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Contest Rules and Rules Committee Documents

Last updated Feb. 22, 2010

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.

2010 Rules
2010 National FAI Class Rules
 PDF
2010 National Sport Class Rules
 PDF
2010 Regional FAI Class Rules  PDF
2010 Regional Sport Class Rules  PDF
2010 Rules Process Documents
Proposed Rule Changes for 2010  PDF
2009 Rules Committee Minutes  PDF
2009 Pilot Poll Opinion Responses  PDF
2009 Pilot Poll Opinion Results  PDF

2009 Rules
2009 Sport Regional Rules  PDF
2009 Sport National Rules  PDF
2009 Regional Rules  PDF
2009 National Rules  PDF
2009 Rules Process Documents
Proposed Rule Changes for 2009  PDF
2008 Rules Committee Minutes  PDF
2008 Pilot Poll Opinion Responses  PDF
2008 Pilot Poll Opinion Results  PDF

2008 Rules
2008 Sport Regional Rules PDF
2008 Sport National Rules PDF
2008 Regional Rules PDF
2008 National Rules PDF
2008 Rules Process Documents
Proposed Rule Changes for 2008 PDF
2007 Rules Committee Minutes PDF
2007 Pilot Poll Opinion Responses PDF
2007 Pilot Poll Opinion Results PDF

2007 Rules:
2007 Sport Regional Rules PDF
2007 Sport National Rules PDF
2007 Regional Rules PDF
2007 National Rules PDF
2007 Rules Process Documents
Proposed Contest Rules Changes for 2007
(see also other documents below)
PDF
2006 Rules Committee Meeting Minutes PDF
2006 SRA Pilot Opinion Poll Responses PDF
2006 SRA Pilot Opinion Poll Results PDF

2006 Rules:
2006 Sport Regional Rules PDF
2006 Sport National Rules PDF
2006 Regional Rules PDF
2006 National Rules PDF

Other Documents:
Rules Committee Election Process PDF
Rules Committee Procedures PDF
SRA Guide to Competition * PDF
2007 Support document regarding a proposed change in scoring PDF

* Available courtesy of the Sailplane Racing Association

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