Dennis, I agree with both points. The reason why I advocate joining the AMA . The more members we have the louder the voice. Realistically though I seriously doubt that any lobby group with only 200,000 members is going to have any real pull with the US congress. That being said, its the FAA that are coming up with the regulations, Congress will most likely sign off on whatever regulations the FAA deems fit along with any exemptions. IMO the FAA recognizes the value of the AMA and its members.