ORIGINAL: Woody218-RCU

Many heli fliers are treated like the red headed ******* stepchild at the family reunion by the dinosaur plane fliers at their respective flying sites. Some heli guys put up with the abuse, but many simply say to hell with it and go fly off by themselves. In their minds, the abuse they receive from the plane fliers who have to have it all their way reflects directly back on the AMA. Is it fair? Probably not, but that's the way it is.

I don't think we should be mixing the anamosity between heli flyers and plank flyers with the AMA drop in membership. It is a simple case of fixed objects over the runway don't mix well at all with moving objects.


Since people who fly rc make up the vast majority of AMA membership, shouldn't that be the primary emphasis?


It probably will be the primary emphasis when the R/C guys take the time to get involved and vote. The insignificant number of CL and FF flyers ARE significant when they nearly all vote.

I sure hope someone comes up with a solution to the black eye that the AMA has, and I sure hope that Dave Mathewson is our next AMA president!

Again, if a significant number feel this way he will be - we should know in a few days.