RE: Solutions for AMA's membership decline
I got to agree with you CP. To grow more there needs to be growth in the market at the higher end (requiring a club). While the analysts claim the "hobby" is growing they are not commenting on the different segments of the market. I have read here about a lot of IC guys switching to electric and parkflyers are growing rapidly in popularity. So, while the hobby grows the AMA doesn't. Makes a lot of sense. If a million new park fliers are introduced and only a dozen IC, then the hobby is doing fine, not going to help membership in the AMA though.
As long as the focus of the AMA is flying that requires a club/AMA membership then I can see the membership continue to erode.