ORIGINAL: SoCal GliderGuider
ORIGINAL: Phaedrus-MMVI
Well, you see, I was the expert witness for the defense in this case.
As one who has a position of representing the members having been appointed by a membership elected DVP you should have been excluded as a witness for the AMA due to an obvious conflict of interest.
The plaintiff's attorney brought up that point, so let me share some facts with you (shut your eyes now):
I receive no financial gain from the AMA.
I am not compensated by AMA (well, OK, to the tune of $29 per year which puts me at about 0.02 per hour "pay")
I have no part in the management, decision making, or operation of the AMA.
The outcome of the case would have no bearing on my situation, I would neither gain nor lose anything regardless of how the case was settled.
Based on this the judge allowed my participation and testimony. It appears he was wrong to do so. I can give you his name and you can contact him right away and set things straight. Maybe right after you get done setting the FAA and the City of Costa Mesa straight. You are a busy guy!!!
One other point, it apparently did not matter to the jury either since telling the truth in a dispassionate and professional manner seemed more important to them than the fact that I gladly volunteer my time to help promote the AMA and model aviation.
BTW - you missed another pearl. I was PAID!!! to do this. Plaintiff tried to smear me based on that too. No luck there either.