JR,

Here are the answer to your questions:

How do I draw the conclusion that those in charge do not like 3D? Hmm, I guess its a combination of Profiling and what I have seen some the them pull out to fly at shows along with the fact that they always give the evil eye and words sometime to those who are hovering right on the deck doing tail touches and the like (before it was illegal). Not to mention I have heard a few of them say and I quote "any idiot can hover, it takes no skill." If it takes no skill I want to see all of them do it. PLUS, if it takes no skill then there is no danger involved so what is this rule for.

Professing to the D8 president.
Sir, I am not the kind of guy who goes and whines about every issue. However he will hear me this time when I (along with many others send letters) and then don't sign up for AMA.

How many accidents have I ever reported?
ZERO. Unless I am involved in the accident (unlike you) I don't feel right sticking my nose in other peoples business. And since I am a safe pilot that sticks to a very high set of rules that make sense (unlike the some of the AMA rules) I haven't had an accident yet, just a lot of crazy crashes over the runway. (almost 10 yrs. of flying).

How many accidents have I seen that I know got reported?
Three. All involving high speed aircraft. Twice into the top of a truck and once way back into the spectator area.

How many have I seen that havent been reported?
TONS of near misses and out of control pilots that put the other people out there in danger. All involving WarBirds, High speed aircraft, and Rookie pilots. Plus, one time when a heli got out of control and smacked into our trailer full of airplanes. The pilot was AMA, but he felt that it was his own fault so he covered the damages out of pocket like a responsible person.

Where do they get those statistic?
Hell I don't know, maybe they could take some time to figure this out. Ya know, some useful research and stop sitting around like loafs just passing any law that they dream up. A good place to start would be the accident reports then maybe surveys.

And finally, a word to you sir. I have been surfing this forum for sometime and frankly I get a little sick of your attitude on here. You always single out one person per topic and badger the hell out of them asking them for personal experience on every subject like they have something to prove to you and you only. Your name and status mean absolutely nothing more than someone who just started in this sport. So maybe you would like to just back off and let people give their opinions. Ya know that is what a forum is for.

Now with all of this said, lets keep this on the topic and if you want to whine about it then send me a PM.