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Indirect SSA dues increase or no more sporting licenses
In a note from SSA Chairman Dianne Black-Nixon in the November issue of
Soaring magazine, SSA announced a policy change regarding paying fees to NAA for Sporting Licenses. ...."Under an arrangement with NAA, SSA has been distributing Sporting Licenses for Soaring to SSA members as one of our member benefits. At the time of the arrangement, NAA required applicants for FAI badges to hold Sporting Licenses. Recently, NAA dropped this requirement. Under a new arrangement, NAA and SSA have agreed that a Sporting License is required for participation in international events, world records, and USA national records only. Please note that you must have a Sporting License before you take off on a record attempt. A Sporting License is not required for badges, diplomas, US contests, state records. US trophies, lennie pins, nor the Hilton Cup. In 2005, fewer than 25 members participated in the events listed above requiring Sporting Licenses, and for this reason, SSA has decided to stop paying NAA a per-member fee for Sporting Licenses and to stop issuing licenses to members. SSA members who need to renew their Sporting Licenses should contact SSA directly. The effective date of this change is January 1, 2007, and SSA will stop issuing Sporting Licenses on that date. ---------- Personally I have no problem not getting a sporting license but I would like to know how the monies that use to be paid to the NAA are to be allocated or used. I have no idea how much was paid to the NAA, though I would venture to guess that it was around $2 per member or approximately $20K a year. If I have a say I would like to see the monies allocated to the competition fund or US World Team, again I am not familiar enough with the actual 'buckets' setup by the SSA. I hope the monies will not just disappear into the general fund. Ron Gleason DG 303 We are continuing our discussions with NAA, and we will strive to reduce the cost of Sporting Licenses (currently $45 per year) for our members." |
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Indirect SSA dues increase or no more sporting licenses
On Nov 9, 10:40 am, "Ron Gleason" wrote: Under a new arrangement, NAA and SSA have agreed that a Sporting License is required for participation in international events, world records, and USA national records only. Please note that you must have a Sporting License before you take off on a record attempt. A Sporting License is not required for badges, diplomas, US contests, state records. US trophies, lennie pins, nor the Hilton Cup. The world record I set a few years ago was by accident - I was only hoping for a National record. I'm sure there are quite a few among us who strive for state records and in the process may just do well enough to set a national or world mark. in 2005, fewer than 25 members participated in the events listed above requiring Sporting Licenses, and for this reason, SSA has decided to stop paying NAA a per-member fee for Sporting Licenses and to stop issuing licenses to members. I wonder how many members participated in events that *may* have resulted in a national record. I have heard there are a few US sailplane pilots who don't claim national records due to the current cost of $200 or so for processing, and now they have to pay for the sporting license up front as well. What *does* the NAA do for us besides "rubber stamping" the hard work of our records processor, Judy? -Tom |
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Indirect SSA dues increase or no more sporting licenses
5Z wrote: On Nov 9, 10:40 am, "Ron Gleason" wrote: Under a new arrangement, NAA and SSA have agreed that a Sporting License is required for participation in international events, world records, and USA national records only. Please note that you must have a Sporting License before you take off on a record attempt. A Sporting License is not required for badges, diplomas, US contests, state records. US trophies, lennie pins, nor the Hilton Cup. What *does* the NAA do for us besides "rubber stamping" the hard work of our records processor, Judy? -Tom That's the point, Tom! NOTHING! - NAA couldn't come up with anything else that they do for the fees they used to receive when asked! Micki |
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