Executive Director View from HQ

Executive Director View HQ Read candidate statements vote seems though column write begins ending eventthis time its Nationals full report will December Model Aviation will say great weather contestants last year lot work goes puffing type event thank volunteers helped make Nats pleasant experience contestants visitors Id like share couple letters members attended son went NATS first time found very enjoyable time son new sport trying pick up information watching beginners old hands handle aircraft themselves impressed went site site saw smooth way handled impressed dues feel well spent just day stand see art work fling air Thank AMA giving place take son enjoy life like Dad should son Bert McDonald AMA #588398 following reprint RVRC Propwash newsletter want share wonderful experience summer familys turn visit wifes sister Indiana Being sweetie bride let pick dates visit Sometimes miss boat game trip visit just happened coincide AMA NATS being held 25 minutes stay consider myself casual AMA reader got site complete awe no idea nice large Muncie AMA facility enter large paved driveway lined AMA district flags flying side lead nice new modern metal building housing AMA museum corporate offices Passing museum start driving out event areas . drive drive drive Holy cow place huge finally got helicopter site back property Looking back towards museum guess distance close mile beautiful Indiana farmland Looking out over three RC events operating same time quite site behold got watch RC Helicopters RC Scale RC Pylon man talk about something exciting CL Scale CL Combat CL Stunt CL Racing CL Speed Wow what show its free model aviation bug owe yourself make visit NATS worth effort something youll never regret Thanks Bert RVRC writing such nice things makes us proud part AMA staff able maintain site members guests public havent chance visit Muncie site during Nationals include next years vacation plans Elections office President District Vice Presidents V VII IX up election year Under Article X Bylaws Section 3 president shall Chief Executive Officer AMA President shall member ex-officio regular special committees except Nominating Committee President shall have authority establish dissolve committees other established Bylaws Executive Council appoint remove committee chairmen except otherwise provided Bylaws make final binding decisions relative unresolved disputes protests Article XI Executive Council Section] management affairs AMA shall vested governing body known Executive Council 2 Executive Council shall composed President eleven District Vice Presidents Executive Vice President ex-officio member shall officer National Aeronautic Association designated NAA ex-officio member shall have right vote shall counted determining quorum present meeting AMA President shall act Chairperson Executive Council 3 Executive Council shall have authority supervise affairs AMA establish policies 4 Official decisions may made 2/3 majority mail vote quorum Council meeting quorum shall consist last 50% current Executive Council members shall no proxy voting however Vice President may designate Associate Vice president district represent district Council meetings rights privileges except right vote 5 Decisions policy shall variance stated purposes objectives Bylaws Articles Incorporation AMA 6 Any bonafide AMA member may initiate aformal request Executive Council action submitting petition Vice President district member resides petition should include written description nature type extent Executive Council action recommended District Vice President shallforward copies petition President Executive Director shall forward copies members Executive Council Either President member Executive Council may have matter placed working agenda adult member has right vote President Vice President respective district Read candidate statements vote need renew y flying CL Joyce Hager Executive Director jhager@modelaircraftorg 168 Model Aviation