Originally Posted by
cj_rumley
The song and dance about AMA being ineffective in protecting our hobby/sport being due to lack of sufficient funds and numbers of members is getting really stale. For decades AMA has whined about this and much of the discretionary spending and effort expended has been in pursuit of these resources to increase their power and control, i.e., getting ready to get ready to do something.
The real problem isn't a lack of 'clout,' it is a problem of putting legitimate mission-related objectives on the back burner while chasing rainbows in pursuit of more control and fiscal security.
Someone posted that wonderful article about fostering active membership from Dave Scott. Maybe if the AMA needs to follow their own advice. If the AMA would follow Dave Scott's advice, when you search Academy of Model Aeronautics the organization would look fun instead of appearing at first glance as a prohibitive and overwhelming authoritarian organization........