Stating that crashing is all but certain doesn't help bring in newcomers.
Offering instruction only once a week might be another problem.
How about members ignoring newbies and spectators at the field and mall shows?
Perhaps keeping our great hobby/sport a deep, dark secret for the most part might be another reason AMA isn't growing. In fact, we lost over 10,000 members last year.
Could this be another reason:
http://www.rc-float-flying.rchomepag...instructor.htm
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