The AMA is profiteering off the hard work of others. Does anyone here have any idea how much work it takes to design, test fly, refine, rebuild, re-fly, photograph, then submit a "magazine ready" text? In exchange for the glory of having this amount of work published, a pittance is paid out and the plan becomes property of the publisher for the rest of time. At some point it is safe to say that the plan has more than paid for itself and it is high time to make it a perk of membership. If the AMA could sell a single sheet, .40 sized plan for $10 shipping included, how much of a burden would that place on the membership at large?
More than likely, the revenue from the plan service doesn't cover the cost of coffee & doughnuts at HQ. Who knows, they might actually make more money [if not about the same] if the price was lowered [X(]!