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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it time to redesign the AMA Pattern
event?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are the four classes we are flying working for
local contests? To the hosting clubs this means buying trophies for half the
contestants on a good day...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Has the practice of a two day event helped or
hindered attendance?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the pressure to judge a deterrent to
participation?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are the rules too broad for the equipment we use?
The electrics have an advantage for sure!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is the real objective to feed the FAI class with
World Class contestants or is it something a little less lofty? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does the fact I dare ask these questions mean I am
inclined to wander off in another direction?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Things can not return to "how they used to be"
because the whole environment has changed. Our dwindling numbers must not be
ignored unless the consensus is that we are comfortable in allowing Precision
Aerobatics to go the way of control line competition. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe the most important issue before us at
this time is survival!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Ferrell <BR><A
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