ORIGINAL: Jim Thomerson

I think Horrace's suggestions are very good and should be easily implemented. Many years ago, the AMA sent a news release to your hometown newspaper wh



In a message dated 11/20/2010 8:59 Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:

I can tell you that AMA is committed to growing members in the hobby. How we can convince your local club that they should embrace new fliers is an issue that we have been trying to address for many years! Clubs don’t like change. They don’t want new people “messing up” their hobby. However, when they loose a flying site or have a problem, the reach out for help or blame AMA. They can’t have it both ways. In the book I copied to you, I outline how to “keep” flying sites. That includes being involved with community and growing the club. I get hate mail over that! They tell me to mind my own business and that they need to stay hidden so they don’t loose their site. Hogwash!

Now I fully understand why.

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en you entered the nationals. Now you can become a World Champion and the AMA could care less. I don't completely agree with littlecrankshaft, because the hobby has already grown far beyond the AMA, and the AMA doesn't even just promote the AMA to the general public. On the other hand, I have no better explanation for the AMA's insistence on a path to oblivion.