Originally Posted by
vertical grimmace
This is exactly what I am saying. The FPV crowd by and large do not know about or embrace the AMA, so why should the AMA embrace the FPV crowd, when it is to their detriment? Are they just chasing dollars? A new, expanding market so to speak? I do not think it takes a lot of intelligence to figure out that this new market, does not have a very long shelf life as the laws will be coming to restrict them heavily. Best to just insulate ourselves from the activity in the first place.
Got some stats to back up that assertion, or is it just an anecdotal guess on your part? I was going to ask that of your first sentence, but the more I read on, it fits pretty much everything you said. I bet folks counted on the helis being a fad, and electrics, and ARFs, and foamies too. Meanwhile, multi rotor aircraft is the fastest growing segment in RC now, and bring news folks into the hobby AND the AMA.
Chasing dollars...is that a bad thing? It's called embracing a completely valid growing segment of the hobby. If the AMA doesn't adapt, why bother going on? "insulate" is just a fancy word for "ban", the same kind of mentality that's seen at clubs regarding heli's, gassers etc etc. Narrow minded approach, reactionary and myopic. Won't solve a thing, will make no difference on how uncle sam continues forward. AMA has a valid and appropriate dog in this fight, if not them, who?