ORIGINAL: Giw252
Hey guys, don't get to excited about this situation. Our club is determined to solve this problem peacefully. My intention in my first post was bring to light how the AMA views our problem. By the looks of the posts, this type of situation does not seem to be too uncommon. Which begs the question as to why the AMA doesn't have more to say about this problem. Remember, the AMA basically said that we were on our own and not to anger this other group of guys. Maybe I am off the mark, but I just feel that the AMA could have done more in this situation. I also found out that some of these guys said that they were members of the AMA. May or may not be true, but if it is true than they knew what they were doing was wrong according to AMA regs. Or maybe these guys never broke open their AMA hand books. Ignorance is bliss!
The AMA really has no authority to do anything about the situation--and really, thank God for that!! Some of the decisions the AMA makes and the old cronies who run it, good grief, we don't want them with any real authority anyway. That'd be even more distastrous, if the AMA had the authority to solve problems like this. Wow, haha, I can't even imagine the AMA with any kind of real policing authority...ack-em, sorry I digress.
You don't need the AMA for this. You can solve this problem yourself, assuming it hasn't needlessly escellated. Just to go them and ask what frequencies they fly on. Tell them you're not going to let your club fly on those frequencies so as not to bother them. Ask them to let you know if they plan on changing frequencies and gauge their reaction/response. If they're overly cooperative, a more detailed frequency sharing agreement can be worked out about days and times. But, the surest way is simply not to fly on the frequencies they fly on.
Now, I know in a perfect world, they would be more cooperative and join the club. But the fact is, to keep carnage to a minimum,you may have to go that extra mile over and beyond what you SHOULD have to do...just to keep the peace. That's life sometimes.
Josh