Yea, I think that Gordon has a good idea here. This would be a fun event and maybe a good way for all of the speed deamons out there to get their frustrations out, but politically, I would like to see it distanced from the AMA as far as possible. Not only talking to the AMA as Gordon suggests, but also perhaps having every competitor sign a release stating that their partitipation is outside the AMA's regulation and coverage and that they realize that these aircraft can not be flown in this manner when they are under AMA coverage.

I'm not a big fan of additional regulations/paperwork and I've been told that most releases/waivers aren't worth much more than the paper they're written on if it goes to court, but its really the politics of the situation that worrys me. I think that the excellent progress we've made lately within the AMA is hard fought by Steve and others, and the last thing we need is one of those old EC farts saying "did you see what those crazy jet guys did in the desert last year..." the next time they come before the EC with a new proposal. If the competitors sign such a release, the argument that "that event was completely outside the AMA and the AMA bore no responsibility for the event - EVERY competitor signed a release stating such..." would quash that argument quickly.

Something to think about...

Bob