The only thing keeping the tiered system away is how it will be enforced. Many clubs have commented to AMA on how to difficult/impossible it would for them to enforce different levels of insurance.
Of course, STLpilot seems not to have a problem with the enforcement, as it's very simple according to a post several months ago on the same subject, i.e., just have someone at the field check the cards. How simple can it be?
As far as his urban flier argument, I live in an urban area, in fact, I work on the other side of Teterboro, and yet I seem to be able to find places to fly, wonder why all the urban PF's have such a hard time. Seems to me that thet're looking for a free ride regarding AMA and club membership.
Gee, I wonder why people join the EAA, I guess it's for the same reason that people join AMA, since he's always comparing the two.
His statement that the pilot community is an all welcoming group is BS. The taildraggers look down on nose draggers, commercials think they better than private pilots, etc. Of course this doesn't apply to everyone, but there's plenty of this type of thing going on, contrary to what he says.
Oh, by the way STL, how's your e-flier group coming along that you said, about 6-8 months ago, you would establish if AMA did not institute the e-flier program? All those fliers for the taking, is how I believe you phrased it.
Jon