Originally Posted by
paulsf86
Franklin, have a nice day in your dreamworld.
That's very nice of you. Although my world is quite real. I know because I've seen how a well placed letter can make a big impact. I also know it's real because I see proof every year that the regulatory tentacles are tightening their grip. No limits gave way to hard limits and formal agreements. No registration gave way to required registration. No testing gave way to required tests. No tracking gave way to flight at specific locations or electronic identification. An "and" in law became an "or," etc. And any degree of relief will be only at fixed locations which will, based on the culture of non-compliance on display in these pages, will fall victims to complaints from neighbors, zoning restrictions, and natural encroachment. And lets not forget the other pressure, namely the plummeting membership revenue.
What will grow in its place will be more Flite-Test like. I see it as the democratization of the hobby, breaking free from the Lords of Taj-Muncie and putting all those membership dollars into batteries and supplies instead of the AMA.