Very well Rockmon. you have good questions and opinions. Most are answered in the original letter however:

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Horrace I think $300.00 is a bit steep for some to pay to learn how to fly with what it costs to get started in this hobby/sport as it is. I think $150.00 is more in line and even that will strap some,
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As I stated, those figures were WAGs you know Wild A-s guesses. Any pricing outside the AMA charges would be strictly between the Club and the paid instructors. EACH CLUB SHOULD BE AWARE OF ITS AREA'S ECONOMY AND KNOW HOW/WHAT TO CHARGE.
As I have said before on this forum, a person's financial position is HIS personal thing. When I go to the grocery store, my ability to pay is not THEIR concern, its either pay or I don't get grocery. In the same manner, I don't race in the Reno Unlimited because I can't afford it. That is not THEIR worry. I don't race in the T-6 class because I refuse to spend my money on a T-6. That is all MY problem and none of theirs. I accept that there are those that cannot afford to get scheduled training on demand. However that is NOT my or AMA's problem, and I won't comment about yours as that is your personal thing.

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"...and who decides who can and cannot be the paid instructors?
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Club and Individual thing. Who picks a Club's Intro Pilots? Club's business.

>>>>>>> Do they foot the bill then for all the extra insurance costs?
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Club and individual business. I would raise He-l if the club tried to soak me for the Individual Instructor's costs. Those that will earn the money pays their own bill. The Club would pay its portion out of operating funds and that's fine with me. They stand to earn many times their investment back and that is good for me -- like each member.


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"What about the guy that has to train the people who do not want or can't pay the instruction fee? "
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That is what is happening now. Individual choice.

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What happens when he says the heck with this I'm tired of doing this for nothing?
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Well, I'm saying that right now. I do it to keep the club alive and because others simply don't give a da-n.

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Pretty soon unless they come up with the extra money for instruction they don't learn how to fly because nobody wants to instruct for nothing anymore.
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They came up with the money for the plane and equipment. Incidentally, my first 6 channel radio, not even able to switch servo direction, cost over $600, and that was near 35 years ago.
I still can't afford Reno Racing Unlimited and no one there worries about me. Those that have financial problems in this hobby, then try something else. It's their choice and there will still be plenty of the personal help available.

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"In my opinion I think it will do more harm than good, In our club there are only 27 guys and with two paid instructors it works out to an extra $26.00 bucks a guy if the paid instructor does not have to cover his $200.00. Which brings me back to who gets to be the paid instructor?"
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All your local choices.

>>>>>>" You have a lot of good ideas Horrace but this ain't one of them because the powers that be will add the extra $300.00 to every clubs insurance paid instructors or no paid instructors you know that just as well as you know your staring at a computer monitor reading this. If I thought for one minute the extra $300.00 bucks would be on a participation basis I would be on your side in a heart beat but it will not be that way, you know it will be an all for one and one for all thing all clubs will have to pay the extra insurance like it or not. And I don't."
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In that case, neither do I. If AMA did follow up on such as this plan, and such plan was to be a mandated plan with each paying for all, I will fight against it even more so than I will work for it based on the individual club and member participation.

Thanks for the input.