Originally Posted by astrohog

I've never claimed the AMA had no impact. Since the AMA took what I and others here, an "alternate" course than what we thought was a better option, we will never know what "could have been" for sure, and it is impossible to prove what effect they did have. What I do know follows:

- AMA modelers and, "traditional" RC activities posed zero threat to the NAS and that can be proven by the 80+ years of history with essentially zero instances of interference. Because of this fact, it has always been my contention that the AMA should have pushed for, and been able to negotiate full exemption from any regulation. Instead, they chose to romance the drones, lump them (a completely different demographic) in with us, presumably to capitalize on "millions" of new members. By choosing this route, I contend that the AMA departed from their mission statement and sacrificed the vast majority of its current membership to cash in on the drone craze.

Regards,

Astro