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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/9/2006 9:41:04 AM   
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/9/2006 1:29:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... I find the theme for this thread un-likely! My opinion is the AMA is growing.


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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/9/2006 2:51:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not being an "Old Timer", I agree with a lot of the comments, but the one I have not seen is what if I am flying, and one of the "Newbies" just drives up and turns his or her radio on, how will this effect my flight, what frequency are they on, and how do I control my plane if they are on my channel and frequency.

At our club, you CAN NOT turn on your radio until your card is on the channel board, which naturally will tell you if someone is already on that channel. If you turn your radio on and cause a crash, you just bought yourself a new plane.


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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/9/2006 9:03:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		LDM, you are welcome to dislike me. I can only read your posts. There are so many conflicts in them that I wonder how you can manage it without whiplash. I happen to be our club Sec, gave up flying and manned the grill throughout our last fly-in. Still managed to bring an Air Hog for the kids (and a few adults!) to enjoy and spoke to as many people about flying as I could manage. Even signed up a new member. So, your internet opinion doesn't bother me. The only walls in this hobby are those you build for yourself. Period.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 4:57:36 AM   
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... I find the theme for this thread un-likely! My opinion is the AMA is growing.

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MEMBERSHIP COUNTS


Year End Total

1987 122,880
1988 136,044
1989 153,103
1990 165,359
1991 168,190
1992 165,350
1993 168,074
1994 158,927
1995 154,322
1996 153,675
1997 149,700
1998 152,565
1999 157,331
2000 165,365
2001 170,754
2002 173,420
2003 168,075
2004 163,709




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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 2:06:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		There looks to be a pattern there. Like it peaks every ten years and the drops. I wonder how far back that trend goes and what could cause it? (external or internal)

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 2:18:32 PM   
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There looks to be a pattern there. Like it peaks every ten years and the drops. I wonder how far back that trend goes and what could cause it? (external or internal)


Hint: We have met the enemy and they is us.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 3:20:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe a picture will help. Here is what AMA membership looks like between 1987 and 2004:

Since 1989 it appears that there is a maximum 12 to 13% wiggle in the number of members. Not sure if that spells the demise of the organization or not. It has dropped before and rebounded, so who knows. Maybe this is the death knell, but probably not.



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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 3:48:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		The "death knell" is the constant growth of employees and a magazine that continues to in crease it's losses.

The "death knell" is the drone like attitude that some AMA members take saying the AMA can do no wrong.

You get what you don't vote for.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 3:58:38 PM   
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There looks to be a pattern there. Like it peaks every ten years and the drops. I wonder how far back that trend goes and what could cause it? (external or internal)

You might want to spend some time in the Members Only Section on the AMA site looking in the Model Aviation Archives. The dates of dues increases can be found there. You may find it interesting to compare dues increases to the decrease in memberships.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 4:45:36 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ptulmer

There looks to be a pattern there. Like it peaks every ten years and the drops. I wonder how far back that trend goes and what could cause it? (external or internal)

You might want to spend some time in the Members Only Section on the AMA site looking in the Model Aviation Archives. The dates of dues increases can be found there. You may find it interesting to compare dues increases to the decrease in memberships.


And the increase in employees and building.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 7:33:43 PM   
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ORIGINAL: ptulmer

There looks to be a pattern there. Like it peaks every ten years and the drops. I wonder how far back that trend goes and what could cause it? (external or internal)

You might want to spend some time in the Members Only Section on the AMA site looking in the Model Aviation Archives. The dates of dues increases can be found there. You may find it interesting to compare dues increases to the decrease in memberships.


And the increase in employees and building.

As usual, no basis in fact. The MA archives have no such information. On the other hand, the Financial Statements have a wealth of that type of info. Don't let your lack of knowledge stop you, keep posting nonsense.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/11/2006 9:00:32 PM   
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/12/2006 3:18:07 AM   
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Status: online 		hey PT, if he wants nonesense posted as he ended his post, I can help in that aspect:

I'm looking up the history of CO2 levels and ocean currents, soon we will know about any relationbship of AMA Dues Increases & Global Warming....

I'll keep you guys up to speed on my progress on it, like the Central Park RC Field that other guy is doing.

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RE: Why the AMA is not growing........... - 12/12/2006 4:58:57 AM   
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