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Old 07-26-2014, 04:59 PM
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Back to the Subject of the original posting that being Bob Violett's letter to the AMA; in reading the letter, Bob asks the AMA why they attended the 'AUVSI' Convention, spending AMA Member's dollars; when in my opinion, a large number of AMA Members do not support sUAS or FPV; and this has been shown to be the case.

At a recent AMA Executive Council Meeting on July 19, a proposal was made that Headquarters continue with the small UAS program and allocate $250,000 over 18 months for implementation.

Here is the link to those meeting minutes; scroll down to 'Motion V':

http://www.modelaircraft.org/aboutam...ecmotions.aspx

It narrowly passed 7 to 6; please note what Districts that voted 'NO'; III, V, VII, VIII, X and XI.

Which means, the AMA is willing to spend $250,000 of Membership money to support something that could be detrimental to the existance of our Hobby, huh, am I missing something here?

So depending in what District you live in, you can see what side of the fence your District VP sits on!

I am appreciative that my VP voted correctly!