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Forum: AMA Discussions

01-04-2003, 03:59 PM

Replies: 246

What really caused the dues increase?

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Posted By TheSollyLama

my issues

" I guess many folks will never get the Idea that AMA is US not THEM"

---The AMA is whoever shells out the money to join. There's no higher qualification to join. It becomes an US and THEM thing...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-04-2003, 01:13 AM

Replies: 24

Ever filed a claim with the AMA?

Views: 2,079

Posted By TheSollyLama

amazing

It amazes me that people are deluded into actually believing they NEED 2 mil worth of coverage for a hobby, but don't carry near that for the other 95% of thier lives. Is it just gulliblility?
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Forum: AMA Discussions

01-04-2003, 12:00 AM

Replies: 246

What really caused the dues increase?

Views: 18,941

Posted By TheSollyLama

What really caused the dues increase?

"So you know for a fact that our AMA insurance is complete fiction and never existed and has never paid a claim ?"
---Never said that. Sure it's paid claims, AFTER the far more important homeowner...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 11:31 PM

Replies: 24

Ever filed a claim with the AMA?

Views: 2,079

Posted By TheSollyLama

useless

which means it's pretty well useless insurance.
Instead of killing off your homeowners THEN trying to invoke secondary insurance (which is notoriously hard to do) why not spend that money on...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 10:57 PM

Replies: 246

What really caused the dues increase?

Views: 18,941

Posted By TheSollyLama

What really caused the dues increase?

I'm not going to retype all that I already posted, so I refer you to the "Can of Worms" thread for my argument.
In short, I'm totally unconvinced of any benefit, beyond lobbying to protect...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 09:48 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

I am the law..

Where can I find the rules as to where I can fly a plane other than current airstrips?
You're right. Why bother with the AMA at all, so long as I can still fly? Don't say that too loudly though,...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 09:16 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

Can of Worms

"On the "secondary insurance" issue, it is secondary for the flyer, but PRIMARY (based on what I have read in the other threads) for the landowner of the club."
A club or...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 08:52 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

right

"Hey duuuuude, once again, it is not mandatory to join the AMA to fly, only to fly at an AMA chartered field!"

I am under the impression that it is illegal to fly most any place other than at...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 08:09 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

Can of Worms

"Geez SollyLama, for a new guy, you sure sound like you have been around a lot. You make great points"

Thanks. I've been a member of many organizations in racing motocross and worked closely with...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 07:51 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

Can of Worms

"Initially the only thing he/she sees for the membership fee is a membership card"
--Exactly. I already have a more important card (my personal insurance) in my wallet. Along with $58 I can use to...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 07:39 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

ask not...

And really- contorting Kennedy quotes? "Ask not what your hobby does for you."
Hey dude, it's a HOBBY! I want to kill a few hours a couple times a month. 99% of people flying fall into this...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 07:27 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

a slip of the tongue

I didn't mean to disparage R/C planes by calling them 'toys'. I have a fancy for them after all. But I also called my MX bike a toy and I had well over $9000 in it. Semantics. And no, I did not...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 06:26 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

points

$58 isn't too much for me to pay (the principal of it galls me) but it IS too much for the 3 or 4 guys I know that would dearly love to fly but won't because it costs way too much. Another $58 bill...

Forum: AMA Discussions

01-03-2003, 05:32 PM

Replies: 78

Can of Worms

Views: 5,102

Posted By TheSollyLama

benefits?

I'm a complete newbie at R/C planes, although I have a long history of R/C cars. This is my first post here.
I've read MANY threads now, pro-AMA and con. Honestly, I don't see much use in...

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