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Contest Rules and Rules Committee Documents
RULES PROCESS
The SSA Rules Committee executes a process to evaluate and modify the SSA Contest Rules each year.
The SSA Rules Committee is composed of the SSA Contest Committee Chair and four elected individuals. These individuals are elected by the soaring pilots on the US Pilot Ranking List. This committee executes a process each year to poll the pilots on the US Pilot Ranking List, works together to evaluate the existing rules, then proposes a final set of revised rules for the comming racing season.
| Important Reading |
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| Contestant Liability Insurance requirements (2012) | |
| Organizer Safety Checklist / Safety Talk Topics (3/2012) | |
| Instruments with Artificial Horizon or T&B Features | |
| Other Devices with Artificial Horizon or T&B Features | |
| SSA Guide to Competition (3/2011) | |
| Approved Instruments with Aritifical Horizon or T&B Features | |
| 2013 Rules | |
| 2013 National FAI Class Rules | |
| 2013 National Sport Class Rules | |
| 2013 Regional FAI Class Rules | |
| 2013 Regional Sport Class Rules | |
| 2013 Rules Process Documents | |
| 2013 Proposed Rules Changes (Final) | |
| 2012 Rules Committee Meeting Minutes | |
| 2012 Pilot Opinion Poll Results | |
| 2012 Contest Safety Report by John Cochrane | |
| 2012 Rules | |
| 2012 National FAI Class Rules | |
| 2012 National Sport Class Rules | |
| 2012 Regional FAI Class Rules | |
| 2012 Regional Sport Class Rules | |
| 2012 Rules Process Documents | |
| 2012 Proposed Rules Changes | |
| 2011 Rules Committee Meeting Minutes | |
| 2011 Pilot Opinion Poll Results | |
| 2011 Contest Safety Report by John Cochrane | |
| 2011 Rules | |
| 2011 National FAI Class Rules | |
| 2011 National Sport Class Rules | |
| 2011 Regional FAI Class Rules | |
| 2011 Regional Sport Class Rules | |
| 2011 Rules Process Documents | |
| Proposed Rule Changes for 2011 | |
| Flarm Usage in 2011 Contests | |
| 2010 Rules Committee Minutes | |
| 2010 Pilot Poll Opinion Comments | |
| 2010 Pilot Poll Opinion Results | |
| 2010 Rules | |
| 2010 National FAI Class Rules | |
| 2010 National Sport Class Rules | |
| 2010 Regional FAI Class Rules | |
| 2010 Regional Sport Class Rules | |
| 2010 Rules Process Documents | |
| Proposed Rule Changes for 2010 | |
| 2009 Rules Committee Minutes | |
| 2009 Pilot Poll Opinion Responses | |
| 2009 Pilot Poll Opinion Results | |
| 2009 Rules | |
| 2009 Sport Regional Rules | |
| 2009 Sport National Rules | |
| 2009 Regional Rules | |
| 2009 National Rules | |
| 2009 Rules Process Documents | |
| Proposed Rule Changes for 2009 | |
| 2008 Rules Committee Minutes | |
| 2008 Pilot Poll Opinion Responses | |
| 2008 Pilot Poll Opinion Results | |
| 2008 Rules | |
| 2008 Sport Regional Rules | |
| 2008 Sport National Rules | |
| 2008 Regional Rules | |
| 2008 National Rules | |
| 2008 Rules Process Documents | |
| Proposed Rule Changes for 2008 | |
| 2007 Rules Committee Minutes | |
| 2007 Pilot Poll Opinion Responses | |
| 2007 Pilot Poll Opinion Results | |
| 2007 Rules: | |
| 2007 Sport Regional Rules | |
| 2007 Sport National Rules | |
| 2007 Regional Rules | |
| 2007 National Rules | |
| 2007 Rules Process Documents | |
| Proposed Contest Rules Changes for 2007 (see also other documents below) |
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| 2006 Rules Committee Meeting Minutes | |
| 2006 SRA Pilot Opinion Poll Responses | |
| 2006 SRA Pilot Opinion Poll Results | |
| 2006 Rules: | |
| 2006 Sport Regional Rules | |
| 2006 Sport National Rules | |
| 2006 Regional Rules | |
| 2006 National Rules | |
| Other Documents: | |
| Rules Committee Election Process | |
| Rules Committee Procedures | |
| 2007 Support document regarding a proposed change in scoring | |
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Posted: 7/12/2007
