Hi all,

I have been advised today, by AMA Officials, that CDs of Sanctioned events are obligated to enforce all aspects of the AMA Rule Book and Safety Code. This means that a CD can not turn his head the other way if there is something happening that may be in violation of the Rules or the Code! This statement is found in the 2002-2004 Green rule book on page iv, just before page one, in the very first sentence!

Now that I have been "informed" and understand the rules, I am obligated to carry them out, at risk of losing my CD license and having the club lose its luxury of hosting a sanctioned event, if I / we, do not. With that in mind, I'd like to make the following statement:

At any future event that I promote or am Contest Director of, Safety Codes and Rules will be honored to the fullest. Among other things, this means there will be a scale on site to weigh any aircraft that is suspect of being over 55 pounds "wet". If the aircraft is indeed overweight, it will not be allowed to participate in any flying portion of the event.

Thank you for understanding.
FT