G-Man: "I was checking the number of members, that is under half of the members in the united states according to AMA records."
That is funny, funny, funny.
Since all adult Open members, excepting Family Members, are mailed an issue of
Model Aviation each month, and AMA only mailed 137,811 copies of the October, 2007 issue, (page 145, Nov. MA) I dare say that there are not a whole lot of members more than that number. That number includes those youth members that receive a magazine. My estimate is AMA membership has fallen below the 150,000 mark including all members of all ages.