Originally Posted by
porcia83
No doubt you've already begun that process. You've indicated you would be doing something similar in the past given your connections to politicians. I guess in your utopian safety world the AMA has a rep at every field ensuring compliance. Perhaps we can take the fees that Mike thinks kids should be charged to be part of AMA, and use those funds to pay for that program.
Am I exercising my right to engage elected officials and government agencies? Yes. Am I presenting them with real world examples of the risks? Yes. One needs look no further than the Markham field turbine flight to recognize the failure of self regulation. But it's particularly powerful when you can show video of a large helicopter making aggressive maneuvers toward an unprotected crowd at the AMA's own HQ field, and then couple that with a report of how a similar accident resulted in a fatality at a NY park. It's also powerful when video shows people diving for their safety at an event, an event where AMA safety standoffs were waived, with AMA executives in attendance. My point is that if "AMA members are not the problem" as the AMA has said so often, it would not be so darned easy to find these and other examples.
I just think legislators need to know that so they can make an informed decision.