I'm not a legal expert in order to know whether there's any way that permitting an opt-out would create complications that could be disadvantageous in any way to the AMA.

However, I think it's high time that the AMA staffers stopped only considering whether changes are advantageous to them (in terms of simplifying their jobs etc) and instead concentrated a bit more on serving their members by providing mechanisms for the members to do stuff like Frank's event, instead of always looking to be more & more restrictive. After all, their charter supposedly includes promoting model aviation, not stifling it.

Numerous different tales are on offer nowadays, but at the time it was reported that JPO and AMA officials contacted the airport where the event was to be held, and convinced the authorities there to rescind Eddie's permission to use the site.

Gordon