On Jul 6, 3:44*pm, Mike the Strike wrote:
So it's good leadership to join a contest, agree to abide by the rules
of the contest and then flout them? * Is honoring agreements not part
of the military code?

What ****ed off the contest officials was not having to abide by their
special rules and accommodate some of their conservative flying
requirements , which we were happy to do, but their skipping the
contest and disappearing without apparently even telling anyone. *In
my book, that's just plain rude. *I certainly wouldn't bend over
backwards to accommodate rude guests and I don't expect SSA to either.

Mike

Valid points. And I understand better the AFA's objectives. I also
noted the "apparently" regarding whether they told anyone they were
leaving and why. So is there a dialogue with the AFA (with the
contest, SSA, the Rules Committee, etc.) to address this year's
problem and help determine how to handle the next request for AFA
slots at Parowan or anywhere else? If past rude behavior were a
criterion for contest entry, I know a few names, other than the AFA's,
who would be excluded in the future.

Chip Bearden
ASW 24 "JB"
USA