Focus on Competition - 2003/07

IN THIS ISSUE you will find important
rules-change information. As you know, if
you’ve been following along, we complete
the initial vote on all basic proposed rules
changes at the end of February. The voting
has now been tabulated and the results are
published here for your information.
Proposals that pass this initial ballot
will go forward to the final vote unless a
cross-proposal is voted on favorably
instead of the original proposal (more on
F o c u s o n C o m p e t i t i o n
Technical
Director
Steve
Kaluf
[email protected]
Key Dates
(Events attended by AMA HQ staff and/or officers)
May 28 - June 1
Indoor National Aeromodeling
Championships
Johnson City TN
June 6 - 8
AMA Homecoming
Muncie IN
June 27 - August 1
Outdoor National
Aeromodeling Championships
Muncie IN
cross-proposals later). For a proposal to
pass it must have obtained an affirmative
vote of at least 60% of those who voted. A
tie is the same as a failure. I encourage you
to review the voting results.
The next phase of our Rules Change Cycle
is what is commonly referred to as the
Cross Proposal Phase. If you’ve been
reading my columns recently you will have
noticed many references to this phase and
instructions for it.
Cross-proposals are proposals that are
an alternate means of accomplishing the
objectives of an (already submitted) basic
proposal that has passed the Initial Ballot.
Cross-proposals may not be used to
introduce new rules changes or to
reintroduce proposals which were defeated
in the Initial Ballot.
We are currently accepting crossproposals.
Cross-proposals must be
postmarked by July 15, 2003, to be
considered. Proposals received after that
postmark date will be returned to the person
who submitted it.
Please remember, if a Basic Rules
Change Proposal did not pass the initial
vote, a cross-proposal may not be submitted
for it. Cross-proposals that have already
been submitted for basic proposals that have
failed the initial vote will be returned as
well. All cross-proposals will be published
in the November issue of Model Aviation.
The Rules Change Cycle can be confusing.
If, at any time, you have a question about it,
please send me E-mail or give me a call.
Till next time ... MA
Contest Board Vote Keys
EC
OFF
IND
CLG
CLS
CLR
CLC
CLA
CLB
RCA
RCR
RCH
SO
SCA
ELC
SEB
RCC
NOA
PFYN
DNV
I, II, III, IV, V,
VII, IX, X, XI
Executive Council
Outdoor Free Flight
Indoor Free Flight
Control Line General
Control Line Speed
Control Line Racing
Control Line Carrier
Control Line Aerobatics
Control Line Combat
Radio Control Aerobatics
Radio Control Racing
Radio Control Helicopter
Soaring
Scale
Electric
Special Events
Radio Control Combat
None of Above
Pass
Fail
For
Against
Did not Vote
Represents Each District
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