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2. 06:43 AM - Re: Urgent: EAA Members - Action! (Phillip Perry)
3. 07:03 AM - Re: Urgent: EAA Members - Action! (Pascal)
4. 08:09 AM - Re: Urgent: EAA Members - Action! (Kelly McMullen)
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Looks like DR over on the VansAirforce Forum closed out and put the kybash
on any talk of the EAA and its current direction classifying it as "politic
s" which is against forum rules. What a shame considering it is one of the
largest EXPIMENTAL aviation forum's and what better avenue to organize the
homebuilder base. Its his sandbox though so,,,,,,,,,,,,.
David Clifford
RV-10 Builder
Howell, MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Cox" <rv10pro@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:29:12 PM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Urgent: EAA Members - Action!
Will be @ OSH.
503-453-6016
On Jul 14, 2012 6:49 AM, "Phillip Perry" < philperry9@gmail.com > wrote:
John,
Are you going to be at the lifetime members banquet on Tues or attending th
e annual business meeting on Saturday morning?
Here is some commentary I put together for the folks I am representing. We
clearly won't have enough votes to move the election in any specific direct
ion, so our strategy for this year is to simply cast a vote that reflects o
ur loss of confidence in the management. Even though we won't have the vote
s to move the election, we will have enough votes to put a reasonable shot
across the bow.
For those of you who can attend the meeting at AirVenture on Saturday, I'd
encourage you to do so. Apparently these meetings typically have 50 people
attending and most of them are family members of the candidates. If you're
dissatisfied and can be there, you need to be there. It's your responsibili
ty to be there, be seen, and cast your own vote. Otherwise, the next best t
hing is to assign your proxy to me and I'll respectfully do it for you.
Commentary below.
Thanks,
Phil
====================
The most relevant piece of information involves the five Class I Director s
eats that are coming open as well as additional information related to the
nine candidates. The biographies provided in Sport Aviation might be accura
te, but there are some key details missing in a few of them.
After some research, we found that five of the nine candidates are current
EAA Class I Directors. This information is explicitly called out in two bio
s and only hinted-to in Alan Shackleton=99s bio.
The five members of the board who are running for re-election are:
<blockquote>
Barry Davis
John (Jack) Harrington
David Lau
Dan Schwinn
Alan Shackleton
The discovery of this information made us rethink the initial recommendatio
ns for vote distribution and that initiated a lengthy discussion about voti
ng strategy.
The EAA=99s lack of transparency (Lack of meeting minutes, no publish
ed voting records, etc.) doesn=99t allow us to evaluate each board me
mber on their individual merit. Based on the state of affairs at EAA, it is
hard for us to confidently vote for any of these individuals. I=99m
sure there are a few respectable folks in here, but that can=99t be d
etermined because of the lack of transparency. This is the same lack of tra
nsparency they are responsible for creating/maintaining.
After our discussion and the revelation that 5 of the 9 candidates are runn
ing for re-election within all 5 open seats, I have decided to adjust my ow
n recommendations to vote for the 4 candidates who are not members of the c
urrent board of directors and leave our 5th vote unassigned.
This means our five votes would be for:
<blockquote>
Doug Crumrine
Ethan Martin
Dave Morss
Steven Oxman
Open: No Vote Placed
</blockquote>
While some would argue this isn=99t an optimal list, it is the only l
ist of candidates we have to choose from and it still provides some balance
between Homebuilders, Vintage, Warbirds, and Certified GA. But most import
antly a vote for these men represents a vote in favor of fresh ideas and le
adership when compared to the current collection of Class I Directors.
===============
Thanks,
Phil
On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 7:50 AM, John Cox < rv10pro@gmail.com > wrote:
<blockquote>
As a Lifetime member who joined "Just before. The Roust of 2009-2010", I st
ill await word of those candidates we can vote for rather than proxy the co
ntinued "AOPA like" decline and unresponsiveness of EAA towards its builder
s. Can you advise whom to vote for?
John Cox
On Jul 13, 2012 9:05 AM, "Phillip Perry" < philperry9@gmail.com > wrote:
<blockquote>
Hi Jason,
Thank you for your time in Afganistan and for sacrificing a good
portion of your life for those of us here typing e-mails.
Pascal hit a few key area, but there are a few more that should be
brought up as well.
The EAA debate has been a long time coming. It actually goes all the
way back to Paul Poberezny when there was a movement to remove him.
But in the past 3-4 years, the frustration with EAA has reached the
boiling point for many members.
Long story short, since Rod Hightower has taken over the organization
the charter and image of EAA has made a dramatic shift away from their
core values. The EAA has become focused on being the next AOPA
politcally and they're focused on the money that can be made through
AirVenture. I think it's great that AirVenture represents a strong
revenue stream for the organization. But the organization has become
focused on milking that stream and the memership community has paid
the price. If 100% of the members disappeared tomorrow, the EAA would
still exist based on the airshow. So the members are now second class
citizens in the organization.
Our efforts to participate in this years election were blocked by EAA
by being unresponsive and ignoring our requests for a simple ballot to
participate. This is a right that is entitled to the membership
community within the bylaws. But this right has not been made
available to the membership. As a result, the EAA holds nearly all of
the membership votes. It's like the fox in the hen house in some
regards.
I love the EAA. I am passionate about it. I am a lifetime member. I
have served as a chapter VP and President. As I sit here right now,
I'm wearing a red AirVenture 2009 polo. I love the legacy EAA
culture, I love the EAA brand. I really do care a lot about EAA.
Since Rod Hightower has taken over the organization, the EAA has seen
nearly 50 employees walk out the door from the toxic environment that
Rod has created. These are important people like Charlie Becker, Adam
Smith, Barry Elk, etc. Just yesterday, they lost HG Frautschy who is
an Executive Director who has spent 22 years as an employee of the
organization. The EAA culture as we know it is under attack from
within.
You might know Dick Kohler, he has taught a number of EAA SportAir
workshops and he is passionate about EAA. You should read his
comments at this link because he pretty much captures the environment
that Rod has created.
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=675101&postcount=1
22
Additional information can be found at this link containing comments
from EAA Board Members who have resigned. Here is a key comment if
you don't go read the entire link.
=============
As Mike Dale put it was time for the Board to "grow up and start
having the CEO work for the Board". I cannot be part of a rubber stamp
Board whose prime loyalty is to the Founder and President rather than
EAA members.
=============
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=7d613991-adcb-42
6a-a210-5b7ee4112049
I hope you will consider supporting our effort. We won't have enough
votes to change this election, but we will have enough to put a shot
across the bow of EAA's leadership.
Thanks,
Phil
On 7/13/12, Pascal < rv10flyer@verizon.net > wrote:
> Jason;
> First off, that you for the sacrifice to leave the comforts and safety of
> the US for our battle in Afghanistan. It=99s hard, been there, not
Afghinstan
> but another =9Coperation in 1990-1991. Thank you for your service!
> I think you ask a very good question. Phil may not be able to answer it
> completely but my initial thought is the folks writing articles for Sport
> aviation are ex flying magazine writers who have no idea of what building
a
> plane is about, there was a meeting and their has been that =9Ccomb
ined=9D
> effort of AOPA and EAA to represent us with Lsa and other general flying
> issues, good idea, sure! I would like to see the EAA fight for homebuilde
rs
> and not general aviation however.
> My corporation does the same thing EAA does. Phil just wants members to h
ave
> more say on who is voted in versus the big kahuna at EAA himself.
>
> From: Jason Wodack
> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 1:11 AM
> To: rv10-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Urgent: EAA Members - Action!
>
> Phil,
> I've been in Afghanistan for the last year, and therefore out of the loop
> for a while. I was just curious about what I was missing that has caused
> such a reaction.
>
> I've seen claims of EAA not supporting home builders, and since I'm about
to
> start on an RV-10 at the end of this deployment, that concerns me. I was
> hoping you(or someone) could bring me up to speed on what I have missed,
and
> what the issues are that we are having.
>
> I admire your convition, and your willingness to take action. I do n't wa
nt
> to seem like I'm challenging you, but I do want to be well informed befor
e I
> make a decision,
>
> Thanks
> Jason
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Phillip Perry < philperry9@gmail.com >
> wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> If many of you follow =VAF=, you're probably aware that there is a
> campaign within the EAA Membership community to participate in the upcomi
ng
> election of the EAA Board of Directors. We figured that instead of just
> complaining, we should actually participate in the democratic elections.
>
> This simply idea led to more than 1 month of stone walling from the EAA.
> Still to this day, they have not provided a simple document that allows
> their members to participate in the election. So we copied their language
> that assigns the proxy rights to Rod Hightower and changed the name on it
to
> reflect me. The EAA has admitted that this is a document that they can't
> turn down at the elections in a few weeks.
>
> In the past there were 3 choices for EAA members to participate in the
> election:
>
> 1) They could choose not to participate.
> 2) They could show up in person to cast their vote at the annual business
> meeting.
> 3) They could assign their vote to Rod Hightower. (This is a check box on
> your annual renewal)
>
>
> Long story short, the elections would look like 13 votes for some members
> and 16,000 votes for those that Hightower wanted. So they ended up being
> appointments and not elections by the members.
>
> I am receiving proxy forms from all over the globe and if you are
> frustrated with the EAA, I would appreciate it if you would do that same
> thing. The form can be found at this link.
>
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26343935/EAA%20Member%20Proxy%20Statement.pdf
>
>
> You can send me a scanned copy or the original to:
>
> Phillip W. Perry
> C/O David Carr
> 1100 W Monroe St
> Austin, TX 78704
>
>
> Here are the votes we will be placing and the justification for selecting
> them:
>
> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=678549&postcount
=68
>
>
> Today the EAA retaliated against their members and sent out a link asking
> them to assign proxy votes to Rod Hightower. Please don't give total
> control of EAA to the current membership and choose to put control of the
> EAA back in the hands of the membership. Here's some details on that
> message:
>
> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?p=679285
>
>
> Please don't assign your proxy to the EAA Leadership, and if you feel
> compelled I would be honored to carry your proxy vote forward at the
> business meeting at AirVenture. This is the first time (that I'm aware of
)
> in the history of EAA that the members have found a way to legitimately
> participate.
>
> We need to get this word out to everyone who supports the effort ASAP. So
> if you agree, please highlight this proxy effort and share the message on
> every message board you can before some unknowing soul gives his vote to
Rod
> Hightower and his buddies.
>
> We are going to be continuing this effort going into 2013 too and can use
> your support and even you active participation.
>
> Thanks,
> Phil Perry
>
> RV-10 #40750
> EAA Lifetime Member
>
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| Subject: | Re: Urgent: EAA Members - Action! |
Yeah it's a disappointing to see that the thread went from supported to
unsupported on VAF overnight.
We're going to keep pushing the effort though. There are a handful of us
looking for some alternative ways to spread the word. It's only a setback
and not the end. We'll gain ground some days and lose ground on others.
But the internet is much larger than Doug's website, so don't give up yet.
Doug's site is just where it got started.
Phil
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| Subject: | Re: Urgent: EAA Members - Action! |
Keep the faith Phil, by your actions it=99s a step to show that
some members want change. I would expect there to be pushback. It does
sound like Politics, EAA choses who they want and say they are doing it
on behalf of the members. You are just trying to actually make that
happen.
Thanks!
From: Phillip Perry
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Urgent: EAA Members - Action!
Yeah it's a disappointing to see that the thread went from supported to
unsupported on VAF overnight.
We're going to keep pushing the effort though. There are a handful of
us looking for some alternative ways to spread the word. It's only a
setback and not the end. We'll gain ground some days and lose ground on
others.
But the internet is much larger than Doug's website, so don't give up
yet. Doug's site is just where it got started.
Phil
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| Subject: | Re: Urgent: EAA Members - Action! |
That is one reason that I rarely spend much time on VAF. Matt seems to be
much more permissive about what is posted here, and the participants are
better looking and more intelligent. ;-))
On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:09 AM, <davidsoutpost@comcast.net> wrote:
> Looks like DR over on the VansAirforce Forum closed out and put the kybas
h
> on any talk of the EAA and its current direction classifying it as
> "politics" which is against forum rules. What a shame considering it is
> one of the largest EXPIMENTAL aviation forum's and what better avenue to
> organize the homebuilder base. Its his sandbox though so,,,,,,,,,,,,.
>
> David Clifford
>
> RV-10 Builder
> Howell, MI
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"John Cox" <rv10pro@gmail.com>
> *To: *rv10-list@matronics.com
> *Sent: *Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:29:12 PM
>
> *Subject: *Re: RV10-List: Urgent: EAA Members - Action!
>
> Will be @ OSH.
>
> 503-453-6016
> On Jul 14, 2012 6:49 AM, "Phillip Perry" <philperry9@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> John,
>>
>> Are you going to be at the lifetime members banquet on Tues or attending
>> the annual business meeting on Saturday morning?
>>
>> Here is some commentary I put together for the folks I am representing.
>> We clearly won't have enough votes to move the election in any specific
>> direction, so our strategy for this year is to simply cast a vote that
>> reflects our loss of confidence in the management. Even though we won't
>> have the votes to move the election, we will have enough votes to put a
>> reasonable shot across the bow.
>>
>> For those of you who can attend the meeting at AirVenture on Saturday,
>> I'd encourage you to do so. Apparently these meetings typically have 50
>> people attending and most of them are family members of the candidates.
If
>> you're dissatisfied and can be there, you need to be there. It's your
>> responsibility to be there, be seen, and cast your own vote. Otherwise,
>> the next best thing is to assign your proxy to me and I'll respectfully
do
>> it for you.
>>
>> Commentary below.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Phil
>>
>>
>>
>> ===================
>>
>> The most relevant piece of information involves the five Class I Directo
r
>> seats that are coming open as well as additional information related to
the
>> nine candidates. The biographies provided in Sport Aviation might be
>> accurate, but there are some key details missing in a few of them.
>>
>> After some research, we found that five of the nine candidates are
>> current EAA Class I Directors. This information is explicitly called out
in
>> two bios and only hinted-to in Alan Shackleton=92s bio.
>>
>> The five members of the board who are running for re-election are:
>>
>> Barry Davis
>> John (Jack) Harrington
>> David Lau
>> Dan Schwinn
>> Alan Shackleton
>>
>> The discovery of this information made us rethink the initial
>> recommendations for vote distribution and that initiated a lengthy
>> discussion about voting strategy.
>>
>> The EAA=92s lack of transparency (Lack of meeting minutes, no published
>> voting records, etc.) doesn=92t allow us to evaluate each board member o
n
>> their individual merit. Based on the state of affairs at EAA, it is hard
>> for us to confidently vote for any of these individuals. I=92m sure ther
e are
>> a few respectable folks in here, but that can=92t be determined because
of
>> the lack of transparency. This is the same lack of transparency they are
>> responsible for creating/maintaining.
>>
>> After our discussion and the revelation that 5 of the 9 candidates are
>> running for re-election within all 5 open seats, I have decided to adjus
t
>> my own recommendations to vote for the 4 candidates who are not members
of
>> the current board of directors and leave our 5th vote unassigned.
>>
>> This means our five votes would be for:
>>
>> Doug Crumrine
>> Ethan Martin
>> Dave Morss
>> Steven Oxman
>> Open: No Vote Placed
>>
>> While some would argue this isn=92t an optimal list, it is the only list
of
>> candidates we have to choose from and it still provides some balance
>> between Homebuilders, Vintage, Warbirds, and Certified GA. But most
>> importantly a vote for these men represents a vote in favor of fresh ide
as
>> and leadership when compared to the current collection of Class I Direct
ors.
>>
>> ==============
>> Thanks,
>> Phil
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 7:50 AM, John Cox <rv10pro@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As a Lifetime member who joined "Just before. The Roust of 2009-2010",
I
>>> still await word of those candidates we can vote for rather than proxy
the
>>> continued "AOPA like" decline and unresponsiveness of EAA towards its
>>> builders. Can you advise whom to vote for?
>>>
>>> John Cox
>>> On Jul 13, 2012 9:05 AM, "Phillip Perry" <philperry9@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Jason,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your time in Afganistan and for sacrificing a good
>>>> portion of your life for those of us here typing e-mails.
>>>>
>>>> Pascal hit a few key area, but there are a few more that should be
>>>> brought up as well.
>>>>
>>>> The EAA debate has been a long time coming. It actually goes all the
>>>> way back to Paul Poberezny when there was a movement to remove him.
>>>> But in the past 3-4 years, the frustration with EAA has reached the
>>>> boiling point for many members.
>>>>
>>>> Long story short, since Rod Hightower has taken over the organization
>>>> the charter and image of EAA has made a dramatic shift away from their
>>>> core values. The EAA has become focused on being the next AOPA
>>>> politcally and they're focused on the money that can be made through
>>>> AirVenture. I think it's great that AirVenture represents a strong
>>>> revenue stream for the organization. But the organization has become
>>>> focused on milking that stream and the memership community has paid
>>>> the price. If 100% of the members disappeared tomorrow, the EAA would
>>>> still exist based on the airshow. So the members are now second class
>>>> citizens in the organization.
>>>>
>>>> Our efforts to participate in this years election were blocked by EAA
>>>> by being unresponsive and ignoring our requests for a simple ballot to
>>>> participate. This is a right that is entitled to the membership
>>>> community within the bylaws. But this right has not been made
>>>> available to the membership. As a result, the EAA holds nearly all of
>>>> the membership votes. It's like the fox in the hen house in some
>>>> regards.
>>>>
>>>> I love the EAA. I am passionate about it. I am a lifetime member. I
>>>> have served as a chapter VP and President. As I sit here right now,
>>>> I'm wearing a red AirVenture 2009 polo. I love the legacy EAA
>>>> culture, I love the EAA brand. I really do care a lot about EAA.
>>>>
>>>> Since Rod Hightower has taken over the organization, the EAA has seen
>>>> nearly 50 employees walk out the door from the toxic environment that
>>>> Rod has created. These are important people like Charlie Becker, Adam
>>>> Smith, Barry Elk, etc. Just yesterday, they lost HG Frautschy who is
>>>> an Executive Director who has spent 22 years as an employee of the
>>>> organization. The EAA culture as we know it is under attack from
>>>> within.
>>>>
>>>> You might know Dick Kohler, he has taught a number of EAA SportAir
>>>> workshops and he is passionate about EAA. You should read his
>>>> comments at this link because he pretty much captures the environment
>>>> that Rod has created.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=675101&postcoun
t=122
>>>>
>>>> Additional information can be found at this link containing comments
>>>> from EAA Board Members who have resigned. Here is a key comment if
>>>> you don't go read the entire link.
>>>>
>>>> ============
>>>> As Mike Dale put it was time for the Board to "grow up and start
>>>> having the CEO work for the Board". I cannot be part of a rubber stamp
>>>> Board whose prime loyalty is to the Founder and President rather than
>>>> EAA members.
>>>> ============
>>>>
>>>> http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=7d613991-ad
cb-426a-a210-5b7ee4112049
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I hope you will consider supporting our effort. We won't have enough
>>>> votes to change this election, but we will have enough to put a shot
>>>> across the bow of EAA's leadership.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 7/13/12, Pascal <rv10flyer@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> > Jason;
>>>> > First off, that you for the sacrifice to leave the comforts and
>>>> safety of
>>>> > the US for our battle in Afghanistan. It=92s hard, been there, not
>>>> Afghinstan
>>>> > but another =93operation in 1990-1991. Thank you for your service!
>>>> > I think you ask a very good question. Phil may not be able to answer
>>>> it
>>>> > completely but my initial thought is the folks writing articles for
>>>> Sport
>>>> > aviation are ex flying magazine writers who have no idea of what
>>>> building a
>>>> > plane is about, there was a meeting and their has been that =93combi
ned=94
>>>> > effort of AOPA and EAA to represent us with Lsa and other general
>>>> flying
>>>> > issues, good idea, sure! I would like to see the EAA fight for
>>>> homebuilders
>>>> > and not general aviation however.
>>>> > My corporation does the same thing EAA does. Phil just wants members
>>>> to have
>>>> > more say on who is voted in versus the big kahuna at EAA himself.
>>>> >
>>>> > From: Jason Wodack
>>>> > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 1:11 AM
>>>> > To: rv10-list@matronics.com
>>>> > Subject: Re: RV10-List: Urgent: EAA Members - Action!
>>>> >
>>>> > Phil,
>>>> > I've been in Afghanistan for the last year, and therefore out of the
>>>> loop
>>>> > for a while. I was just curious about what I was missing that has
>>>> caused
>>>> > such a reaction.
>>>> >
>>>> > I've seen claims of EAA not supporting home builders, and since I'm
>>>> about to
>>>> > start on an RV-10 at the end of this deployment, that concerns me.
I
>>>> was
>>>> > hoping you(or someone) could bring me up to speed on what I have
>>>> missed, and
>>>> > what the issues are that we are having.
>>>> >
>>>> > I admire your convition, and your willingness to take action. I do
>>>> n't want
>>>> > to seem like I'm challenging you, but I do want to be well informed
>>>> before I
>>>> > make a decision,
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks
>>>> > Jason
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Phillip Perry <philperry9@gmail.com
>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Hi Everyone,
>>>> >
>>>> > If many of you follow =VAF=, you're probably aware that there
is a
>>>> > campaign within the EAA Membership community to participate in the
>>>> upcoming
>>>> > election of the EAA Board of Directors. We figured that instead of
>>>> just
>>>> > complaining, we should actually participate in the democratic
>>>> elections.
>>>> >
>>>> > This simply idea led to more than 1 month of stone walling from th
e
>>>> EAA.
>>>> > Still to this day, they have not provided a simple document that
>>>> allows
>>>> > their members to participate in the election. So we copied their
>>>> language
>>>> > that assigns the proxy rights to Rod Hightower and changed the name
>>>> on it to
>>>> > reflect me. The EAA has admitted that this is a document that they
>>>> can't
>>>> > turn down at the elections in a few weeks.
>>>> >
>>>> > In the past there were 3 choices for EAA members to participate in
>>>> the
>>>> > election:
>>>> >
>>>> > 1) They could choose not to participate.
>>>> > 2) They could show up in person to cast their vote at the annual
>>>> business
>>>> > meeting.
>>>> > 3) They could assign their vote to Rod Hightower. (This is a chec
k
>>>> box on
>>>> > your annual renewal)
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Long story short, the elections would look like 13 votes for some
>>>> members
>>>> > and 16,000 votes for those that Hightower wanted. So they ended up
>>>> being
>>>> > appointments and not elections by the members.
>>>> >
>>>> > I am receiving proxy forms from all over the globe and if you are
>>>> > frustrated with the EAA, I would appreciate it if you would do that
>>>> same
>>>> > thing. The form can be found at this link.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26343935/EAA%20Member%20Proxy%20Statement.pdf
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > You can send me a scanned copy or the original to:
>>>> >
>>>> > Phillip W. Perry
>>>> > C/O David Carr
>>>> > 1100 W Monroe St
>>>> > Austin, TX 78704
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Here are the votes we will be placing and the justification for
>>>> selecting
>>>> > them:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=678549&postcoun
t=68
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Today the EAA retaliated against their members and sent out a link
>>>> asking
>>>> > them to assign proxy votes to Rod Hightower. Please don't give tota
l
>>>> > control of EAA to the current membership and choose to put control o
f
>>>> the
>>>> > EAA back in the hands of the membership. Here's some details on tha
t
>>>> > message:
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?p=679285
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > Please don't assign your proxy to the EAA Leadership, and if you
>>>> feel
>>>> > compelled I would be honored to carry your proxy vote forward at the
>>>> > business meeting at AirVenture. This is the first time (that I'm
>>>> aware of)
>>>> > in the history of EAA that the members have found a way to
>>>> legitimately
>>>> > participate.
>>>> >
>>>> > We need to get this word out to everyone who supports the effort
>>>> ASAP. So
>>>> > if you agree, please highlight this proxy effort and share the
>>>> message on
>>>> > every message board you can before some unknowing soul gives his vot
e
>>>> to Rod
>>>> > Hightower and his buddies.
>>>> >
>>>> > We are going to be continuing this effort going into 2013 too and
>>>> can use
>>>> > your support and even you active participation.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thanks,
>>>> > Phil Perry
>>>> >
>>>> > RV-10 #40750
>>>> > EAA Lifetime Member
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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