Originally Posted by
fliers1
Any projections how long AMA will stay in business?
My take is AMA and the hobby will continue for the foreseeable future, just less of it. There is a 10% loss
of flying fields right off, and the further attrition of fields going away from natural causes like development,
as well as the aging model aircraft flyers who also won't be replaced.
I got into RC on my own (with a friend) and later got interested enough to join a club. I don't think I would
gotten involved if it meant having to join a club and the AMA on top of having to buy a complete radio system
along with all the rest of the gear for that first plane. It's a big enough expense all at once when you're young.
Those potential members will be gone when flying becomes illegal without remote ID anywhere besides an AMA
field, including those who fly on their own property. Another group going away are people convinced by AMA that
they had to join to be legal. All of it combined will have a further downward effect on membership. It has to.
You've been around AMA for a long time. How do you see it going?