I agree that many of the points you raise are valid concerns, I have said as much in the past. However, I also still do think that there is value in flying at a club field, and by extension, being an AMA member. Like most things, the value of the AMA cannot be described in all black or all white terms and I choose to take the good parts of the AMA along with the bad. I also applaud efforts to bring about change, at least when those efforts are truly constructive.
Finally, I also think this horse is sufficiently beaten into the ground