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If the AMA is not insurance, what is it? - 1/11/2003 8:46:44 AM   
J_R


 

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Status: offline 		The AMA is a non-profit, fraternal, service organization. It's guiding principle is: "Of, By, and For the Model Airplane Enthusiast".

It would appear that many do not understand what that means.

It means that the AMA is not chasing money as a primary function. Most businesses have the primary goal of making a profit. It means that the
organization is for a group of people with a common interest, a fraternal group. It provides services. Simply put, that means that you can not see
"things" that it does for you. You can not taste insurance. You can not touch the privilege of using a frequency. You can not smell the rules (well
maybe in some cases you can ). You can not hear the chartering of a club. Many of you are not even aware of the services that the AMA is constantly providing for you.

What you have joined is more closely akin to the Moose Lodge than Mutual of Omaha. We do, what we do, for each other, and for the good of our modeling community. The actual purposes of the AMA are set forth in Article II of the AMA bylaws. NOT mentioned in those purposes is insurance.

One of the services provided by the AMA is insurance. It is only one service. It also happens to have become the financial engine that drives
AMA. If what you wanted was to join an insurance company, you made a mistake. If your only question is "what is in it For me?", you missed the guiding principle of the AMA. Just as many Moose are surprised what is expected of them, after they join, many of you did not understand what you got into.

As a member, it is part of your responsibility to give OF yourself to others in the organization. The entire organization is run BY modelers. They give their time freely.

The "things" that the AMA owns are all to provide services for the membership. The HQ building, the Museum, the National Flying Site, and the
IMS show are examples. All provide service, nothing tangible. If you are looking to get "things" your looking in the wrong place.

If your outlook is "what can the organization do for me?", you are not going to be happy. If you are willing to share of yourself and give to the membership of yourself, you may find a great deal of pleasure in it.

JR
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Re: If the AMA is not insurance, what is it? - 1/11/2003 11:14:00 AM   
Jim Branaum


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by J_R
The AMA is a non-profit, fraternal, service organization. It's guiding principle is: "Of, By, and For the Model Airplane Enthusiast".

It would appear that many do not understand what that means.

It means that the AMA is not chasing money as a primary function. Most businesses have the primary goal of making a profit. It means that the
organization is for a group of people with a common interest, a fraternal group. It provides services. Simply put, that means that you can not see
"things" that it does for you. You can not taste insurance. You can not touch the privilege of using a frequency. You can not smell the rules (well
maybe in some cases you can ). You can not hear the chartering of a club. Many of you are not even aware of the services that the AMA is constantly providing for you.

What you have joined is more closely akin to the Moose Lodge than Mutual of Omaha. We do, what we do, for each other, and for the good of our modeling community. The actual purposes of the AMA are set forth in Article II of the AMA bylaws. NOT mentioned in those purposes is insurance.

One of the services provided by the AMA is insurance. It is only one service. It also happens to have become the financial engine that drives
AMA. If what you wanted was to join an insurance company, you made a mistake. If your only question is "what is in it For me?", you missed the guiding principle of the AMA. Just as many Moose are surprised what is expected of them, after they join, many of you did not understand what you got into.

As a member, it is part of your responsibility to give OF yourself to others in the organization. The entire organization is run BY modelers. They give their time freely.

The "things" that the AMA owns are all to provide services for the membership. The HQ building, the Museum, the National Flying Site, and the
IMS show are examples. All provide service, nothing tangible. If you are looking to get "things" your looking in the wrong place.

If your outlook is "what can the organization do for me?", you are not going to be happy. If you are willing to share of yourself and give to the membership of yourself, you may find a great deal of pleasure in it.

JR [/QUOTE]


This is another one of those things where we get out some ratio of what we put in. Further proof of this can be found at the flying field on most weekends. Just look for the instructor with a student on a buddy box. When they are through flying, get some idea how much the student paid.

Wish I had such a deal when I was getting my Commercial/Instrument ticket.

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Jim Branaum AMA 1428

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If the AMA is not insurance, what is it? - 1/11/2003 1:47:38 PM   
J_R


 

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If you don't know each and every name on this list, maybe you should before you decide to rip the AMA apart
HALL OF FAME
1969
Walter Billett (deceased)
Carl Goldberg (deceased)
Charles H. Grant (deceased)
Willis C. Brown (deceased) - AMA President 01
Walter A. Good FL - AMA President 11
N. E. "Jim" Walker (deceased)
Frank Zaic CA

1970
Dick Korda (deceased)
Al Lewis (deceased) - AMA President 02
Bill Winter (deceased)

1971
None

1972
Howard McEntee (deceased)

1973
Ocie Randall (deceased)

1974
William L. Brown PA
William R. Enyart (deceased)
Irwin S. Polk (deceased)
Nathan Polk (deceased)
Sal Taibi CA

1975
Irwin Ohlsson (deceased) - AMA President 04
C.O. Wright (deceased) - AMA President 06
Walt Schroder (deceased)
Jim Kirkland (deceased)
Lieut. Harold W. "John" Alden (deceased)

1976
Harold deBolt FL
Frank Ehling (deceased)
Merrill C. Hamburg (deceased)
Chester Lanzo (deceased)
Henry Struck (deceased)

1977
John E. Brodbeck AZ
Maynard L. Hill VA - AMA President 14
Bert Pond (deceased)
Peter J. Sotich (deceased) - AMA President 12
Ken Willard (deceased)

1978
Duke Fox (deceased)
Phil Kraft CA
E. T. Packard (deceased)
Leon Shulman FL
John Worth VA - AMA President 13

1979
John E. Clemens (deceased)
Claude McCullough IA AMA President 10
L. Glen Sigafoose (deceased)
Matthew A (Matty) Sullivan (deceased)
Bill Wisniewski AZ

1980
Sidney Axelrod (deceased)
Kenneth G. Held (deceased) - AMA President 07
Edward J. Lorenz FL
Fred W. Megow (deceased)
Ben Shershaw PA

1981
Mel Anderson
Leroy M. Cox (deceased)
Robert L. Palmer CA
Louis J. Andrews (deceased)
Edward J. Lidgard GA

1982
William E. Atwood (deceased)
James Dale Kirn
Joseph S. Ott (deceased)
Edward L. Rockwood
Wally Simmers (deceased)
Stephen Calhoun "Cal" Smith

1983
Maxwell B. (Max) Bassett CT
Clarence F. Lee
Joseph John Lucas
Dick McCoy
Lee Renaud (deceased)

1984
George M. Aldrich (deceased)
Myrtle Robbers-Coad
George Perryman GA
Granger Williams and Lawrence Williams (deceased)

1985
Walt Caddell (deceased)
Owen Kampen
Frank Nekimken
Dick Sarpolus
Victor and Joe Stanzel (deceased)

1986
Bill Effinger (deceased)
Dick Everett (deceased)
Paul Guillow (deceased)
Gordon Light
Dan Pruss (deceased)

1987
Frank L. Cummings, Jr.
William C. Hannan
Robert Hatschek
Robert Holland
Walter Musciano
William "Bill" Northrop CA
William Hewitt Phillips VA
John Pond (deceased)
Louis Proctor (deceased)
Joseph Raspante (deceased)

1988
Donald Clark (deceased)
Bill Gough
Jim Richmond FL
Dale Root
Hazel Sig-Hester IA
Henry A. Thomas KS
Frank Tlush PA and Charles Tlush (deceased)
Elbert J. (Joe) Weathers
Dolly Wischer WI

1989
Joseph Bilgri (deceased)
W. L. (Woody) Blanchard VA
Frank Garcher (deceased)
Earl F. Stahl VA
Cliff Weirick (deceased) - AMA President 16

1990
Joe Beshar NY
Paul Boyer FL
James "Jim" Cahill (deceased)
Carl Fries (deceased)
Milton Huguelet (deceased)


1991
William "Bill" Bishop
Howard Bonner (deceased)
Joseph W. Foster
Don Lowe FL - AMA President 21
John Tatone

1992
Hurst G. Bowers VA
Charles Tracy
Earl Witt (deceased) - AMA President 19

1993
Merrick S. "Pete" Andrews (deceased)
Robert A. Champine VA
Bud Romak CA
Norman Rosenstock FL
William Austin Wylam

1994
None

1995
Robert Boucher CA
Dr. Ralph C. Brooke (deceased)
Vic Cunnyngham
Ed Izzo (deceased)
Frank Hoover

1996
Joseph Bridi CA
William "Bill" Cannon Jr.
Art Laneau FL
Dave Platt FL
Bob Violett FL

1997
Roy Mayes
Francis McElwee (deceased)
John C. Patton VA - AMA President 17
Robert Underwood MO
Robert Wischer (deceased)
Neil Armstrong OH

1998
Bob Aberle NY
Jack Albrecht CA
Everet Angus (deceased) - AMA President 05
George Buso NY
John Grigg (deceased) - AMA President 20
Maxey Hester IA
Howard E. Johnson (deceased) - AMA President 15
Joe Kovel
Vernon Krehbiel (deceased)
Austin Leftwich
Gerald "Jerry" Nelson OR
William Netzeband
Frank Parmenter TX
Len Purdy GA
Edward Roberts (deceased) - AMA President 03
Art Schroeder FL
George Steiner CA
Keith Storey (deceased) - AMA President 09

1999
Arthur Adamisin MI
Edward Beshar
Roy L Clough Jr.
Robert Dunham (deceased)
John Frisoli (deceased)
C. Leslie Hard MI
Ronald Morgan PA
Harold Parenti IL
Robert Sifleet PA
Wayne Yeager MI
Nick Ziroli Sr. NY

2000
Robert Bienenstein MI
Roland Boucher CA
Edward Daniel Calkin
Joseph Elgin
Robert Gialdini WI
Ed Henry MO
Robin Hunt PA
George A. Reich OH
Robert W. Rich (deceased)
Richard J. Sherman NH
Joe Wagner AL
LeRoy Weber CA
Jon Zaic (deceased)


2001
Oba St. Clair (deceased)
Joel Bunch CA
George Brown, Jr. NY
Fred Reese (deceased)
Stuart Richmond FL
J. C . Yates CA
Fred Marks MD
Francis Reynolds WA
Peter Waters MI
Herb Kothe CO
Jim Alaback CA

2002
Abram Van Dover VA
Bob Stalick OR
Bryant Thompson CA
Charlie Bauer IL
Dave Gierke NY
Howard Johnson CA - Deceased
Jack Sheeks IN
John Hunton VA
Keith Shaw MI
Mickey Walker GA
Randy Randolph TX
Riley Wooten TX

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