Good letter. I intend to send a similar one to the District X VP tonight. I'm also thinking about included links to the various manufacturers this rule could effect....and maybe remind them that many of these manufacturers advertise in Model Aviation.
Brett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I just sent the message below to my AVP, with CC's to the president, > technical director, and safety director. It's easy to get their email > addresses from the AMA website (follow the "contact us" links) at: > > http://www.modelaircraft.org > > Feel free to plagiarize. > > Glenn > > > I received an email today that indicated the AMA is considering a > > change to the AMA Safety Code that would ban the intentional collision > > between aircraft. > > > > Let me say that while I think this is a good idea where powered > > aircraft are concerned, it would also have the (possibly unintended) > > side effect of banning slope combat. In slope combat, if you are > > unfamiliar with it, unpowered EPP foam gliders of approximately 48" > > span, weighing less than two pounds, are flown to score a "kill" by > > knocking the other aircraft out of the air. > > > > This is a very popular activity in the slope sailplane community. It > > is a low cost, simple means of fun and competition that is quite safe > > when flown in accordance with the rest of the AMA safety code. Many > > new fliers have been attracted to RC aircraft through EPP slope > > combat, and an entire manufacturing industry depend upon it. Slope > > combat has led to advances in materials that have given us virtually > > crash-proof trainers. > > > > Please stop action on this proposal until it can be considered in > > greater detail, and amended such that it would not prohibit the safe > > practice of RC slope combat. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Glenn A. Dean > > AMA 146762 > > Harker Heights, TX > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- _____________________________________________________________ Brett Jaffee [EMAIL PROTECTED] R/C Slope and Power Homepage http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee The Unoffical Extra 300 Home Page http://members.nbci.com/bjaffee/extra300/ OnTheWay Quake 3 Server Utility http://www.planetquake.com/ontheway _____________________________________________________________ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
