Good points there P-51B. While I don't think AMA will ever be a giant land-owner, it could well be a viable assistant in helping Clubs become landowners themselves.

Now consider the Quebec thread in the Clubhouse forum:

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From the newspaper item referenced there:
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CTV Montreal News Staff

"Club Brossair operates on a small piece of farmland in Brossard, but the Quebec government says the club doesn't have the right to be there."

" A South Shore club for remote control plane enthusiasts is in danger of shutting down. Club Brossair operates on a small piece of farmland in Brossard, but the Quebec government says the club doesn't have the right to be there. Club Brossair members have been flying small planes over the field for 23 years, with the landowner's permission. "There's been no complaints whatsoever to the police," said Bob Forest of the Model Aeronautics Association. "No problems of noise or pollution or just bad activity, you know what I mean, there's been nothing here." Nevertheless, a goverment commission says flying planes above the field violates agricultural zoning laws.
Club Brossair's founder says that's ridiculous. "You have a field right now that's not even being harvested for anything," said Benny Milhomme. "Come in a couple of months and you'll see it's full of weeds." The government recently shut down two other flying clubs in Napierville and Marieville. Club Brossair is asking for a public consultation on the issue, in the hopes of convincing the government this land can be used for a lot more than agriculture. "
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With what's happening in this country now, don't think it can't happen here. We need a PRO-ACTIVE AMA. That means an AMA with a Non-Profit Foundation and a working AMA. If there is ONE TRUTH it is that EMOTION and "should be" will not accomplish anything. Only HARD WORK and "GIT "ER DONE' will accomplish something. So let's "GIT 'ER DONE!" [sm=48_48.gif]

NOMINATE HORRACE D. CAIN, AMA L-93, for AMA PRESIDENT. DO IT TODAY. Email Mary Lou @ [email protected]