And so goes the fundamental error in the club governing body of a hobby: One large organization with a set of rules that have worked for dozens of years for the members who appreciate, respect and follow the structure with the dichotomy of an activity that attracts new members who do not appreciate, respect or wish to follow the structure that has worked so well for so many years.

There are thousands of young people who will appreciate, respect and follow the structure of AMA and will contribute. But there are hundreds of thousands of young people who want to fly model planes but aren't interested in the current product or service offered by the AMA.

It's not that the younger generation is is lazy or disrespectful. We're just not interested in mowing the flying field anymore than we are interested in mowing the golf course we play on.