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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Good point Ron and thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I thought that we had put in a change to
advancement back in the 2002 cycle. I just checked and it is in 8.2.3. on
page 70. of the new rules book. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also read that the rule book says that "each
pattern contestant is responsible for maintaining an accurate record of his own
classification points"</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So it's an honor system, so what's the problem
again?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eric.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ronlock@comcast.net
href="mailto:ronlock@comcast.net">ronlock@comcast.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:57
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Advancement Rules</DIV>
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<DIV>The last NSRCA Survey had 12 (a dozen!) questions on various facets
of</DIV>
<DIV>the Advancement system. On the question, should the
Advancement system</DIV>
<DIV>be eliminated, the response was 94 votes yes, 90 no, a near
tie. NSRCA appropriately did not write a proposal to eliminate the
advancement system.</DIV>
<DIV>(A proposal to eliminate the system was submitted outside of NSRCA, which
was voted out by the AMA Board)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>NSRCA did write a proposal to count advancement points only within
a 4 year slidding window, which was voted in by the AMA
Board. It's intended effect may fix most of the "forcing up"
of pilots not winning, but regularly competeting.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think we need to leave an Advancement system of some sort in
place. It </DIV>
<DIV>is a foundation for personal decisions and peer pressure to continue to
be effective in getting "Move Ups" where appropriate.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ron Lockhart</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>