I Moved this from another thread it seems more appropriate here
As for my ideas, I like to tweak and tune what we have, its worked so far, and can continue to work with our effort. No big, bold, wide ranging changes are needed as far as I can see, (which aint to far without my glasses). Lets talk to our DVPs, elect new one's when needed
This was posted in the AMA insurance summary thread.
I am probably going to piss off the guys and gals who fly the big stuff. You are wrong Mister Presley changes are NEEDED! the upper 10% of AMA membership is living it up at the cost of the rest of us. The indoor FF folks pay the same $58 membership as the guy with a turbine waiver or large sized IC aircraft. Now explain to me how a indoor rubber band powered craft is going to cause a multi million dollar mishap? How do you justify making someone who flies something as non threatening a rubber band powered craft pay the same membership dues as they other guy flying a huge multi-engine craft? The AMA needs to have a tiered membership rate for what is flown. then you can do away with all this waiver for this waiver that nonsense. You have it printed right on the membership card what the member has paid for membership to fly. If the member has paid to fly turbines they can fly turbines and any craft in the lower dues rate. Those who have already paid for a lifetime memberships are covered up to turbines or big craft. Then you institute a tiered rate for the new lifetime members based on what they want to fly in the future or if they want to upgrade their lifetime membership to a higher rating they pay for it.
Another change is to streamline the Bureaucracy. Everything is so tied up in different committees nothing gets done, or gets passed onto the next special committee meeting. All the AMA needs is the Pres., VPres, DVPres. are all the committee this organization needs!
It is time the AMA gets into the 21st go with a web based voting for officials. with the tiered membership you can set up voting on considerations for that particular rating then the every member counts because he is making a decision on what segment he flies!
This sounds cruel but with this web based voting you won't need to have someone counting paper votes, or pay some company to count the votes. There is alot of fat in this organization that can be cut !QUOT!boy I am having flash back to the nineties.!QUOT!
I have already E-mailed this plan to the AMA Pres. and VPres. over two YEARS ago never got a response back. Not even yes I read you E-mail I do not agree with it thank you for your input. NOTHING NADA ZIP ZERO ZILCH nothing like feeling like a valued member!
Nothing is going to be changed until Bureaucracy starts listening.
Not anonymous member
Patrick Radcliffe