Hey guys,
A friend forwarded this message to me, I guess he thought I wouldn't see it
on my own from RCSE. I'm not sure why he sent it to me, but after reading it
a few times, I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth.
In a message dated 6/15/00 5:31:38 PM EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Being unable to obtain an official list of rule changes from FAI is
> ridiculous. There is no excuse whatsoever for not having a list of rule
> changes that are in effect now, and a list of rule changes to go into
effect
> in 2001, reasonably available from FAI.
>
In my opinion, the entire statement quoted above is ridiculous.
Being new to the FAI soaring events, I am not currently overly concerned with
the minutiae of the Sporting Code. Nor am I designing original planes for
FAI competition. But, I find it insane to think that the governing body of
<any> sport, would intentionally keep rules and rules changes a "secret",
especially those regarding safety. The FAI may or may not post the rules
amendments directly to the official web site. The FAI may only publish an
official rule book every two years. This does not mean that the rules
changes are unavailable to the common pilot. The FAI is an international
governing body, and as such, contains a lot of bureaucratic red tape, nature
of the beast so to speak.
If you are truly concerned about rules changes that may effect your
participation on a World Championship level, then I'd suggest that you
contact your national governing body [or the FAI directly], which will
(should) have an appointed "FAI liaison" type person. Granted, you may need
to do this the old fashioned way; snail mail, phone calls, etc. The rules
and updates are available, they may be more than just a "point and click"
away, but a few phone calls and written correspondence are well within
reason, especially if you're chasing a World Champion title. Poor
preparations and/or ignorance of the rules are no excuse when competing for
world titles in any sport.
Regards,
Tom Miller
Carlisle, PA
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