ORIGINAL: RChobby53
The AMA is in a change or die situation, it seems to me. There is no way to attract the 5 ounce foamy crowd unless dues come way down. Those are the younger guys that are going to be around in 20 years. How to attract those people to the AMA? I'm not sure, but at the present rates its not going to happen. Either the AMA makes a reduced tier for such aircraft or it will become a much smaller organization.
That's a myth. There are becoming a lot more foamies. It makes the core look smaller but there will always be a certain number of people who want to build and fly regular r/c's. The biggest threat from the foamies is doing stuff to damage the view of the hobby. They are a lot more likely to do something crazy that will stop the rest of us.