Originally Posted by
init4fun
Hi Matt ,
It sure would be nice if there was a bit more than the one page each candidate wrote to go on , In fact I kinda wish they all had taken the offer to come here and answer questions like Frank Tiano did .
Yes, I know in previous elections there was quite a bit of activity here.
I have recently had a couple of encounters that I found interesting (and obviously anecdotal).
At 2 different events I heard the same thing. My son and I were flying some foamy warbirds at an electric fly in and I heard the same thing at a jet rally a bit later. These were older gentlemen that admittedly were not very aware of internal AMA machinations, but had nonetheless taken the time to open the ballot and at least scan the material.
3 of these guys (electric sport guys and IMAC guys) said the same thing. They could quote Lawrence Tougas' opening lines almost verbatim, including:
We must return the AMA’s focus back to traditional modelers.
They had no other specific comment about anything related to drones, the FAA, registration, Section 366, etc etc.
But that statement they remembered:
We must return the AMA’s focus back to traditional modelers.
So if these guys are any indication, Lawrence could be onto something. Not many people normally vote but with the continual tone deaf blathering coming from the AMA about drones, this reaction is not unexpected.