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<DIV>Troy,</DIV>
<DIV> This is what the
membership said to the questions in the survey for 2005 rules changes.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It seems to support your stance. (It is an AMA rule so it probably belongs
in Don Ramsey's camp).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Class
advancement</SPAN></U></I><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-49</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Should these people really be forced to move
up<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 58____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 125_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = CHANGE____</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Question-50 </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Should we drop the point system and
allow people to move when they are comfortable.</SPAN><FONT size=2> </FONT></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 94____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 90_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = NO CHANGE</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-51</SPAN></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Allow points to degrade over time. Points from four years ago would not
count any more. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 128____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 40_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = CHANGE____</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-52</SPAN></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Only award points of points for 1<SUP>st</SUP>, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> and<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3<SUP>rd</SUP> place and require 5
people competing in a class before points are
awarded.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 73____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 88_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = NO CHANGE</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-53</SPAN></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Only award points of points for 1<SUP>st</SUP>, 2<SUP>nd</SUP> place
and<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>3<SUP>rd</SUP> place and
regardless of the number of<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>people
competing in a class.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 57____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 99_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT =NO CHANGE____</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H5 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><U><FONT
size=3>Downward migration<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><o:p></o:p></I></FONT></U></SPAN></H5>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-54</SPAN></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Permit that above a certain age pilots can fly any
class.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 115____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 61_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = CHANGE____</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-55
</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">if YES = at
what age level.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>14___ 50<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>21___ 55<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>44___ 60 = WINNER<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">32___
65</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H4
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: auto; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></H4>
<H4
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: auto; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-56</SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></H4>
<H4
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: auto; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Should
the following sentence be added to Paragraph 8.1.2 (pg. 69) of the<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>1999-2001 AMA Competition
Regulations?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>“Consideration will be given to requests for moving to a lower class for
various reasons, such as breaks from participation of several years or
disability.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 163____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 10_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = CHANGE____</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><FONT
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><FONT
size=3><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Question-57</SPAN></B><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Should a three-year “moving window” advancement concept be instituted as
follows:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Advancement points are
evaluated at the end of each calendar year using points the pilot accumulated
during the three previous years. If enough points have been earned, the pilot
must move up. If not, points earned three seasons ago are discarded and
advancement is reevaluated the following year. For example, evaluate at the end
of 1999 using points earned during 1997, 1998, & 1999. If no advancement is
required, reevaluate in 2000 using points earned in 1998, 1999, &
2000.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 92____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 72_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = NO CHANGE (NOT 60%)____</FONT></H6>
<H4
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: auto; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 1.25in 2.25in"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><STRONG>Question-58</STRONG></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Should
the NSRCA d</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">evelop a
national database to accumulate points for each competitor to enforce
advancement.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This would be separate
from the NSRCA membership database because of non-NSRCA
competitors.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 80____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 88_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = NO CHANGE____</FONT></H6>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT
size=3>Some members feel that the fact that a new schedule has been adopted
releases the pilot<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>from the
mandate.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Question-59<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT
size=3>Should all points reset to zero when a new schedule is
announced<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<H6><FONT size=2>YES = 36____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>NO = 134_____<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>RESULT = NO CHANGE____</FONT></H6></DIV></BODY></HTML>