I will swear in court this is not true. As CD of the Avigators IMAA Chapter 300 event scheduled for October 2002 I requested use of the Frequency Scanner for our meet. This was several months before the meet. With no response, a few weeks before the meet McNeill was contacted by our Avigators IMAA representative asking about the equipment. He was told that he would not send the equipment to the CD because he did not trust him. Now if this CD who has been a thorn in McNeills side for several years would have made off with AMA equipment what a wonderful way for McNeill to achieve his objective of having him thrown out of the AMA. No, McNeill uses his role of Frequency Coordinator to punish those that have been working to get a real modeler elected as VP.

A formal complaint was filed with the AMA EC on November 4th. 2002. There has been no response from them or headquarters.

This is not the first time McNeill has used his position to retaliate against people and clubs that feel he should be replaced.

He did the same to The Georgia Model Aviators when one of the principles of the most successful modeling swap meet in the country, Norm Deputy, ran against him. He threatened to start a competing show in Birmingham AL. But like most of his "projects" this one never got off the ground and the Perry Show continues as the premier event of its type. The AMA booth at Perry must be manned by someone from Muncie as neither McNeill or any of his 18 AVPs are present.

To quote our AMA President when the issue of some of McNeill's actions were presented, "You voted for him, he is your problem".

Apparently the rest of the EC feels there is no reason to deny him a place on the ballot each year which they could do with a 3/4 vote.

He IS our problem! No matter how bad his actions or lack thereof reflect on the AMA the EC or District V.

Red Scholefield
Leader Member/CD
District V