My major gripe with the AMA, for many years, is that the AMA does not promote model aviation to the general public (at least not so one would notice it). I have talked with various folks about this and have had several letters to the editor on the subject published in Model Aviation. Needless to say I have mentioned it many times on various forums as well.

If you look at other sports, and they are what competes for flying space and leisure time activity, you see that they publicize themselves by highlighting competition. There is the immediate response that the mostly non-competitive AMA membership would not like this. But look at golf, tennis, fishing, cowchip pitching, etc. etc. all of which are practiced mostly by "sport fliers". All sports except model aviation use their competitive events as advertising. I do not understand .

Jim