rptasrs1

It's official...I just read that Bob Brown and Dave Mathewson will both resign from the AMA effective Jan 1...ding dong the witch is dead...good riddance!!!!

lonestoner

If Obama is running the show, don't worry about it .

franklin_m

Ok. I see your logic at least. Yes, you could think of them that way, but there's also choice of providers, as well as a "menu" of sorts as to levels of coverage. Sure, there's a minimum, but more than just one.

rcmiket

I'll bet they wake up every morning and thank God for members like yourself. never questioning anything just happy for the privilege of being a member.

Mike

init4fun

A post like this , with no link to where you read it , will not be taken seriously . So , where , exactly , DID you read this ?

Chris P. Bacon

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The reason there's a choice of providers is because of the number of customers involved. You'd be lucky if there was even one provider if the entire customer base was < 200k. Menu choices? Again, it's all about scale and heck, even the AMA has two different offerings. Again, at $75/yr for a AMA membership I'm not sure what some people expect. Heck, was gas was at it's peak I've spent nearly that much a fill-up with only a 21 gallon tank.

franklin_m

Combined cost, $200 annually, buys a lots of tangible equipment that is in my sUAS and flying.

porcia83

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Ah, the I'm the better member than you line of thought dragged back out. I guess being the kind of member that second guesses every step the AMA takes, never appreciating anything they have done, are doing, or will do is a much better approach. Yes we see all the great minds coming together to help the AMA here on RCU, freeing giving their commentary on Monday mornings...always noting what could have been done better, all the while refusing to do anything more than type some angry empty words in a thread, one excuse after another why they can't get more involved to effect change. Some do feel honor or even privilege being a member, it would seem it's a source of anger and regret for others. They won't quit though, it's more funner to be part of the crowd and continue to grouse about it.

franklin_m

Thanks. If they want to keep throwing money at the AMA, that's fine. It's their choice. I haven't needed a club field in over two years to fly what I want to fly, have been covered first by my own homeowner's anyway, and can give or take the magazine, so I'd rather put the money into things I actually use: lipos, receivers, servos, kits, etc. I've committed to give AMA another year, 2016, then I'll make a decision as to whether I'm gone for good or not.

Given what I've seen in their 990 forms showing declining revenue (in constant 2013 dollars), it seems others are voting with their feet or aging out.

Chris P. Bacon

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Sorry to disappoint, but by now you should realize I'm always one to question conventional wisdom.

I did receive a Warm Wishes/Happy Holidays postcard from my friends at the AMA foundation. I guess they appreciate some members.

Chris P. Bacon

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I heard you are going to write the forward for the book. Congratulations on being selected.

rcmiket

You guys are special and loved by all.. Being involved and asking questions is not being a bad member,
Thanks for the concern.

Mike

porcia83

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Not hard to believe that....attend a club meeting at your average field. Despite the fact that many of the older members are great sources of information and are often times the roots and foundations of the club, so many are like folks we see here. Bitter and angry that the hobby isn't exclusively theirs anymore, so angst filled that others are coming in to enjoy the hobby in their own ways. They deem them second class modelers and pretty much treat them that way too. We all know them if we belong to a club. Oddly enough they are usually the ones pining away for the past, sitting a bench telling stories, complaining about foamies, and not even flying. What a great day at the field. The good news of course is that at least they are our of basement and getting some fresh air.

porcia83

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I needed that affirmation this morning, phew! Being "involved"...now that's a good one. Affirmation and a chuckle, a twofer deal, thanks!

Chris P. Bacon

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Thanks for the kind words, it really means a lot. Happy Holidays!

porcia83

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I did too...saw the plane on the card and my honest to god first thought was, I wonder who will complain about that picture and say the AMA is in with that manufacturer! Guess not to many of the "traditional modelers" group are donors? Perhaps their gifts are reserved for the threads here. Sharing is caring!

Sport_Pilot

At a club I used to fly at the older gentlemen had a day of their own. They had beautiful models and most of them flew. But for many of them you saw why they don't fly them on weekends. Now that that club is mostly electric you don't see them much anymore.

rcmiket

Same to you.

Mike

franklin_m

Even $75 buys a couple good sized batteries for a 500 size helo, perhaps a telemetry unit, a receiver, etc. I can use those. If you want to continue giving money to AMA for what you get, knock yourself out. But just as you make a choice to do that, others can make a choice that the money is better used elsewhere.

rcmiket

Hummm from the same guy that complemented me awhile back on my involvement.

Mike

franklin_m

Where did you see this?

porcia83

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That's a shame, it's great to see all kinds of folks and their machines at the field.

porcia83

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It's not always just about you....

porcia83

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He "read" it, somewhere. To busy cross posting it to provide a source to it. I wonder if he's actually thinking two changes to the leadership is going to suddenly bring about some massive shift? I hope not, will be ever be disappointed!

rcmiket

" Being "involved"...now that's a good one. Affirmation and a chuckle,"

Your post was directed at me was it not?

Mike.