Hi Horrace
It’s one of those unique days when we agree on an issue. Here you have the result of previous EC action, but, from several years ago. Not the current makeup of the EC.
We have a CD who has proclaimed in post 44 of this thread “By the way folks, just for the record, I became a CD on my own. I researched and wrote the test on my own.”, yet he had to find out from me, on RCU that EC members are not paid.
I suppose the only good thing the EC did all those years ago was to separate the Leader Membership status from being a Contest Director.
Horrace, do you realize how hard it is now to become a CD? I mean, it could take an hour or so to find the answers in the open book test and find 3 open members to endorse you. When you are done, and the process complete, you are an agent of the AMA. Amazing, huh?
ORIGINAL: Hossfly
ORIGINAL: archerry
Sorry Plumber, Able I missed your question about who at AMA am I referring to.
Really I'm referring to the EC mainly, but really everyone who earns a paycheck from this organization. They all stand to loose if there were not enough of us left to pay dues to AMA. Where would their paychecks come from? All that would be left would be a magazine. And there are already a couple of good ones out there that cater to electric flight.......
Did you not know that the EC does NOT receive a pay-check? The EC are all volunteers except for the NAA representative. One would think that these dedicated individuals would really perform at the highest degree of proficient expertise.
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Do you think our government or insurance provider companies would jump in and save this institution from collapsing, especially when it has so much to offer? What are we as the membership doing now to save it....? What is AMA doing? Why are we trying to save it when becoming an outlaw is much much easier?
IMO no one is doing anything. The AMA itself is well worth saving if it were to actually perform the functions it was organized to do. IMO that direction was diverted into outer space a long time ago. Unfortunately the membership doesn't give a tinker's dam about that. The membership is totally at fault if the AMA becomes history. The membership has had a number of golden opportunities to make changes. They have refused to do so.
Instead the members that can spell AMA simply whine and take the "EASY" way out -- DON'T THEY?[>:]
original archerry
Hey Hoss,
Yes, I remember J_R once pointing out to all of us that the EC did not receive a paycheck. <Snip>