RE: AMA Buddy-Box Rule
This "program" hasn't been used very much to my knowledge around here. I'm aware of maybe 5% of what goes on. Anyway, the only example I can think of was with a guy who blew in from who knows where, got his free flight instruction, then blew on outta here never to be seen again. Club members do come and go for many reasons, but this guy knew how the system worked and played our club like a fiddle in "F-minus". This guy obviously had no reason to spend an extra $140 per year on club dues and AMA when that same amount of money could cover an annual beer budget, or buy a nice little engine.
Of course this rule is not enforced strictly everywhere and that's OK. Our prisons are already overflowing with PPPers who break the 2/60 rule.