AMA EC April 2016 minutes
05-19-2016, 07:57 AM
#26
In what I'm sure you'll find shocking, I actually have no problem with AMA being involved provided (1) membership is not mandatory, and (2) any staff hired or used for the purpose are supported by revenue raised exclusively from the activities they're supporting (i.e. it's self sustaining). Idea being that if revenues drop, the staff support drops. If it succeeds, great. If it fails to sustain, then it doesn't become a drain on other AMA resources - i.e. we're not asked to subsidize it. For shared resources, i.e. they need something out of a staffer at HQ but it doesn't support an FTE, then that program would pay a percentage of that person's salary based on how much of their time is billed to that purpose.
As an AMA member I don't want my organization assuming any liability from activities conducted by non-members.
Despite what you may think, most events just don't generate all that much revenue. Maybe you should have your own fun-fly sometime just to see how lucrative they are. Most clubs consider a break-even success.
I suspect in a few years we'll be down to one drone racing league and it will be the AMA SIG.
05-19-2016, 09:59 AM
#27
Not shocking at all, just unrealistic.
As an AMA member I don't want my organization assuming any liability from activities conducted by non-members.
Despite what you may think, most events just don't generate all that much revenue. Maybe you should have your own fun-fly sometime just to see how lucrative they are. Most clubs consider a break-even success.
I suspect in a few years we'll be down to one drone racing league and it will be the AMA SIG.
As an AMA member I don't want my organization assuming any liability from activities conducted by non-members.
Despite what you may think, most events just don't generate all that much revenue. Maybe you should have your own fun-fly sometime just to see how lucrative they are. Most clubs consider a break-even success.
I suspect in a few years we'll be down to one drone racing league and it will be the AMA SIG.
05-19-2016, 10:01 AM
#28
Not shocking at all, just unrealistic.
As an AMA member I don't want my organization assuming any liability from activities conducted by non-members.
Despite what you may think, most events just don't generate all that much revenue. Maybe you should have your own fun-fly sometime just to see how lucrative they are. Most clubs consider a break-even success.
I suspect in a few years we'll be down to one drone racing league and it will be the AMA SIG.
As an AMA member I don't want my organization assuming any liability from activities conducted by non-members.
Despite what you may think, most events just don't generate all that much revenue. Maybe you should have your own fun-fly sometime just to see how lucrative they are. Most clubs consider a break-even success.
I suspect in a few years we'll be down to one drone racing league and it will be the AMA SIG.
05-19-2016, 11:44 AM
#30
05-19-2016, 03:11 PM
#37
05-19-2016, 07:24 PM
#38
05-19-2016, 07:46 PM
#39
05-20-2016, 09:20 AM
#41
05-20-2016, 10:32 AM
#42
Section 5, first bullet point. Now go back and look at last published financial report. Look for numbers in parens related to this topic.
05-21-2016, 03:30 AM
#44
05-21-2016, 05:20 AM
#45
Both have to abide by the same code to say for example fly above 400? No problem, so long as abiding by the code does not include required membership.
Last edited by franklin_m; 05-21-2016 at 07:13 AM.
