[X] Write-In: Point out that the people who are highly offended that you rejected the power to banish people at will should be happy to not be banished.
[X] Write-In: Corporate sponsorship pool
Individual corporate sponsorships and a level of tuning and customization that means championship racing is as much a competition between engineering teams as between drivers is totally fine . . . for adult professional and semi-professional leagues. For little kids, this will very rapidly turn the sport into a "rich / connected kids only" snobfest like dressage equestrian events back on Earth. So that's clearly not acceptable. And yet tuning and customizing the hovercraft is clearly a big part of the fun for many kids, and also tends to be one of the strongest parent-child bonding aspects of the sport. . . how to cut the Gordian knot?
I propose that for the Pee-Wee leagues, corporate sponsorships are restricted to collective sponsorship of the entire league, providing a shared funding and technology donation pool that all racers at a given level have access to. Since the junior leagues are closer to semi-professional we can continue to allow a free-for-all approach there unless it starts becoming a serious problem.
[X] Warhawk F7A
(This is supposed to be an all-around air superiority ASF, not a heavy assault fighter. The Warhawk is fast, affordable, and has a versatile weapons package.)
[X] Josephina Brewer, +5 to training targets. Reputation as a friendly and capable instructor
[X] Agree - will form a Training Battalion unit
(Keep in mind, these are basically "zero generation" light mechs. It doesn't really pay off to make them an operational unit because we're going to be able to develop *much* better mechs in relatively short order; the most valuable thing we can do with these early mechs is develop a skilled training cadre.)
[X] Write-In: Corporate sponsorship pool
Individual corporate sponsorships and a level of tuning and customization that means championship racing is as much a competition between engineering teams as between drivers is totally fine . . . for adult professional and semi-professional leagues. For little kids, this will very rapidly turn the sport into a "rich / connected kids only" snobfest like dressage equestrian events back on Earth. So that's clearly not acceptable. And yet tuning and customizing the hovercraft is clearly a big part of the fun for many kids, and also tends to be one of the strongest parent-child bonding aspects of the sport. . . how to cut the Gordian knot?
I propose that for the Pee-Wee leagues, corporate sponsorships are restricted to collective sponsorship of the entire league, providing a shared funding and technology donation pool that all racers at a given level have access to. Since the junior leagues are closer to semi-professional we can continue to allow a free-for-all approach there unless it starts becoming a serious problem.
[X] Warhawk F7A
(This is supposed to be an all-around air superiority ASF, not a heavy assault fighter. The Warhawk is fast, affordable, and has a versatile weapons package.)
[X] Josephina Brewer, +5 to training targets. Reputation as a friendly and capable instructor
[X] Agree - will form a Training Battalion unit
(Keep in mind, these are basically "zero generation" light mechs. It doesn't really pay off to make them an operational unit because we're going to be able to develop *much* better mechs in relatively short order; the most valuable thing we can do with these early mechs is develop a skilled training cadre.)
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