Re: World Record Recording Fees

From: LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes_at_juno.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:53:51 -0600

Let us know if you get a response from them on this.

LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust

On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:25:10 -0500 "Bill Gowen" <b.gowen_at_earthlink.net>
writes:
> I just sent this email to everyone I could think of at AMA
> headquarters:
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> Dear Technical Director Hahn
> Attempting a World Record involved a tremendous amount of work,
> expense, travel and coordination before, during and after the
> attempt. I had dozens of emails and telephone calls to AMA. Never in
> that entire process was there a mention of a $250.00 recording fee
> for my record attempt - which was successful and has been ratified
> by FAI.
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> I refuse to pay this fee.
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> I also doubt that anyone will attempt an Indoor Free Flight world
> record in the future if it becomes known that this fee is in place.
> Bill Gowen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bill Gowen
> To: Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 4:03 PM
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] World Record Recording Fees
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> Hey all you WR holders out there
> I just got a bill from AMA for $250.00 for recording fees for my
> World
> Record. Nobody has ever mentioned such a fee to me before this
> bill
> arrived. Has this fee ever been charged to anyone before?
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> Furthermore, the letter says that in the future WR's will not be
> forwarded for consideration until this fee is paid.
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> I'm just about steamed enough to turn in my card over this.
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LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
Received on Sun Jan 13 2008 - 09:08:34 CET