southern_touch9

Unless you and "the troll, AKA I2DDD" are one and the same, I have never made a remark to you. However, since you apparently wish to discuss this, why don't you name names instead of making generalizations? Particularly when you quote someone? Profiling and assuming get you to about the same place. I can not imagine how you profile a member of the EC.

I have no idea if you know Sandy Frank or not, the remark was to DDD who has professed to know the intent of what the D8 VP does.

If you do not report accidents, or near misses for that matter, how can you say that anyone should use the information for anything? Was that just another generalization without meaning like your profiling statement? Then you freely admit that you have no idea where to get the information that you claim should be used. Does that make sense to you? If not, maybe while you are complaining about he new rule you should be campaigning for a new rule to report accidents. It is your idea to do that, isn’t it?

Sitting around like loafs? Again, you show absolutely no understanding of the subject you want to expound on. The EC is a bunch of unpaid volunteers. They meet in Muncie 4 times a year. A better question might be why don’t you get off your duff and become involved with a SIG that has input to the topic.

Just so there is no misunderstanding, I think 3D is great. I enjoy watching the best do it well. I fail to see the great issue about tail touches. It is much more impressive to me to watch a pilot that can hold a plane absolutely still 2 ft off the runway than to watch someone dust it with a rudder, but, that is just me. Taking off into a Wall is much more impressive, or knife edging along at 10 mph in a perfectly straight line are much more impressive to me. I think the rule was badly written and I think the correct answer is to create separation between aircraft and people. If you want to touch your tail, fine, just do it far enough away so that if there is a problem, it does not harm someone. On the other hand, the rule will be in place come Jan 1 and violating it will become a Safety Code infraction. Each AMA chartered club, by the terms of it’s charter must enforce the Safety Code.

As to what you think about me, it’s irrelevant. I have no ties to the AMA other than being a member. I do not represent the views of the EC or anyone else except myself. When I see people spreading misinformation, I may or may not say something about it. If you can not support your position with facts, and must make broad generalizations that have no basis in reality, fine. I support your right to post it. If I do not agree, I will post my opinion as well.

JR