Contrails by eMail

If you would like to "GO GREEN" and receive your copy of Contrails (full color) via email, drop a request to pilot114@aol.com.

JPO Merchandise

Thanks to the efforts of Bob Brusa, our District XI Vice President, we are now ready to make JPO merchandise available to the membership. We are starting with a small selection, white shirts and hats only, until we gauge the level of interest. The shirts are made of polyester and are of good quality. They should be cool in the summer heat and will hold their shape well without excessive wrinkling.

To order, send an email to info@alleycatworldwide.com or call 937-291-8803. If you are ordering by email, please put "JPO Order" in the subject line. Supply your name and shipping address as well as a contact number so you can be called for billing purposes.

Pricing:

Shirt:
$32.50 s,m,l,xl
$34.50 xxl
$35.50 xxxl
optional: name embroided on right breast - $3

Hat: $14

Shipping:
$5 1 to 3 items
$8 4 to 7 items
$12 8 to 12 items

Message from the President and the JPO Board

This is a JPO update on the current discussions between the FAA and the AMA on potential regulations impacting model aviation. This update is based upon an ongoing dialog that the JPO is having with Dave Mathewson, our latest exchange having occurred in November at the last board meeting.

We are nearing the end of the NPRM process, and the long awaited proposed regulations should be published within the next three months, by all reports. There will be a period for review and submission of commentary by the public, with the final rulemaking occuring shortly afterward. There is an expectation that the regulations will address speed, altitude and operations in the vicinity of airports, but what the regulations will propose in these areas remains a mystery until published. Continue to watch the AMA website for updates and if a call for a letter campaign is issued by the AMA, we would hope all our members would take time to participate.

As previously reported, there is also potential language addressing model aviation in the FAA reauthorization bill, but when this might become legislation is anyone's guess. Right now, it appears the NPRM will govern the FAA regulations for model aircraft.

While the process continues to wind its way to a conclusion, I would encourage everyone to fly safely, abide by and encourage others to abide by the regulations, and please don't spread misinformation. There is no reason to believe at this point that the FAA will do anything to prohibit our operations.

Happy holidays to all from me and the rest of the JPO officers.

Thanks,

Keith Sievers, President

About the JPO:

The Jet Pilots Organization (JPO) was founded in 1989 to promote and advance jet modeling technology, and the safe recreation and general fellowship of this fast-growing segment of our hobby. We are the Special Interest Group (SIG) officially representing USA jet modelers to our national organization insurer, the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). If you are a jet pilot, or you are aspiring to be one, you will very likely find that your interests, concerns, and goals are also the JPO’s!

The JPO is active in several areas important to you as a jet pilot, and this is especially important now that turbines are becoming the engine of choice. Why should I join the JPO? Because……….

· As the AMA SIG, the JPO is the collective jet pilot’s pipeline to the AMA. We represent you!

· The JPO is a fast-growing body of experts and expertise. We wish to pass on that wealth of information and experience on to assure your jet flying is all the more successful, safe, and enjoyable. We look forward to meeting and assisting you at jet events, and you will receive our ‘Contrails’, an informative quarterly bulletin of jet happenings, technical articles, and event schedules.

· The JPO is your advocate for fair and responsible rules concerning turbine operation. If you are not yet AMA turbine qualified, let us help you become familiar with the Waiver process. If you are already a Waiver holder, then the JPO needs the strength of your numbers to achieve strong representation at the national level-in which there is greater need today, than ever before.

Our main goals are promoting the safe expansion of jet modeling: to make the AMA-required Turbine Waiver more accessible and less burdensome; and to work ever harder in maintaining the turbine safety record as the prime requirement to remaining insurable and viable. With each added Member, the JPO becomes stronger with just that much greater a chance of success.

So join us…………………protect your jet interests and your investment. Check out our web site, and become a JPO discussion list Member.

If you are a jet modeler, the JPO needs you, AND YOU NEED THE JPO

Announcements:

Knowledge Bank: member contributions are always welcome for the knowledge bank. Please send any contributions to the JPO Webmaster and I will take care of formatting the information into a PDF document and posting it to the site. Please contribute!

Manufacturers: The JPO will post product announcements on the site at no cost as a service to our members. Please email specifics to the JPO Webmaster.