Crank,
You and I can finally agree on something. I too think the original intent of the AMA was not to be a business, and that its original intent has been either lost or refocused. I think you hit the nail on the head. It however does now have to act like a business in order to survive. They are forced to look at their expenditures and bottom line and make decisions that are sometimes unpopular because they know the majority of the modelers out there only really belong for one reason, the insurance and the neccessity to belong in order to use an AMA sanctioned field or attend a meet.
The promotion of aeromodeling has become a secondary concern, but still an important one.
That has little to do with the current discussion, but I guess one could argue that it is indirectly related.
