Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
I have spoken to Lawrence about this on many occasions. We shared the view that AMA needed to act on behalf of it's members ( paying customers ) as first priority.
Seems obvious. If it was fly fishing you wouldn't go after river rafters to boost numbers.
The 400' issue was the first I knew something was seriously wrong with AMA. Exceptions to the the 400' limit were no problem
until AMA came out and said it was just a suggestion and didn't have to be followed. So the FAA banned it. Problem solved.
It took a while. But there was never any doubt AMA was going to lose that battle with the FAA. And every other one. It's not clear
if they even cared if they lose. The war with the FAA is to create the illusion that RC hobbyists are lost without the AMA: We need
more members/money to keep up the fight for FPV to protect rights of traditional modelers. It would be funny if wasn't true.
AMA thought they could have it both ways with drones. That's over with the FAA's proposed rule. Now, AMA is backtracking big
time in their NPRM comment, trying to spin it as though they are a 100% VLOS model aircraft organization. They are about as
dishonest as they come.