PLANE JIM

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Are the AMA membership fees increasing due to the Park Pilot Program?

Muroc1

Are the dues going up in 2011? If so, to how much?

Frank

Silent-AV8R

I have not seen or heard of any discussions regarding increasing the current dues for 2011.

KidEpoxy

Fee increases come from 2 places:
Increased spending or decreased income.... or a combination of the two.

Why not just list the 5 biggest spending increases 2008 (report available) vs say... 2005,
combined with a lack of spending cuts to correspond with decreasing membership monies,
and say that caused any fee increase.

Any bets on MA and PPP being on the list of biggest increased spending?

Muroc1

Nor have I. Jim, where did you see/hear of that?

Thanks,

Frank

PLANE JIM

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no where-just a question

Stickbuilder

If they want to see the membership drop like a rock, bring it on. I'd say that they are already at the top of what people will pay. A lot of us have dropped club membership and are flying at private fields and using our homeowners insurance to cover ourselves. AMA is just for contest coverage.

Bill, AMA 4720

PLANE JIM

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everyone that has AMA flies at contest-that is not true.

vicman

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Ask your DVP if you want a straight answer.

Muroc1

Oh OK, thanks. Glad to hear that dues are not going up.

Frank

Stickbuilder

I did not say that everyone who has AMA flies at contests. What I said was that we use the AMA to be able to fly at contests. More members do not fly at contests than do. I guess I did not make my point clear. I only use the AMA membership for contests.

Bill, AMA 4720

KidEpoxy

When there are dues increases,
how much warning does muncie give the members?
Can we safely say there wont be one in 2011 because they would have told us by now?

Picking a hypothetical year like 2020 for a dues hike,
when would they tell the members... June 2019? Jan2019? In 2018 sometime?

PLANE JIM

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I am sorry-I miss understood.

vicman

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Or you could look at it this way. The mechanic says your car will be done by the end of the day...he didn't say what day.

It's foolish to think the dues will stay where they are forever. Your power bill etc havent' stayed the same price either. Heck, you can't even get an engine for the same price you could 5 years ago. I don't see threads crying foul about that to the engine makers nor are there threads complaining about how much a new radio system cost. It does look like Lipos are getting more reasonable though.

Muroc1

Well shucks! If the dues are not going up, then we'll have to find something about the AMA to complain about.

Frank

KidEpoxy

I'm reading in this thread folks asking if they will,
and saying they havent heard they will,
and discussion regarding what causes dues increases,
and Frank taking the lack of hearing they will as proof they wont.

Frank,
do you have any actual info to share with the rest of us that they wont,,
or just speculating that since you havent heard by now, muncie wont announce it later this year?

Mr. Mugen

Well I heard the sky is going to fall! [X(] No sky=no fly! How are we going to deal with this? [&:]

Muroc1

Here is something else to worry about while we are on the subject. I just heard that there is another scheduled hurricane season in 2010.

Frank

Woody218

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I've heard that the world will end someday...

Jim Thomerson

I paid for two years. At least I think I did. I don't really remember. What were we taking about?[8D]

Silent-AV8R

My doctor recently told me that I was going to die!!!..... In the future!! So I am in no hurry for the future to arrive.

Jim Thomerson

I was an AMA member in 1960. I wonder what the dues were then (my library is out in the shop). Does anyone remember off hand? According to the cost of living calculator, $58 today was equal to $8.01 in 1960. I'm pretty sure the AM was ripping us off with higher than that dues in 1960, maybe $10 or $15[X(].

Muroc1

I understand that it is going to happen in 2012. That's why I only renewed until 2011. Certainly don't want to pay $58 for nothing.

Frank

cyclops2

Love my Homeowners Policy.

It is what pays off the accidents FIRST.
Why would I Join AMA & AARP both are now cashing in on the good old days of honesty & value. Very high insurance premiums for whatever they cover.
I am old. Not stupid.

Rich

edgeman55

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Maybe a little stupid as the 58.00 is not only for insurance.Part for a monthly magazine,part for contests and club interests programs ect.Most cities/countys require some sort of insurance to obtain a flying site and AMA insurance makes this managable for the club.And some for working with the idiots in Washington who would like to revoke our right to enjoy this hobby,sport.Not defending that all dollars are spent wisely but for less then 5 bucks a month I feel mine is well worth it IMHO