Hey Sharpy01, Jim

You both bring valid points to the table and I agree with both points of view. I know that a number of past MAAC exec's have been vilified here and on other Forums because they had differing points of view. As a Committee Chair and Asst ZD I find I'm in the unenviable position of having to answer not only for past transgressions, but also the current ones. I find it increasingly difficult because members find out snippets of information from Forums such as this, which as Jim has nicely put it, "Truth is, the content is reliable/useful for little else than entertainment."

That being said it would be nice to see stuff posted on these and other boards about how to constructively help MAAC move into the 21st Century. I've watched as my committee grew astronomically over the past 5 years and watched how the "Park Flyer Syndrome" helped bring RC model flying back into urban centers. This has been a double-edged sword however as far as MAAC has been concerned as not many "parkies" want to join the organization, preferring instead to just go fly without the rules and reg's that are now being imposed on us at our fields and clubs.

As a Club President with over 300 registered members (of which some 170 are currently active) I find I spend too much time answering questions that shouldn't need answering because Sam or Joe read about it on the internet first and then decided that he/she needed clarification. When the contributors to these threads go way off topic, the members can't get the idea that these threads may or may not contain correct and accurate info and therefore the problems start...

Doug