Originally Posted by
mr_matt
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.
In my poll thread about district flying sites , Tim J told me that Lawrence Tougas was instrumental in almost getting a west coast site built , except that some rare spotted woodpecker or something like that lived on the land that was under consideration and squashed the plan . Well , just the thought that Mr. Tougas IS so forward thinking to advocate for a regional flying site makes me want to take a second look at him before I go casting my ballot . Funny , in the beginning of all the election talk I said that it was my belief that any of the 4 candidates would make a fine AMA President , and the more good things I see each of them advocate for the more it reaffirms my belief that we really are lucky to have 4 very good candidates to choose from , and that our Country's Presidential election should be as lucky as to have the kind of great choices we've got .....