I have had an AMA membership on and off for the last 10 or so years. During that time, I am sad to say, I really have not understood the benefit of AMA except to say that if I did not have a membership I could not fly at any of the fields in the area. Yes I do get a magazine, but honestly, only a small part of it interest me. I'm not into FF, CL, and many of the other AMA catagories. I guess if I competed I would find some of the information more appealing. I did get this DVD sent to me, only to find out after openinnig it that I now owed, what was it, $19 or something to AMA. Sure would hate to be an AMA familiy membership with kids opening stuff like this. No telling what I would owe?

It appeared after trying to digest the small print that if anything were to happen, insurance wise, that my current home and such insurance is actually looked at to pay any problems first, then if there is anything else not covered, AMA insurance may step in. Please correct me if this is wrong, cause I would really like to know.

What I do know is the AMA membership cost keeps going up. It seems like the beaurocracy gets bigger, mostly with old farts like me. I wonder how kids can join if their parents have no interest in the hobby at these rates. Personally I don't have any issues with the AMA. But competition is good. And it appears the AMA has none. Not the American way would you say.

If you really want to increase the numbers in this hobby, you give the AMA some competition. New ideas, new blood, new thinking, new members with alternative groups at every field.

Or you keep the status quo and I get more flying time.