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ADDENDUM TO THE 2007-2008 SPA COMPETITORS GUIDE
January 5, 2008

NOVICE CLASS ENGINE LIMITATION

Sec 1.c(3)(b) on page two of the Guide currently reads:

            ( b )  Any SPA approved airplane or any airplane weighing less than 15 pounds with a wing span no greater than 72 inches is legal for this class.

It is amended to read:
           ( b )  Any SPA approved airplane or any airplane weighing less than 15 pounds using a four stroke engine no greater than .91 cubic inches with no super charging of any kind or a two stroke engine no greater than .61 cubic inches is legal to be scored in this class.  Pilots flying other airplanes may participate and be judged, but scores will not be included in the tabulation of final contest results.

 ANNUAL POINTS CHAMPIONSHIP

 Sec 6.c(1) on page 4 of the Guide currently reads:
c.  Annual Points Championship.  The SPA Annual Points Championships is structured as follows:

( 1 )  All contests on a season’s schedule less one shall count toward the total    points.  You must fly in the Masters to be eligible for this award.

It is amended to read:
Each pilot’s four best contest points scores will count toward his final points total.  A pilot must fly in the Masters to be eligible for the Annual Points Championship.  The Masters will constitute each pilot’s fifth contest points score.

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