Originally Posted by
Hydro Junkie
And that is where the problem lies. As you said, new participants are either kids, depending on their parents since they are normally unable to pay their own way yet, or retirees that are normally on limited incomes. Either way, it's not a sustainable source of new blood since the kids are going to probably be short term participants (we all know how life gets in the way of hobbies) while the retirees will have to drop out due to health issues (old age sucks) or lack of funds.
I agree and you make good points. However look at the other CBO. Flite Test mainly appeals to the kids due to the “ cool “ content they post. As you said and I agree a democratic with limited funds. Outside of their own FRIA if sponsoring an event, it appears it needs to be at an AMA FRIA which requires AMA membership.