Originally Posted by
Propworn
Work it from the other direction. Where would you be if there was no AMA. What rules and regulations does that leave you to fly with. I guess everyone would at least be equal.
Along comes an organization that petitions on behalf of its members for a exemption to the rules why would they not insist you be a member to enjoy the fruits of the effort that has been put forward????????
Tell us! Where would we be? I haven't a good laugh over a fortune teller for a long time now.
But don't be stupid! Fact is, the AMA is here and we simply have to deal with the facts. And another fact is that without the AMA, I suspect something similar would have come along. But to speculate about it is about as beneficial to this conversation as the number of Angels one can stack on a pin head.
But the bottom line is, the responsibility for the growth of the hobby falls on each and every participant at the grass roots level. AMA member or not. And the AMA through policy and actions can do no more than guide and encourage ALL modelers to spread the word.