Not actually his full quote, but here is the paragraph where the line came from.

MRM’s are not inherently bad. The problem is that they require little skill to fly. Novices with no modeling experience can and do fly them. Since an MRM pilot doesn’t need flight instruction and they can be flown from a small area there is no incentive to join a local club or the AMA. This is reflected in our membership numbers. Less than 10% of our members list MRM or First Person View (FPV) as their interest. Most of the current MRM and FPV pilots that are AMA members are traditional modelers who have expanded into these areas not new recruits to our fold.

I don't think this man has ever touched a MR, let alone flown them. For that matter, I doubt he's even seen them fly. That's the only think I can think of reading that statement that so absent reality. (a MRM pilot doesn't need flight instruction, so easy to fly, etc etc). and they are flown in a small area so no incentive to join a club. Ugh. This is the same guy that talks about flying every week unlike the other candidates (as if he knows what they do),. I'd love to see him try to fly a MR racer, FPV or not. The chances he could do it are slim and none. Perhaps me meant something like a DJI Phantom. If so, he should have been more clear, otherwise it looks like he doesn't understand the difference between the two. Running the AMA, it might be something to get familiar with.

As for the stats, his comments are again confusing, perhaps intentionally so. He seems to want it both ways. Demagogue one group, but then confirm that part of that group are also "traditional" modelers. In that regard, he is correct. That's something I've seen first hand at multiple clubs. Guys who fly both. Either way, it's good that they are members of the AMA, good that there will be more of them, and even better that there is nothing anyone can do to turn back time and eliminate them from the fold. Not one of the folks running has even bothered to be specific about those plans, for obvious reason, there is no plan, and no way to make it happen.

*** As I went back to look at Tougas's campaign statement I couldn't help but notice all the different clubs he's been heading out to lately, I'm sure it has nothing to do with the election coming up, lol. I think it's great that he's out and about of course, but can't help but wonder if he's utilizing his AMA expense account to do so. I wouldn't have a problem if he was doing this in his own district, but some of his trips have been well outside his district. Hmm.