ORIGINAL: 2fast
Seems like we are becoming so diverse in our interests we are losing our sense of community within the AMA.
A sign of the times, not just modeling. Far too much grease given the squeaky wheels. Far too many simply grow up thinking the world revolves only around themself.
It's seems impossible for the AMA to fairly represent the wide variety of interests in any way that is fair to all. There are just too many different interests.
No need for AMA to represent each discipline and/or interest. AMA should represent aeromodeling. The RC fraternity makes problems where the problems do not exist. The
average RCer wants everything with no cost or labor on his individual station in the scheme of things.
From 40% airplanes costing thousands of dollars, to small rubber powered planes that cost less than $10.00. How can the AMA provide value to all without shortchanging the few?
Protecting and publicizing aeromodeling, assisting in facility acquisition and retention, plus be the central unit for competition should allow each group to determine for themselves what their value need is.
What is "shortchanging"? The federal government provides all kinds of freebies for the non-productive be such by choice or true need. I have had to earn everything I have ever received. I don't expect any difference from the government or AMA, except when I support such either by $$ or labor.
Anyone remember any Free Flight, Rubber Power or Control Line AMA presidents? Are there any of these types currently nominated? Any in important positions in Muncie now?
Earl Witt was a FF President and RC soaring. John Grigg did everything at some time, mainly RC soaring in the last years. Dave Brown was a
hard core CL Combat flier until hired by World Engines and had to perform a
minimum of two RC Pattern flights per day -- 6 days a week -- regardless of weather, 52 weeks per year. When WE was folding, John Maloney helped Dave acquire assets from Southern RC and the D. Brown products became in being.
D-VI VP, Charlie Bauer flies everything including big time CL Scale, even a turbine CL model at the NATS. Bauers are always there in force.