Originally Posted by Hydro Junkie (Post 12735278)

My thoughts are this:

• The AMA would charge $85 for me to be a member for one year. This would not include else in my household
• NAMBA did charge $90 for me AND THE WIFE to be members for a year
• The average flying club would charge me a fairly substantial fee for being a member whether I use the facilities provided or not
• My boating club, R/C Unlimiteds, charge me $15 per year, per boat, for membership and a participation fee for each race I go to for awards for winners so I only pay for what I use.
• The AMA has raised it's membership rates TWICE in the past 8 years
• NAMBA HAS NOT raised their membership rates since I first became a member, almost 10 years ago

My question is why is it that NAMBA has not felt the need to raise their rates in over 10 years while the AMA has raised theirs twice? Let's see if we can figure this one out :

• AMA has a overpriced PAID staff that is borderline incompetent, NAMBA has a volunteer staff
• AMA has a facility that includes a museum that most don't care about and a field that is rarely used by anyone from outside the Muncie area, NAMBA has none of that to spend money on
• AMA prints a quarterly magazine that costs substantial amounts of money, NAMBA has a newsletter that costs little more than ink and paper

Sounds to me like NAMBA doesn't spend more than it has to while the AMA spends money because they have it. Kind of like watching the Democrats trying to pass their multi-billion dollar bills that don't benefit the people, just the organization.

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12735946)

Comparing AMA to NAMBA is apples to oranges.

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12735968)

Aside from hosting F3A team selections, NATs, National fun fly etc. AMA gives scholarships. They have a flying site assistance program

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12735968)

But the big difference is that the AMA lobbies government.

Originally Posted by Hydro Junkie (Post 12735970)

So what. The National Square and Folk Dance Federation, the Eagles, VFW and American Legion also give scholarships too. When was the last time Muncie gave money to a flying site? Does anyone really know?

Just not very effectively after the "drone fiasco" when they tried to get the FAA to force all R/C fliers to join the AMA. As I said, wasted overhead by the millions

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12735968)

But the big difference is that the AMA lobbies government.

Originally Posted by astrohog (Post 12735981)

Just not very effectively for the last decade or so……

Astro

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12735972)

Sorry Hydro but when you start talking boats and dancing on an aero modeling forum it just looks like you’re grasping.

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12735993)

Irrelevant to the topic of comparing the two organizations.

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12736002)

I think you and Hydro are much more deserving of a participation trophy. However what we ended up From the FAA wasn’t as bad as what was originally proposed. Not as effective as what we had hoped for but does demonstrate some effectiveness on their part. Unlike the constant broken record being played here.

Originally Posted by astrohog (Post 12736008)

you gotta admit that broken record has two sides….

Astro

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12736009)

Wouldn’t disagree with that.

Originally Posted by Hydro Junkie (Post 12736007)

I might take a participation trophy if I was actually participating in something that actually required participation. This thread doesn't require more than a couple of brain cells to prove my point in so......

Originally Posted by astrohog (Post 12736013)

Then why bring it up in the first place?

Astro

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12736016)

I was referring to you amount of participation in the hobby.

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12736017)

Because I goddamned wanted to!

Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie (Post 12736016)

I was referring to you amount of participation in the hobby.