ORIGINAL: Gremlin Castle
All of the activities you listed below require either a licence, a fee to enter and use or in some cases property taxes to be paid. The person cannot be termed a "freeloader" because he is paying a fee for the activity.
The AMA leaders have a lot in common with big American automobile manufacturers in that most of what they offer is not what the public wants.
AMA has too many people at the helm that are trading on past laurels and trying to get new people that have little or no knowledge of the golden era of modeling to buy into an obsolete concept.
What a bunch of horse manure! With that assinine logic boating, skiing, hunting, golf, fishing, bowling, .etc… is full of freeloaders.
One more thing, the r/c aspect of AMA is just one facet of the hobby. The old saw about AMA saving the hobby is bunch of BS.
Gremlin
I think you have missed the point. We are talking about
non government type organizations that need
support... Hmmm... Maybe it is the AMA that is the freeloader since they are the ones needing the handout
Even NON AMA flying fields require fees to fly. No matter wherever you fly, there
will be taxes or permit fees paid or both AMA or not.
Your just supporting that horse manure...shame...shame...shame.
You get absolutely no points for that effort.