ORIGINAL: Mode One
Wow, I was considering joining the IMAA; but, now I guess I won't (if it's a dying organization why should I?). Does the leadership know about the bad feelings you all have about the IMAA? Or, is this similar to the AMA Forum, where the vocal-disgruntled get together and simply commiserate? (Oh, wait, this is the AMA Forum!)
When I joined IMAA in about year 1999 it had 12,000+ members. Now according as reported here it is down to 6,000. It is an organization that has been out paced by its own progress. When it was formed, few were flying large airplanes. Now they are the norm and nothing special. As far as flyins, there is no advantage to chartering IMAA and actually can keep participation down since you MUST be a IMAA member to fly.
They didn't want any member ideas as they took down the IMAA YAHOO group.
No hard feelings, just facts. You form your own opinion. At the current attrition rate, I expect it to fold in 2 years unless there is a resurection of some kind.