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Old 01-13-2005, 09:45 AM
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Default RE: The SOAP: AMA / MA

Some good thoughts presented here. I've forwarded to my VP. Have you sent it to yours?

ORIGINAL: Hossfly

Speaking of magazines, there has been a lot of discussion about AMA's Model Aviation on this forum. There are a number of schools of thought. Thoughts are like P-51s, everyone has one or more.

Now in this forum, in the thread, "Helping Dr. Frank" I expressed my thoughts and one concerned the point about Model Aviation as a profit center for AMA.

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MA undercuts the model media industry. MA is paid for by member dues. MA could be a profit center. That would require an EC that demands production. That would require some strong personalities that look for the bottom line, yet somewhat liberal with that line as long as it was buying the advancement of the sport and hobby throughout the nation. That is not now happening.