Originally Posted by
franklin_m
So I'm somehow at fault because the kids in the neighborhood don't have an interest? I offer the kids an opportunity to try it. Some do, some don't. None have come back wanting to know more. Some seem to think that participation in RC flying carries some obligation to be part of a "press gang" for the AMA. Call me crazy, but I though the idea of a hobby was to participate - which I do. And I participate far more than when I was a member of a club. If kids don't want to do it, I'm not going to force it on them. Same with AMA membership.
There are varying levels of participation. In my neck of the woods some clubs actively engage the local schools in order to provide the modeling experience to hundreds of students rather than just the few who randomly pass by. Like junk mail bingo cards the success rate is small, but it's to be expected. The low success rates of telemarketers or junk mail hasn't stopped them.