rsallen13
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The point I have been trying to make is that people want to fly at the location that bests suits their requirements, what ever that might be. The fictional park flyers want to fly at the park and they have made, what seems to me is a reasonable request that is in the interest of safety for at both the park and the club. How the letter is worded would dictate the clubs response.
Give them and ultimatum and the club would likely balk, word it as a request and also ask “if not those 5 which 5 would you prefer we use?” and it might be warmly received along with a reply with what works best and possibly a invitation to stop by the club and fly there to see if they would like to join.
Unfortunately, I do not see the latter happening regardless of how the park flyers would word the letter for the same reason that Liberator stressed. The “we were here first and we are AMA” defense. (No offence intended Liberator just making a point)
Until spread spectrum does arrive and the manufactures stop making standard frequency radios this will continue to be an issue. Notice I did not say mandated by AMA because really it is whether or not the flyers will purchase them or if the manufactures find a way to update current radios like they did in the ‘Gold Sticker” days. Or, god forbid, the FCC mandate it. Something like Futaba making a module for 8UAP, 9z’s and the like that can just be popped in, but I don’t expect this to happen or the issues go away any time soon.
How the clubs react and how well the park flyers are educated will mean the difference in the future growth of this hobby. The park flyer craze is bringing a lot of new and younger flyers into the hobby. Its real impact will not be felt until they get older and have the real disposable income to invest in this hobby.
I would expect as these flyers get tired of the 2 and 3 channel 27 mhz park that they will begin looking for more to feed this addiction we call our hobby. We, and I mean those of us who fly now whether you are AMA or not, must find solutions to these hypothetical issues before they become all to real.
Not flying at a club has opened my eyes to just how many individuals do not fly at organized clubs or belong to AMA. I hope that the AMA can find a way in the future to interest these flyers and to further promote this hobby as a wholesome and family endeavor. Unfortunately, current AMA management hasn’t a clue but that is an item for another thread.
I try to do my part in the discussions that I have with others that I fly with at the park, and maybe if some of the club flyers would pick up a foamy and stop by the local park it might actually do more to increase you membership than any other one thing the club does.
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