It's not their members I object to. It's the AMA itself. As I mentioned, the flight club that wanted me to join their club are a great bunch of guys. They too are AMA members, more so because if they weren't, they couldn't fly at the park. Not because of the grandness of the AMA. And quite honestly, they'll be the first to tell you the AMA doesn't do squat for anyone.
You seem to have this mindset that the AMA is a governing body. They're not. Not even close. They may be pushing their weight around via government officials and sold them on a bunch of crap but still doesn't make them a governing body.
The Hells Angels is a private club. Just as is the AMA. The Girls Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the Cadets etc etc all private clubs.
Not governing bodies.
(Thunderdrones is referring to the police in the prior quote)
The AMA again it's not a governing body. They have ZERO right to tell anyone what to do or how to do it.
How do they "protect their members". Seriously.. what protection do you get?
You loose your job they get you another? They get you raises? You crash your bird another shows up at your door the next day? You get bullied they beat up the bully? Your kid gets low grades they pay off the teacher? They insure your kid gets into the best college?
Or is the protection more like...
They kick everyone out of public flying fields so only AMA members get to fly there?
Oh and here, they made sure to protect it's members by having the city pass a reg that says if you don't join the AMA not only can't you fly at the public Parks, but you can't fly in the county. Unless you join their private club.
You tout all these members... I'll bet more than half didn't join willingly. They were forced to in order to fly at a public field.
You carry that card. They do so much for you. Once you paid the annual fee and you got your little safe flying panflete, copy of the FAA safe flying panflete, that's it. Until your dues is due or they want more money or took over yet another field by kicking everyone else out you don't hear from them again.
I know plenty of members. Keep in mind, I live in an area that your forced to join or not fly... Legally in this county.
Membership in this county is tremendous. Next county over which is twice as populated and your not forced to join. Not so many members there.
I hear from local members, and flight clubs. They don't like the AMA for many of the reasons I've stated.
The majority would not have joined if they didn't have to. Insurance is better and cheaper through other insurance companies.
The AMA does nothing. Except sell their crap to governing bodies. Forcing their views and membership on the rest of us. The AMA forces their viewpoint and membership on everyone else.
Being an AMA member doesn't make you a better pilot. Nor do laws make you a better person.
That's entirely on you as an individual. Your skills. Your knowledge etc etc. Your make up as a person.
And yes, if the Police tell me to do something I disagree with. Or Government I stand up to them too.
They're just people. No better or worse than I. I bow to no man. Or God for that matter. And I wave no flag. Especially for a private organization that takes the rights of others away that have no interest in being affiliated with them or wish to pay them an annual vig to be a member so they can have a right to do something they were born with.
But hey, wave that AMA flag. Wave it high and proud if you like.
Some of us are smarter than the flag you wave. We don't buy into collective bull easily.
Guess I'm just one of them.
Plus my birds are all LD fliers and I just stay outside your AMA "stanctioned" fields and watch all you AMA trained pilots crash your birds.
Lol (seriously I do, as I said, being an AMA member doesn't make you a better pilot.)
You have a good one Thunderdrones.
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I have 1 word for you. Toastmasters.
P.S. I always have a good one. I just got back from teaching someone how to fly for 2 hours for free. It's 40° outside. What did you do this morning to further the hobby of UAV?
