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SSC with or without Electrics

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:43 pm
by Lou Melancon
<font size="3"><font face="Arial">March 15th was the date for cross proposals. The only thing that changed is that during conversations with Ed Kettler, proposer of making SSC an AMA class we discussed his inclusion of the electric option in his proposal.

I told Ed that based on my reading of the committee getting his proposal passed with electric included would be an uphill battle. He asked if we could vote with electric and without. Although this is not specifically in the procedures I think we can do it.

Please advise on the following questions:

<ul><li>I do not plan to vote "yes" on SSC in any event. </li><li>I plan to vote "yes" on SSC with glow only, not electric </li><li>I plan to vote "yes" on SSC with both glow and electric.
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Once I get your comments either via email or on the Board forum we can modify Ed's proposal or not depending on how you vote. </font id="Arial"> </font id="size3">

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:45 pm
by Lou Melancon
I plan to vote YES with glow and electric. My district is pretty evenly split between yes and no. The reason I am voting yes is that history has shown there are very few fliers who will move from glow to electric and no new members have joined since the waiver to allow electrics in SSC was initiated. In other words it really makes no difference based on historic evidence.

Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:07 pm
by Hat Trick
I plan to vote "yes" on SSC with glow only, not electric

I don't think we are ready to include electric in SSC

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:43 am
by Lou Melancon
Thank you Mike. George Hartman will also vote "yes" on glow only. Bob Wallace is still considering the proposition. I am looking forward to all the other members weighing in on this question.

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:21 am
by Which_way_is_up
I plan to vote yes on glow and electric

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:38 am
by Yankee Samurai
My thoughts are for SSC glow only.

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:39 pm
by RH
Glow and electric is my plan.

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:38 pm
by Pathous
Glow and electric here

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:40 pm
by Lou Melancon
Thanks guys for your input. Waiting on Bob, Kirk, Rick and Andy to weigh in with their opionions.

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:17 am
by Which_way_is_up
Are we going to need to give Andy a "dope slap" this time around to make sure he votes? [:)]

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:13 am
by montague
I'm undecided. Electrics as they are now in SSC have not been a disruptive force. However, I can see some potential problems in the future if someone had the resources to do the R&D.

(btw, it's moot now, but the deadline for cross proposals was March 1st. I thought it was the 15th, and I was going to send a few in on the scale stuff for details I didn't get quite right, but when I talked to the folks at the AMA, I was told the deadline was the 1st. Since I was talking to them just after the 1st...)

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:36 pm
by Bobwrc
I lean towards voting for acceptance of SSS as a glo powered only event.
There are to many unknowns related to properly wording the rules regarding electric power, and not allowing it to gain a distinct advantage, as electric power technology rapidly improves.
Bob Wallace

Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:51 pm
by Lou Melancon
Roy,
Yep, I will call Andy.

Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:47 pm
by montague
Just to clarify, I think it's important that SSC get voted into the rulebook in some form. So I'll go with whichever version makes that happen.

It's picking between the two that I'm undecided on.