I still check from time to time. One of the main reasons I'm not spending as much time here is that the constant pop-ups etc. lock up my PC. Just trying to scroll down to the end produced two popup windows, both of which are blank.

I managed to get the EC to finally vote on the E5 & below discount, which was approved. They told me to be patient with the implementation, I suspect we'll see it around the next ice age.

Big picture, the magazine in dying (EC minutes mention revenue down), on their websites there's mostly old recycled content (helo stuff is showing FLYBAR helicopters), and the government affairs folks seem resigned to the fact they're losing the registration battle. The EC seems to be spending a lot more time courting commercial flying now, which I think endangers their base, but they keep saying they know best.

With Irma, and assuming max help for clubs affected as $500, they're looking at $60,000 just for clubs in Florida. Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas, etc. will add some to that. Have to wonder if they might like to have back some of that $14K a year they spend just for the EC to have face to face meetings?

And despite them talking about 180,000 members and 2400 clubs, it's looking like paid members are around 129K and as of yesterday there's just 2273 clubs on the charted club site.