Giw252,
You shouldn't be disappointed in AMA's response at all. In fact I think they spoke with the wisdom of Solomon and you should heed their advice and be thankful. They are not in the dispute settling business and if the other fliers are AMA members they shouldn't show favoritism to one group over another. They didn't tell you to sit back and just let your planes be shot down as you expressed, they told you to not be confrontational.

All the talk of lawsuits, liability, AMA and FCC rules is a big waste of bandwidth. Take JR's advice as well and just go talk to them with the attitude that they have as much right to their fun as do you and you need to work it out for everyone's best interest. You may be surprised at their response.