes control the rules. I want to make a
very strong point that its not some abstract group that has no clue what's
going on. The AMA contest board includes many and mostly active flyers. There
are some that are essentially inactive in recent years but the Board is
dominated by Pattern, IMAC competitors, and TOC pilots. For the most part
these guys are active in the Aerobatics community and are members of the
NSRCA and IMAC.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The rules survey said that the responding NSRCA members favored a 3yr
rules cycle. This is the current AMA cycle. If nobody submits a change there
is no change in the current system. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Just some food for thought. I figured after the tongue lashing given this
topic over the past month it was clear. This is the way the system operates
TODAY....and will operate until 2005 unless a Urgent change is made by the
AMA.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>TN</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B>
JZeigenfus@aol.com</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 26, 2002 9:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Sequences for 2003</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">There are no dumb questions. The patterns are changed
every three years. If you go to the web site you can find the patterns
listed for whichever class you are going to fly in. We will be in the second
year of the current pattern cycle. JEZ . <A
href="msn://@mail.mar@/www.nsrca.org">www.nsrca.org</A></FONT>
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