Problem with the AMA right now is.


1. 99.99% of us will never file an insurance claim against the AMA insurance policy.

2. Another very large percentage will never fly in an AMA sanctioned event like pylon racing, CL-stunt etc... other than an AMA card required Fun Fly - which is 100% for insurance only.

I will say the average person in the AMA will never have any contact with the AMA other than to pay dues and have the insurance coverage. That's why the AMA has the rap of being just an insurance group.


I wish the AMA would do a member poll of what they feel they get out of the AMA and post the results. Or what percentage of AMA members attend an AMA sanctioned event at least once a year (other than a fun fly which has the insurance requirement) - IE something that took the AMA to organise even at a local level.

Put it this way - if your club didn't require your AMA card due to insurance and everyone was magically covered by health insurance/homeowners would you pay your dues to the AMA every year? Not likely.