Gentlemen

Let me suggest you join SPA and become involved. A $20 check made out to SPA and sent to me will accomplish this.

Then you can get involved in the process of helping SPA go forward. We hear continually from guys who would join if . . . . . No one steps up to the plate. If you want to help make changes within an organization, you need to be a member to be heard.

In several areas of the country, an alternative to "pure" SPA is being tried. Contests have been successful flying the SPA format with whatever plane each pilot brings. Either a bonus for an SPA approved plane or a penalty for one not approved is used to level the field. This has worked for several years in the mid-west and was just tried in the Norfolk area.

Please do remember that one of the reasons we have db levels and have worked for many years to quiet pattern planes is to protect our flying sites. For this reason, SPA included up to .91 4 strokes a number of years ago. The hotrods may have been great fun, but, as a rule, they were also pretty loud.

Join us and join the fun.

Steve Byrum
Secretary-Treasure SPA