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Present: Mike Karnes, Doug Pilcher, Phil Vance, Samantha McKinney, Toby Silhavy, Primo Rivera, Alex Dreiling, Brad Davy, Rich Whitlow, Manrico Mincuzzi, Clark Hymas, Michael Hobson
Absent: Jorge Guzman
Guest: Adi Kochav
Meeting began: 9:01 p.m. EST.
AMA Hard 400 ft. Response to Members – Doug Pilcher
Our membership has been asking in the forums and texts to BOD members about our response to the 400 ft. ceiling. Doug has been trying to get a stance from AMA on the immediate future. Doug has posted everything that he knows in the new forums to keep BOD up to date. AMA hasn’t made a statement regarding this matter. We are not the only SIG being affected.
Mike is afraid the clubs that host IMAC events are going to panic. As of right now, we proceed with how we have always done things. AMA won’t stop sanctioning events. In controlled airspace, it may be a little tighter as far as altitude.
The question was raised if we should be proactive in our sequence planning now. AMA is looking at a 1200 ft. maximum, unless AMA gets a deal done. Rich is confident that we could fly in 1500-1600 ft. ceiling, but we don’t want a maximum ceiling established. Toby is concerned with how AMA is handling this issue with the 400ft ceiling. He is afraid that we will lose some contests due to this. Australia accepts that they can’t go over a 1,000 ft.
We need to get the FAA to reconsider the provision that they are required to put in place a waiver for fixed flying sites.
Rich recommends that we make a general statement to our membership. This statement should state that we continue as we have been, and that the BOD has been in close contact with AMA. We could also state that IMAC has been talking with the AMA, senators, etc. Mike agrees with Rich; that as of right now, we sanction as before, fly as before, and keep our footprint as low as possible. Each event needs to make sure that the safety protocols are in place.
Rich will write the first draft of IMAC’s statement, and Brad and Doug will review the draft. Once it is edited, Rich will email it to the BOD.
Amendments to the By-Laws Sec. 1 Eligibility – Brad Davy
There hasn’t been a lot of response to the proposed amendments, but the responses we have received have been positive. Brad is needing a second motion on the amendments. Mike has presented the amendments in the forums.
One the first amendment that membership is open to any person, Brad Davy makes the motion and Rich Whitlow seconded it. Motion passed unanimously.
The second amendment is on the Affiliation Standards, which is more complex. A new section, Section 5, was added. It states that the BOD may establish standards for non-affiliate countries that wish to maintain their independent organizations, but conduct IMAC contests using IMAC contest standards.
Michael questioned the second amendment and wondered if we should tighten up the verbiage of the amendment. This amendment is to establish affiliation membership, while the countries still run under their respective organizations. With the affiliation membership, it will allow them to host an IMAC contest and receive IMAC unknowns. Some of the standards might include that a non-affiliate country must have a percentage of IMAC pilots, and they can pay a specific amount on an annual basis for their pilots to be members.
A motion was made to accept the amendment by Brad Davy and seconded by Rich Whitlow. Motion passed unanimously.
These amendments will be proposed to the membership as an official By-Law change for discussion for 30 days. After the 30 days, a vote will be held on the proposed amendments.
Moving of Forums from the Old Website – Doug Pilcher
The BOD had voted to pay for a year membership on the new forum. Through all the beta testing, the new forums are ready to go. Every current member will have to register with the new forum. The committees are setup and ready to go. The email notifications are sent as soon as a message is left in the forums and seem to be very reliable. As of right now, we have 669 registered users on the IMAC site. Of those, at last count, 93 users/members have joined the new forums.
It was asked if the information from the prior forums will be archived where they can be accessible on the new forum site. As of right now, the plan is to have the current forums still in read write status. Then they will eventually be changed to read-only state on the website. The forums cannot be imported to the new forum site. Doug suggested that we as BOD move the important items in a “copy paste” to new forums. Both within the BOD forums and region forums as necessary.
The old forums will still be in a read write status for at least another month before they become static or “read-only.”
A question was asked if we have rules that will be enforced with the new forums, which include actual names, etc. Every member needs to add their name, not an alias.
There is a concern about how our International members will benefit with the forums, due to the language barriers. In Europe alone, there are 25 different languages. Manrico informed the BOD that many people in Europe do not speak English. Adi asked if we could put translation on the forums. Google has an add-on that will translate any page. Doug will investigate if other languages can be incorporated into the new forums. Currently, they support Deutsch, French, Spanish, and English.
The entire BOD needs to be involved in getting the word out that the new forums are live. We can notify everyone through regions’ Facebook pages and mass email from the IMAC website. We also need to let the membership know that they will need to create new logins.
One of Doug’s biggest concerns is protecting the current website until the transition in 2021.
Doug will draft a letter to the membership and will address this letter from the BOD. Doug has a summary of the other providers and costs associated with each in his research for new forum site and can be made available to members upon request.
A motion was made for the BOD to formally move their discussions over to the new forum by Brad Davy and seconded by Toby Silhavy. Motion passed unanimously.
European 2020 Rules for BOD Review – Manrico Mincuzzi
Manrico has been working with Doug on the European 2020 contest standards. The current problems is how to make the number of known and unknown flight compliant with the IMAC contest standards. With several drafts and re-writes, the European Rules were made compliant with our IMAC Standards in place. The Knowns to Unknowns being flown has been changed to follow IMAC Standards. The new rules will be re-distributed to all forums and websites it was previously released to as a “Release #2.”
Manrico stated that this isn’t a normal IMAC contest. This is a one-week event. There will be several judges. There is going to be 120-140 pilots form 25 different countries. This event will take place every 4 years. The Basic class will not be offered. The spirit of the competition is to be tough and competitive.
Michael said that if we move away form the IMAC Contest Standard Guide, it should be the decision of the BOD.
Brad suggested to change “flights” to “sequences,” to compare to the contest standard guide. Since the International regions will have RPS, Brad wondered if any of their points from the Europeans will count towards their RPS.
Manrico believes that one way to relaunch IMAC is to make it very difficult, which cannot be implemented at the local level.
Review of Contest Standards – Doug Pilcher
The BOD needs to review the Contest Standards and need to suggest any changes to be made before the first of the year.
Next year, all nine regions are going to RPS. Before a contest is approved and posted to the website, it must meet the Contest Standards. This includes contest information, flyers, etc. to be posted with the contest on the region pages. All contests and points must be posted to the website. We are in the process of working on a fix to include the International regions’ scores to be able to post on the website.
Freestyle as Separate RPS – Toby Silhavy
In the past, IMAC events gave RPS to Freestyle. Freestyle used to bring out a bunch of kids that were into Freestyle and brought competitors to fly in the IMAC classes. Freestyle enticed pilots to come out and fly, along with spectators to watch.
Toby suggests that we bring Freestyle back to the RPS series. The pilots he has spoken with is excited to have this possibility brought back. Doug suggested that this conversation has been discussed in the past and the BOD agreed. We couldn’t get it programmed and couldn’t make it part of the website. No one disagreed amount the BOD with the RPS race however.
Mike said that we will include this with the spreadsheet we are writing for RPS. A suggestion was made to change the RPS Guideline to include that if you fly Freestyle at an event, you must also fly in an IMAC class. Toby will draft a proposal and post it to the BOD forum for review.
Treasurer’s Report – Phil Vance
The balance in the General Operating account as of the end of September:
Checking $12,734.35
PayPal $20,262.13
Total $32,996.48
The balance in the General Operating account as of October 21, 2019:
Checking $10,827.37
PayPal $21,322.91
Total $32,150.28
Phil will be sending the Executive BOD the financials on the 2019 NATs. Rich would like a copy of the financials to prepare a budget for the 2020 NATs.
Phil asked if he will be receiving invoices for the regional championships being held in the regions. Mike said that each RD should be submitting invoices for payment.
Regional Issues – All RDs
The NE region has finished their season and is getting ready for next year.
The SE region just finished the regular season in Tennessee. Primo is getting ready for the regionals. He just finalized points and getting the plaques ordered.
The NC region finished its season last month. Within the next week, Toby plans to have the 2020 schedule ready.
The SC region is in the middle of their triple crown. Shreveport and Regional finals are the last contest for their season. Rich has ordered trophies.
The SW region has their regional finals in three weeks. Alex says there plans to be a pretty big turnout.
The NW region has their season wrapped up. There has been request for a contest in the Vancouver area. The judging school will be in the spring.
The Asia-Pacific region will be hosting their regional championship in 5 weeks. There are currently 60-70 pilots registered. Michael is working on his ARDs. Michael believes his organization will join IMAC through the affiliation membership.
The European region is completely going IMAC. Germany has dropped the EAC tournament and it will become the IMAC Euro Cup. This event will happen each year. It will be made out of 7-8 competitions held throughout different countries. Locally, for each country that is large enough to host from 3-6 events, are creating their own championships. The countries in his region are in different stages of growth. Manrico wishes that he could have registered everyone with IMAC all at once, but some of them have done mass registration.
Italy will be hosting a 2-day pilots/judging school. They would like to get some help from the United States to help with this school.
Jorge is also wanting to have a judging school held in Mexico.
Adi, our International Liaison to the BOD, thanked Manrico and Michael for all their efforts in the European region. Manrico says that Adi’s liaison role is very important to the International regions and that this role should continue with the BOD.
Rich will be sending out emails on the last newsletter for 2019. The articles must be submitted by the end of November.
Meeting adjourned 11:16 pm. EST.
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Present: Mike Karnes, Doug Pilcher, Samantha McKinney, Phil Vance, Toby Silhavy, Adi Kochav, Primo Rivera, Alex Dreiling, Rich Whitlow, and Brad Davy
Absent: Clark Hymas
Meeting began at 9:01 p.m. EST.
Amendments to the By-Laws – Brad Davy
Brad informed the BOD that we didn’t get a lot of replies on the forums on the amendments to the By-Laws, but the ones we did receive were positive. Brad is going to take a second look to make sure that the specific wording is included that needs to be changed. He believes that it is straight forward.
There are a few members that are concerned about the BOD having the authority to establish the affiliate membership, costs, standards, etc.
Brad will finalize the amendment after taking a second look and post into the BOD forum. He will post a motion with the specific wording. These amendments will be in 2 separate By-Law changes. There will need to be a 2/3 vote from the BOD.
International Split and the Website – Doug Pilcher
Brad and Doug has been working on the email blast that will be sent to the membership to announce the security and maintenance issues with the forums. We are currently exploring new forum software. While doing this, we need to ask the membership what issues we have with the current forums and what we can do to improve them. The email blast will also refer to the possibility of a new website. Doug has sent Brad a draft of this email to review.
Doug would like to send the email blast within the next few days, due to several members of the BOD referring to this in our newsletter articles. The newsletter is complete and ready for release to the membership. Toby suggested that we include what improvements we are going to have, such as, uploading pictures, links to You Tube videos, etc.
On the website, Adi suggested that we revise the region pages, the three new regions need to be listed separate, instead of under International.
Board Selection of International RD’s – Adi Kochav
Adi presented his choices for the new RDs to the BOD: Asia-Pacific – Michael Hobson from Australia; Latin-America – Jorge Guzman from Mexico; and Europe – Manrico Mincuzzi. Adi has spoken with these individuals and they are ready to fill the position.
The motion was made to accept Michael Hobson, Jorge Guzman, and Manrico Mincuzzi to fill these positions by Adi Kochav and seconded by Rich Whitlow. Motion passed unanimously. The positions are to take effect immediately.
Brad wondered the issues with the website will interfere with the elections for the International regions. The nominated individuals need to have their membership verified. We have 60 days to hold the election, if the regions make nominations.
With the 3 new international regions, this removes Adi from the International region RD. Mike appointed Adi Kochav as his International Liasion to the BOD effective immediately.
Treasurer’s Report – Phil Vance
At the end of August, the balance in the General Operating account is as follows:
Checking $13,327.14
PayPal $19,248.65
Total $32,575.79
As of tonight, the balance in the General Operating account is as follows:
Checking $13,085.02
PayPal $19,710.53
Total $32,795.55
The banner that was shipped to Rich for the Clover Creek Invitational was lost in the mail and Mike will be filing a claim.
We have received our monies from the NATs in the amount of $995. We received $1,150 but subtracted the amount for the team shirts.
Phil will finished the financials for the NATs now that we received the check.
Phil will send the region reports to the RDs.
Regional Issues – All RDs
Alex reported that the SW region has a contest in Vegas this coming weekend. The Tucson Shootout is in October and the regional finals are in the middle of November. They have already signed up several contests in 2020.
The NC region just had their regional finals last weekend. Toby reported that they went well and was greatly supported. Toby took over the contest about three weeks before it was to be held, so he didn’t have a lot of preparation time. Currently, all the CDs are on the same page. Toby is going to begin an email thread with them. He wants all the contests for 2020 to be posted on the website by November 1st. Toby will be starting to post videos on You Tube to promote our sport and the NC region family.
The SC region is getting busy. The Sherman contest is getting big buzz and expecting the largest crowd of the year. The region lost a contest in Kansas. The regional finals are the first weekend in November. Rich would like to have a banner to take out to the Tucson Shootout. They had a couple of guys from Oklahoma try the Novice class, and within the first round they wanted to fly both days. They have had a new member join the region and all the members are excited to meet him. The newsletter is ready to be published.
Brad reported that the NE region is 12 days from their regional finals. He is working on the contests for 2020.
Primo reported the SE region has 3 more contests before their regional finals. Primo is working on the invitations. Things are going well in the region. He is already speaking with Gil Major on the judging schools for 2020.
Adi says that they have been busy working on the 2020 Europeans. They currently have 110 pilots registered. they would like to have Ty and/or someone else to come over and host a judging school. Manrico will discuss more at the next BOD meeting.
FAI has dismissed F3M. All the F3M countries will now be adding IMAC to their brochures.
Adi suggested that we put the Contest Guidelines in a place on the website where it can be easily accessible.
Adi thanked everyone again for the President’s Award. Samantha and Rich presented to Adi at the Clover Creek Invitational.
The next National Judging School will be in 2021.
Meeting adjourned 10:14 p.m. EST.
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Present: Mike Karnes, Doug Pilcher, Phil Vance, Samantha McKinney, Primo Rivera, Toby Silhavy, Alex Dreiling, Brad Davy, Adi Kochav, Rich Whitlow, and Clark Hymas
Meeting began 9:03 pm. EST.
Amendments to By-Laws – Brad Davy
There are two amendments that need to be made in the By-Laws to proceed with the split of the International region. Brad suggested that we revise the eligibility of the current IMAC organization from any AMA or AMA recognized organization in good standing to any person who wishes to further the purpose of the organization. We also need to add affiliations per BOD may establish standards for non-voting affiliate countries that wish to maintain their independent organizations for IMAC contest using IMAC standards. There needs to be a discussion opened in the forums to discuss this By-Law change.
IMAC Affiliations – Adi Kochav
The BOD has been in discussion for a while to split the International region into three different regions: Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. There needs to be a global standard that the entire IMAC organization adheres to.
There will be two choices for each country to choose from. They can choose to pay an affiliation fee and they wouldn’t need to register their members. The second choice is mandatory registration.
Currently, the standardization is already in the rules. Mike stated that the IMAC website has not used fully by the International region. They don’t register their contests and there are no contest descriptions. Adi would like to have all the International countries the same as the domestic regions. Adi has already spoken to all the representatives of the countries and have informed them that they must abide by the guidelines in order to be in IMAC. They will start using the website, the regional points system, etc.
The question was asked about the penalty to the countries that do not adhere to the IMAC standards and guidelines. Brad suggested a warning for the first time. If it occurs again, the entire country could be removed from the organization. The International countries must list their contests on the website. Each contest must have a flyer, with details, location, etc. to inform the potential pilots. Rich told Adi that he does not approve a contest without all this information. IMAC has Contest Standards and Guidelines already in place for all regions.
Doug informed the BOD that we will run into the same problem that we ran into in the beginning with the International, getting the webmaster to incorporate International with the IRPS system on the website. The webmaster will split the International region into three separate regions for the regional pages. Mike and Doug will approach our webmaster and inform him that the BOD has split the International region into three separate regions and that all regions, domestic and foreign, all need the same access to everything, including IRPS.
Discussion of International Split – Adi Kochav and Brad Davy
Adi has posted a current map of the proposed split of the International region into three separate regions: Latin America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. This map is in the BOD forum for review.
Adi informed the BOD of the membership numbers that each region would bring to the organization. One of the concerns was the European region being so big that the guys won’t feel a part of the region.
Australia will be having a regional contest in November. It is listed in their brochure that you must have an IMAC membership to participate.
The By-Laws allow the BOD to define the regions. If we want to split the regions, we have the authority to do it per the By-Laws. We need to make a plan that specifically defines the region split, the Interim RDs, etc. After all of this put into motion, we can have a special election that will establish the RD. Adi has already spoken to the potential Interim RD’s.
FAI has stopped the activity of F3M. IMAC is the sole scale aerobatic discipline in the world.
A motion was made to split current International region into three separate regions: Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific, by Adi Kochav and seconded by Alex Dreiling. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report – Phil Vance
The current balance in the General Operating account as of tonight is:
Checking $14,035.80
PayPal $18,607.38
Total $32,643.18
We have not received our funds from the 2019 NATs. Phil asked Mike and Doug for the split of the shipping costs between the IMAC Swag Store and mailing of the membership cards. They will get with Phil and get him those numbers.
Regional Issues – All RDs
The NW region just had a contest last weekend. Three Canadians came down to the contest. Clark reported that the Canadian contests have shut down due to weather. Regionals is the weekend after Labor Day. The region has not had many basic pilots and the pilot count is down for the year.
The SW region is currently down right now due to the summer heat. There was a contest in California, but there was a low turnout due to the heat.
Rich reported that the SC region has a contest in Abilene coming up. Several will be at Clover Creek next weekend for the invitational. Regionals are the first weekend of November. There is a good buzz and good pilot count at contests. Many of the basic pilots are looking to move up. There have been a couple of successes with the Novice class. Out of the 4 pilots, three of them asked to be moved into the Basic class to complete for the remainder of the contest.
Rich asked the BOD if we could take an IMAC flag to Clover Creek and Tucson for the invitationals, along with providing swag for their give-aways/raffles. Rich is receiving a lot of responses on the articles. He reminded the BOD to get their articles turned in as soon as they can.
The NC region is doing good. In the month of August, there has been a contest every weekend. We are starting to attract the Canadians back to our contests. Next year, the regionals will be held in Saranac, Michigan for the Canadians don’t have as far to travel. Currently, all scores are up-to-date and things are going well.
The NE region has one more contest, which is the regional finals at the end of September. Brad is working on putting new contests on the calendar for 2020. He is tossing around the idea of moving regionals around his region each year.
The SE region is doing good. The 11th contest of the season is next weekend. There have been some good turnouts at some of the contests. The weather has been a problem. At some events, the pilots are speaking with judges after each flight, just to slow things done. This approach has been very welcomed by the lower classes. This is done possibly for the first two rounds.
Meeting adjourned 10:34 p.m. EST.
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Present: Mike Karnes, Doug Pilcher, Phil Vance, Samantha McKinney, Primo Rivera, Toby Silhavy, Alex Dreiling, Brad Davy, Adi Kochav, and Clark Hymas
Absent: Rich Whitlow
Meeting began 9:01 p.m. EST.
Follow-Up Annual Meeting Poll – Brad Davy
The annual meeting forum poll was closed 3-4 days ago. The vote was in favor of changing the amendment. Brad says we need to get this change in our By-Laws on the website. After this change has been made, we can proceed with some of the other By-Laws that need revised.
Brad suggested that our next amendment to the By-Laws should be the membership eligibility statement. Currently, our By-Laws that the member must be an AMA member or member of an affiliate organization to be an IMAC member. This currently pertains to mainly the United States and Canada. Brad believes that to whoever wants to be an IMAC members can be without being affiliated to another organization, such as the AMA. Mike informed the BOD currently we are one of the only sig of AMA that doesn’t have the open membership.
Brad recommends drafting the next proposed amendment for discussion on the BOD forum and wait to discuss it at the July BOD Meeting.
Continued Discussion of 10% Rule – Adi Kochav
Adi has posted the plane listing on the 10% rule on the BOD forum of the website. While on some International contests, they are definitely not up to standards on the 10% rule. Adi says many of the planes are designed to F3A standards, and not IMAC. It is the CDs responsibility to request proof of scale. The pilots don’t need to be the judge of what is correct according to the rules.
Adi says we need to use the measurements of the wingspan and the fuselage. He says the problem is that the rules are not clearly defined in regards to specific measurements.
Primo asked Adi about who has been complaining about the 10% rule. Many International pilots have spoken to Adi about this issue. Adi would like to propose a rule change for the 2020-2021 rules cycle to have the rule be more specific about the measurements.
Brad says that we need to take a different approach. He believes that it is not up to us on what planes are legal. We need to give them enough information to have them make the determination if a plane is legal or not.
Adi has reviewed a few blueprints on different airplanes. The blueprint does list the fuselage length, wingspan, and the heights of different sections of the airplanes. When compared to the plane after building, it is different than the blueprints. One of the issues the even though a plane is built to its’ blueprints, many pilots customize their airplane for them.
Adi wants to help the manufacturers make more precise and accurate airplanes for IMAC based on the 10% rule. Rule 6.4 is fine, it defines the overall scale appearance of the model form a 3 meter distance. Rule 6.5 talks about scale with just the wingspan; nothing is mentioned of fuselage length. Adi would like to make Rule 6.5 simpler to understand. Primo believes that the manufacturers would go for this.
Adi believes that we should provided a mathematical equation to the pilots to make sure that their plane is following the 10% rule. A suggestion was made to make a full scale list with the equation and use the equation to measure the airplane. We can create a database of full scale airplanes in IMAC and provide the reference measurements. The consensus of the BOD is to not make reference to any IMAC planes, whether they are legal or illegal. If the airplane matches the numbers, then the pilot is good. If not, the pilot might need to present proof of scale.
NC and Moving NATS – Toby Silhavy
Toby has been asked on why we don’t move the NATS. Some CDs in his region wants to change contest dates to have their contest the weekend before the NATS. There has been talk of moving the NATS to a different location. Toby would like to be able to give this information to his CDs for they can get their contests scheduled for next year.
Mike informed the BOD that IMAC does not set the dates for the NATS, AMA sets them. At the National Judging School, we approached the SW and SC about hosting the NATS. Many of them asked why the BOD is against moving the NATS. The BOD is not against moving the NATS. The problem is that the discussion to move the NATS is always discussed in April or May, just a month or two before the NATS. The planning for the NATS needs to be started in September of the prior year. This allows time to inform the IMAC BOD and to let AMA know in enough time for them to plan accordingly. It is unfair to AMA to move the location in April of the same year, because they already have the dates set and if we weren’t coming, they could put someone else in our date.
As of right now, no one has stepped forward to discuss the 2020 NATS. Mike has heard that they cannot find a location to host the NATS. This location must have the facilities to fly, pilot accommodations, etc. for this type of event.
Currently, we only have 8 registered pilots with the AMA. The IMAC website lists around 20 pilots. Some people are no longer willing to travel for this event. One of the problems is having it around the 4th of July interferes with family vacations. Mike has mentioned to the AMA about moving our NATS to the actual end of their AMA NATS. This is a complication question with no easy solution.
Adi suggested doing an open contest in America. With the NATS, anyone can fly, not just IMAC pilots. Anymore the NATS are no different than any other contest that one attends on the weekends and we need to change that. Primo suggested contacting pilots to see why they don’t attend the NATS.
Treasurer’s Report – Phil Vance
At the end of May 2019, the General IMAC Operating account is as follows:
Checking $21,700.30
PayPal $16,522.72
Total $38,223.02
As of tonight, June 17, 2019, the General IMAC Operating account is as follows:
Checking $21,758.53
PayPal $17,062.82
Total $38,821.35
Another PayPal account was opened just to handle the IMAC Swag Store. This was due to keep it separate from the IMAC General Operating Account.
Phil asked the BOD if they wanted the shipping costs separate, such as the shipping from the Swag Store versus membership cards, etc. The BOD agreed to keep these items separate expenses.
Regional Issues – All RDs
The SW region currently has 10 contests in the books. Alex says that this is the region’s break until fall.
The SE had 6 contest in the books, with 8 more to go. Primo informed the BOD that the Piedmont contest was cancelled, but got it moved to Mocksville. Many pilots are excited that there will still be a contest that weekend. They currently have 17 pilots signed up. The Youth Masters is coming up and they are looking for volunteers.
The NE region is doing well. Brad reported that they have a couple of new contests coming up.
The NC region has 3 contests in the books. Toby informed the BOD that the region has been on many weather delays. Most of the contests have been one-day or only flown just a few rounds due to the weather. Toby has been posting several updated and items on the region’s page on the website. He wants to get more people to use the IMAC site for resources.
The NW has it’s biggest contest of the year this coming weekend. There are 3 pilots from Canada that will be attending the contest. Currently, there are around 17-18 pilots signed up. Clark informed the BOD that they have not had a Basic pilot at a contest this year.
The International region has been very busy. Adi reported that the Italian Open just wrapped up. There were 70 some pilots from 15 different countries. Out of those pilots, 85% were IMAC members. Some countries in attendance were South Africa, India, and Kuwait. the next contest is in the Czech Republic and they are currently looking at more than 45 pilots. Currently, the region has held 25 contests. Adi asked if the RD can also be sent the unknowns, just in case an issue arises. This can only be done if the RD is not flying in a contest that weekend.
Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m. EST.