Originally Posted by
franklin_m
On AMA website and as we'll see in the May issue of MA, Dave Scott may have inadvertently revealed something that starts to explain a lot of the AMA actions. And I quote from the first sentence after the last photo in the post:
".. and help stem the 15-year trend of declining club membership .."
Now I'm no rocket scientist, but declining club membership in the face of either fixed or increasing costs to maintain club flying sites, either means big hikes in club dues or more clubs folding. Think about that in the context of the 400 clubs that didn't renew memberships. Think about that in terms of clubs that are listed on AMA website but don't respond to emails etc.
This cannot be good news
http://modelaviation.com/fostering-active-clubs
Thank You Franklin for posting that .
There will be those who try to discredit the man's words about the 15 year decline , as though they know more than Dave Scott , who obviously should have asked the peanut gallery in post two whether his 15 year decline fact was correct or not . The newest trend in RC flight needs no club field to be practiced in , and thus eliminates their need to belong to the biggest club , the AMA , which one traditionally HAD to belong to in order to fly at the local AMA chartered club's field .....