Originally Posted by
init4fun
Very well said Mr. Strowe !
I'm happy that we're on the same page as the to the "forced membership" thing , I truly believe it's the reason we're where we are today with the FAA . Do I think Hanson is a power mad fool who needs to be taken out and shot at dawn ? of course not , I believe he thought forcing all who fly RC to be AMA members would secure the AMA's future against the ever dropping membership numbers , and that he didn't mind trampling on folk's personal liberties to get there as long as the AMA survives . Now , since we all know the power play failed , the next move should be the replacement of the AMA top brass and as you say a fresh unified approach to the FAA to try to rebuild the lost trust that our past interactions have wrought . Tell ya what , if you & Franklin want to run for AMA pres and VP , ya got my vote .
PS Congratulations on the Captain upgrade , that's great news indeed !
What difference does it make who runs AMA now that the FAA is dictating all the terms of how the hobby will be conducted, which under the proposed
rule is pretty well defined as the FAA phasing out the traditional hobby in a few years: no new flying fields, no replacing fields rejected, no retrofitting
remote ID, no home-built remote ID compliance, etc., etc. AMA no longer has any say in the hobby.