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Forum: AMA Discussions
05-04-2020, 06:18 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Your Divergent is inspiring just to look at. I...

Your Divergent is inspiring just to look at. I can appreciate that it was the culmination of your dream at 15.
My dad was a professional pilot and RC captured my imagination at the same age. I get...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-04-2020, 05:02 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Pretty awesome designing a competitive plane, and...

Pretty awesome designing a competitive plane, and flying it competitively as well. Skills.
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-04-2020, 02:17 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Chad Budreau, Executive Director, Academy of...

Chad Budreau, Executive Director, Academy of Model Aeronautics,
"We've made it clear, that to operate within our safety program, you must join the AMA and affirm your willingness to comply with our...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-04-2020, 08:39 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

I don't necessarily need anything for AMA except...

I don't necessarily need anything for AMA except insurance so I can be in a club, but I don't have a problem with AMA
membership dues, how they spend money, or anything else about AMA operations.
...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-04-2020, 06:46 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Is this a joke? It's been posted multiple times....

Is this a joke? It's been posted multiple times. AMA (Hanson) did in fact ask Congress to require model pilots to join
the AMA or become licensed under Part 107 - not an option - or be punished....
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-03-2020, 08:13 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Too late. In case you missed it, all RC...

Too late.

In case you missed it, all RC flying outside AMA fields will soon be illegal. Let's see how long AMA hangs on without
those RC flyers. In addition, over 240 AMA fields will be shut down...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-03-2020, 07:46 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

In case jester missed Hanson's op-ed, "about...

In case jester missed Hanson's op-ed,

"about 200,000 people fly under Section 336 and the remaining 700,000 are required to operate
under Part 107. Those that aren’t flying under Part 107 are in...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-01-2020, 06:08 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Yes to all the above. No one in their right mind...

Yes to all the above. No one in their right mind at AMA would have allowed that Hill article to be published, but Hanson is
I'm sure a hard person to say no to. My take reading Hanson is that he's a...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-01-2020, 12:38 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

I'm have to to disagree. I don't think AMA was...

I'm have to to disagree. I don't think AMA was desperate or it was all about money. AMA was at it's peak with a claimed
200,000 members with affiliates when Hanson came out publicly for forced...
Forum: AMA Discussions
05-01-2020, 09:08 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Sure. What could possibly go wrong? "A guy...

Sure. What could possibly go wrong?

"A guy (Hanson) who had not been a government relations guy before took on the role and figured it out as he went."

Hanson had a solid backround in...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-30-2020, 09:08 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Here is hobby-killing piece: ...

Here is hobby-killing piece:
https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/367079-punish-rogue-recreational-drone-pilots-not-the-rule-followers
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-30-2020, 09:02 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

The AMA did not "propose" that to the FAA. AMA...

The AMA did not "propose" that to the FAA. AMA unilaterally decided that anyone flying under 336 had to join the AMA
and announced it in a national online newspaper, and "told" the FAA and Congress...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-30-2020, 08:41 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

In 2008, Rich Hanson, " ... resigned his...

In 2008, Rich Hanson,

" ... resigned his position [District X VP] and, during a critical time in AMA’s relationship with the FAA, accepted
the challenge to help AMA develop the position of...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-30-2020, 05:26 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

I read your post again. You must have slept...

I read your post again. You must have slept through the drone years: AMA sued the FAA over drones and FPV. AMA was not
interested in enforcing any rules and has never done so. As a result, the...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-30-2020, 07:32 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

It wasn't to protect the hobby. Drones were the...

It wasn't to protect the hobby. Drones were the "exiting new aspect of the hobby" that AMA could not afford to pass up.
It didn't work out because AMA failed to see the danger drones posed, not the...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-26-2020, 01:39 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Seems obvious. If it was fly fishing you wouldn't...

Seems obvious. If it was fly fishing you wouldn't go after river rafters to boost numbers.

The 400' issue was the first I knew something was seriously wrong with AMA. Exceptions to the the 400'...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-26-2020, 07:12 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Declining numbers isnt the problem, it's growth...

Declining numbers isnt the problem, it's growth at any cost that has the hobby on the brink of extinction.

RCU Forums founder Michael Kranitz has an open letter endorsing Eric Williams for AMA...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-25-2020, 07:12 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

LOL, right to the point. Can you imaging the AOPA...

LOL, right to the point. Can you imaging the AOPA pressuring the FAA to force every pilot to
either join AOPA or get a commercial license?
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-25-2020, 05:25 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Agreed that some members actively support some of...

Agreed that some members actively support some of the bone-headed moves like forced membership. But I see
the chief architect being AMA pres Rich Hanson. Although Hanson has only been president for...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-11-2020, 01:32 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

FRIAs don't have to fail for that. The NPRM is a...

FRIAs don't have to fail for that. The NPRM is a total rebuke of the AMA with the FAA saying (we've put up with your
crap long enough) here's how and where you're going to operate until you're out...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-11-2020, 10:29 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Few will want to report themselves to the FAA...

Few will want to report themselves to the FAA (and police) every time they fly. It also isn't clear if this would require a
subscription like non-eqipped participant. It's only LAANC-like in concept...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-11-2020, 07:43 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Flight Test is great, but after coming back from...

Flight Test is great, but after coming back from FAA's UAS Integration Office they're now pomoting FRIAs in back yards. How would
the FAA evaluate and approve thousands of these sites? How many...
Forum: AMA Discussions
04-10-2020, 06:42 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 9,744
Posted By ECHO24

Rich Hanson said 200,000 people fly under AMA's...

Rich Hanson said 200,000 people fly under AMA's "programming" (2018). AMA has 180,000 members.
Who are those other 20,000 people?,
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