President s PERSPECTIVE /7F7/Y .we need keep current flying sites. Its funny often come 10th month deadline column have blank piece paper blank expression well Most often getting started difficult once figure out subject get started easy fill column Sometimes have some piece information intend pass enough base whole column figure Ill stick end Great theory often end up filling up space before get get main subject simply forget such case last month should have reported some good news FAT Federation Aeronautique Internationale front didnt ClAM International Aeromodeling Committee Plenary meeting own Bob Underwood elected position Technical Secretary arguably second influential role ClAM Bobs election will certainly result some good things happening FAT wisdom experience will great benefit replaces Tony Aarts has held office 20 years know members active international competition get discouraged impatient pace seemingly simple things progress feel confident Bobs election post will help situation will give fair warning however nature FAT its somewhat cumbersome structure will allow some improvement miracle Flying sites rather lack loss subject certainly high priority list AMAs officers exactly high varies part country come some parts country such West Coast problem absolutely critical other parts country its too bad recent Executive Council meeting spent half day round table discussion flying sites brought out some interesting observations have always known some differences what typical flying sites prepared great differences indicated EC members discussion certainly scientifically accurate poil indicated some districts nearly flying sites either truly public sites public property leased rented some fashion controlled club group clubs some other districts public sites sites public land rare nonexistent majority districts have some mix sites public land private land some districts purchase fields becoming common others option virtually out question discussions did bring up some rather funny observations Vice Presidents told club running ad paper acquiring site few other VPs mentioned never seen approach Sometimes simplest solution hardest envision Sharing sites other compatible activities seems reasonable VP mentioning site shared gun club Another area diversity what acceptable area fly over terms desirability safety outcomes session survey will prepared order determine current status flying sites well some history sites others clubs may have effort important have full understanding you want go possible before start plan route going take thing should obvious need much possible keep current flying sites much easier take steps early protect sites replace best next month Dave Brown AMA President dbrown@dbproductscom August1998 7