Well, this is certainly not the first time we have gone around this block. The AMA has both it's good points and bad points. The AMA is essentially a product packaged withmultiple services, and like many other products we DO have the choice to purchase this product or not. $58.00 a year breaks out to .1589 cents per day. My auto insurance is $4.83 per day. Homeowners is a bit more. In order to join an AMA sanctioned club I am required by the CLUB to be an AMA member. I do not HAVE to join an AMA sanctioned club but if I CHOOSE to than I have to be AMA.
Are they perfect? NO! Is the magazine perfect? NO! However, they are dedicated to model avaition which is NOT solely R/C. I agree that I too do not really like to read articles about FF and CL, but nor do I like heli articles too much simply because I do not fly them. I do understand that they are all apart of Model Aviation hence the name of the magazine.
AMA is not a great evil in Muncie, AMA is here for us to help us and protect our hobby.
Look if I gotta spend $58.00 a year, .16 cents a day to fly at the field I like and enjoy my HOBBY GREAT!!!!!!!!
I spend more than this a year on CA glue,not to mention kits, parts,gas, batteries,etc....
I spend more money on things I have to pay for than want to, like my CAR insurance, medical insurance water bill electric bill uinion dues etc..........

AMA is not evil, not terrible, not backward. The AMA is like any other institution, there is always room for improvement and they never seem to move quickly enough in doing it.