Tony,

A correction, Jim was not made aware of anything initially by me. It was originally discovered by a pilot who was already in Muncie for the Worlds. This pilot is the one who initially brought it up. I found out about it after many others who were already in Muncie for worlds knew about it. Those same people will tell you that while I thought you should not be allowed to fly as it was the RULES, I was also the first one to state that I wanted you to be able to fly for the competition. I did not ever offer to file a formal protest and when I was told you were already on the road, I dropped it and didn't say another word.

Last year was different. The dates were screwed up because the NATS were held so much later and as such and it caused a headache. This year, you are being told you can register early and get all but 45.00 back, which is the AMA processing fee, which they will not refund, so choosing to go to the NATS could have cost you at most 45.00 if you backed out, based on the rules in place.

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