ORIGINAL: the-plumber
ORIGINAL: Hossfly
Know som'pin Jim -Boy, I ain't gona' renew this next year myself -- no more AMA renewals -- ever again!
You coulda 'splained that you don't _have_ to renew.
Me neither. My membership number starts with an "L", too.
Plane Jim -
There is a 'new' reason to maintain your AMA membership, one that a lot of folks seem to forget these days : FAA.
Right now there are at least two, and maybe more, working groups trying to formulate a plan for submission to FAA regarding the impending regulation of UAVs.
Make no mistake, FAA _will_ regulate UAVs and they will do it in the near term, which is defined as being as soon as their budget allows.
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If nothing else, your membership dues are an investment in our modeling future.
I quoted this part of your post, but I thought your entire post was outstanding.
My interest is model aviation and AMA is focused on, promotes and protects my interests in this hobby.
My renewal is assured for a long long time because I am happy that there is someone out there looking out for me and my interests.
Thanks for doing such a great job with your post!