RE: AMA advertise on TV?
Hi Horrace
Perhaps one of the reasons the EC hired Don Koranda as ED is his experience in promoting organizations. If you do a web search, you will find pictures of him with some of the most famous Americans involved in aviation. Could it be that the AMA will do as you have urged and start issuing press releases on a much more frequent basis?
The likes of Burt Rutan, Paul McCready, Neil Armstrong, and John Glenn were all modelers. Koranda knows them all, along with a heck of a lot of others. Imagine the potential.
Spending money on TV is probably not in the cards, however, as you have pointed out, there are many other ways to promote the hobby and the organization that are virtually free. Perhaps the people behind Koranda's hiring are more astute then many have given them credit for.
JR