The only discussion I'm aware of is what was done here. I don't have a
problem with the outcome of the voting. But the only normal duty of an
indoor FF board member is to vote on rules proposals. It's not a major job.
On 5/26/2016 3:56 PM, Warthodson_at_aol.com [Indoor_Construction] wrote:
>
> It is disappointing that 3 or the 11 indoor contest board members did
> not vote.
> Did the indoor contest board members participate in any formal or
> informal discussion of this provisional event proposal before the
> vote? If yes, please elaborate.
> Personally, I do not have any opinion on this event, but I am
> disappointed that there are so many vague or contradictory statements
> in what should be a simple set of rules. Am I correct in recalling
> that the indoor board contest board has the option to amend the rules
> including making them clearer? Or is that an option at a later stage
> in the rules cycle or not at all?
> I guess I do have one comment about this event after all! Since it is
> being promoted as a beginner's event & it is being touted as a
> "great success at the 2015 Indoor Nats" my comment is, that as I
> understand it, the newcomers of all ages that joined the contest were
> given these P-18's to fly. I.E. They did not build them. Am I under a
> false impression? Does the BOM rule still exist & apply to this event?
> Have any of these participants continued in indoor free flight?
> Gary Hodson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wdgowen_at_gmail.com [Indoor_Construction]
> <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thu, May 26, 2016 1:42 pm
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Rules proposal voting
>
>
> I don't know how many people in this group are interested in the rules
> change process, but if you are, the recent initial voting might be
> enough to boil your blood. IFF 17-01 passed by a vote of 6 to 2. Three
> board members DID NOT VOTE even though voting is a requirement for
> being a board member.
>
> I won't name names but if you're interested here is a link to the
> voting results:
>
> https://www.modelaircraft.org/files/IndoorFFContestBoardInitialVoteResults.pdf
>
>
Received on Thu May 26 2016 - 13:26:21 CEST