ORIGINAL: neilga
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Michael Ramel, sub committee head asked for e-mail indications from countries as to which way they would vote at the upcoming sub-committee meeting on April 19th. This is to be held in the morning, followed by the whole CIAM meeting in the afternoon, which gives formal approval to the votes. Countries only had two weeks to answer. Out of 41 countries on the sub-committee, only Switzerland, Lichtenstein, and Thailand voted in favour of the proposal. The remainder voted in favour of keeping the existing rule. This included the votes from the USA delegate, Mr Koopmans.
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I don't know who "Koopmans" is and also don't know his credentials to represent USA F3A concerns to CIAM. He'd have to be an AMA member but is he an NSRCA member who is actively participating in this SIG?
Maybe some of US's F3A pilots have some answers on Koopmans...OTOH, questions are why did heemail as he did? Who are his influences? Does he answer only to the AMA or the NSRCA also? Besides an AMA presidential appointment, what qualifies him to play the role of US F3A rep?
Thanks Neil, interesting