Okay, I will agree with you on what I didn't post. Where I won't agree with you is using the AMA as our voice. As long as Rich Hanson is on the EC, we can't trust them to do what the modelers want and need. Here is what I said yesterday in a previous post:
You want to save the hobby? As someone has already said, take the AMA out of the equation. We have an election in just over 90 days. For those in Congress that are not up for re-election, contact them now. For those that are up for re-election, let them fight it out with their challengers and, when that's over, contact the winner. Let them know that their are more people out here than the AMA legal team that need to be heard and that WE are not the problem. Contact your local FAA offices and let them know that we are here and see how they react. The problem, as I see it and as Echo put in a previous post, is that the AMA(aka Rich Hanson) misrepresented the hobby to the FAA and now we are paying for his deception. We also need to be contacting our local governments to change the way they see the hobby. It may be as simple as getting the city to allow us to fly in a local park with park flyers. I know, in my town, there is a sport field area that is outside of the main residential area that would be perfect for flying aircraft as there are only a few houses in the vicinity. If you can get the local government to allow that, let the local FAA office know and give the location and see what they say. The results may surprise you
Now, with that said, I agree, we need to get the message across to everyone that we need to be united. IF we use a unified message and don't try to show up anyone else, we should be able to get things headed in the right direction. If, however, someone tries to make them self the "go to", like the AMA, we don't need to bother as we will all look foolish