Joe, since I last talked to you I have formed a firm opinion on why we should continue to require the qualification portion of the F3B program.
If we were to eliminate the qualification requirement and allowed anyone to enter the the team selection event we will have to require the newer entrants to make up their team arrangements or affilliations so they will show up with the legal winches, turnarounds, monofilament, sighting devices, etc. and not put an unfair burden on existing teams. The existing qualification scheme actually helps to prepare the new entrants with the event experience, the required equipment and teaming affiliations so the actual team selection event does not get turned into a training session instead of what it is meant to be. If done properly, the removal of qualification process, it will still be neccessary to require the new enrants to attend organized F3B practices or contests in order for them to aquire the knowledge and equipment they need to be competitive and be able to contribute to the F3B team selection process. I am in the process of moving ahead with the August dates so that the dates are firmed up with AMA as soon as possible assuming that no other bids with improved timing or location will show up. If that happens on a timely basis then of course adjustments can always be made. I think that we need to keep the rules we have for this cycle as is but start thinking about the next cycle this summer and lay out any rule changes this fall so there is more than 1 1/2 years for every one to get familiar with the changes and allow us to continue to provide the best team for the USA. Regards,Dave Corven. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
