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Regarding the accident in Hungary, I think Dave Brown's comments addressed the issue. This was a tragic unforseen event. I would not want the job he has running the AMA as the Academy has a lot of highly opinionated members whom no one could fully satisfy. Dave is to be commended for his efforts on behalf of the younger and the older crowd. Its tough to run something like this and, obviously, the pay leaves a lot to be desired.
Obviously the stipend is satisfactory (when coupled with the head rush of being President of a large national association), otherwise the erstwhile Mr. Brown would not have run for re-election so many times. As to our being opinionated; we have earned the right to be that way through the years that we have dedicated to this hobby. Dave Brown and the entire E.C. have done some things for us, and some things to us. I suppose it depends upon who's ox is being gored. I don't want anyone to try and completely satisfy me, but I would like to be listened to by my elected officers. I would like the occasional note to let me know that my opinions do really matter, and that the Executive Committee is acting on our collective behalf, and not for the benefit of only selected groups of modeller's.
To the gentleman who made the reference to the first model being controlled by radio, my error. Since this forum is dedicated to the AMA and since the AMA literally stands for the Academy of Model Aeronautics, I naturally assumed that you wer referencing the Brothers, Good. My mistake. Perhaps that should be entered into the R/C Boat forum.
Again, to address the original topic of this thread, I personally feel that the AMA magazine is tilted too heavily toward the electric powered models. As before, the majority of those who choose to fly that power option do not and will not belong to the AMA. In fact, I seriously doubt that the majority of them even know of the existance of the organization, or if they are aware of it, they could care less. Just my opinion, bet it's some of your's too.
Bill, AMA 4720
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RE: August 2006 MA magazine - 
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It is more informative to look at several issues at once. Each issue will be a bit different in focus and in what is reported. There is clearly more ARF than I care for, and more electric than there used to be. I think the magazine is trying to serve the entire present day AMA community, which includes a bunch of ARF and electric fliers. The little review of a past issue in each magazine does bring a nostalgic tear to my eye, however. I do like the magazine to contain two (or more) construction articles, as these are of the most interest to me, no matter what the airplane.
