Originally Posted by
Luchnia
Did the bulk of AMA members kick the AMA to the curb and put a major roadblock on the AMA efforts by not adhering to their request NOT to register with the FAA? Some have stated that around 50000 have agreed with the FAA and registered to obey the FAA non-law guidelines.
Of that huge number of FAA registered toy "drone" pilots one would wonder how many are AMA members? Many are because they have posted on the various forums that they indeed did register. Can you imagine the impact that this will have on what the AMA is attempting to accomplish? This will certainly affect their efforts and I am guessing that the AMA will change their direction now since they know the bulk of their members do not support them in this matter.
The AMA members that registered have indeed punched the AMA in the face and shown where there is no allegiance toward the AMA. Whether we like it or not this will have a major impact on the AMA. At some point the numbers of AMA members that went against the AMA's request may be known.
As folks contemplate this question, consider who is and is not aware of newly published rule. If, as some have contended that the overwhelming majority of non-AMA members are not aware of safety rules at all, then it may be safe to assume they're also not aware of requirement to register. Therefore, it may be a good assumption that the majority of folks who are aware of the requirement are indeed AMA members.
So, is it then a good assumption that the majority of the 60K that have registered are AMA members? Perhaps. If so, that's approaching 1/3 of the membership (even including all those free youth memberships they gave away). If paying membership is closer to 120k ish, then 60K registrations are approaching 1/2 of membership.