Hi John,

NASCAR refers to one American automotive discipline. FAI covers all sport aeronautical disciplines world wide. The comparison lacks validity.

The ACC has to pay fees to FAI. These fees are jointly shared amongst the member organizations in ACC. We already pay far less per capita than any other organization within the ACC. We have negotiated and renegotiated our contribution. Many organizations have their members contributing ten times what we do. Please read once again what is in my last post. We have the most favourable position possible right now.

I never implied that pattern aircraft are particularly difficult to fly. They fly large sweeping manoeuvres and are less "Squirrelly" than 3D types, but it does take special skills to fly them at a world championship level.

There was a situation where MAAC was briefly separated from ACC about a decade ago. Sorting out the situation cost MAAC financially and in terms of membership anger. I do not recommend that we go down that path again. To undermine the MAAC membership within ACC/FAI would split MAAC into pieces and destroy our organization.

As an RC flyer, if MAAC is currently meeting your needs, be happy that it also meets the needs of others - or at least tries to.

There have been repeated posts and explanations from people who are intimately involved in the entire ACC/FAI business. These are intelligent, honest people who are striving for MAAC's best interests. These posts paint a very clear picture if carefully examined.

I have seen no attempts by the free flight, control line, indoor and competition modellers to divert the MAAC funds that are applied to expenses totally unrelated to their pursuits. As long as their needs are met, they seem happy that others have their needs attended to.

Let us stop attacking the priorities of others and instead concentrate on ides to make our association grow and prosper.

If you have ideas in that vein, I would like to be exposed to them.

Richard Barlow