The vision I am espousing is an organization that has a community that looks a lot like the community Flite Test has built but one that is built on a non-profit model like the AMA instead of a for-profit model of Flite Test. Such a community can have clubs and flying fields for those members that prefer/need that, but would not be rooted in that like the AMA is. More importantly, it would be appealing to a much larger cross section of hobbyists looking to have fun, some with drones, some with foamboard planes, some with EDFs, some with scale, some with FPV, some with combinations of all those concepts and things we can't imagine yet (which is the core of the Flite Test appeal).

I am not saying that is the organization I want to build or even go an join at this point in my life (the AMA model works fine for me right now), but if you look to the future, that is kind of organization that will appeal to the younger generation that are potentially entering the hobby now. Again, back to my original assertion that as us baby boomers age out, this will happen organically anyway. I just doubt that the AMA will survive long enough to transform into the digitally savvy, agile, open, self deprecating organization (with maybe a touch of irreverence thrown in) that will attract the next generation. Of course it will also need the leadership, structure, maturity, and the discipline to work with the regulatory entities like the FAA too (something I see the Flite Test guys struggling with but where they are making progress).

It's not what I am looking for, but it is my best attempt to describe what, in my opinion, the hobby will need in the future.

With regard to the AMA doing a better job with our finances, as I have said, you have no argument form me there.