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Forum: AMA Discussions
10-29-2022, 09:59 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

I missed that part. Now the first thing we'll...

I missed that part. Now the first thing we'll hear from the acolytes will be stories about FAA attending this event or that and not saying anything. But those same people understand how government...
Forum: AMA Discussions
07-17-2022, 03:30 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

(All numbers based on inflation adjusted constant...

(All numbers based on inflation adjusted constant year dollars using Federal CPI)

Total revenue since 2001? Down 20%
Total deficit spending since 2001? Over $5 million
Membership revenue since...
Forum: AMA Discussions
07-16-2022, 11:25 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

You're confusing more than one effort. When...

You're confusing more than one effort.

When AMA wanted FAA to accept AMA member number in lieu of registration, I submitted a public comment that this was unworkable for two reasons. First,...
Forum: AMA Discussions
07-15-2022, 01:32 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Also, when I went to AMA's website and searched...

Also, when I went to AMA's website and searched staff roster (to get number of people in the various departments), I noticed that Chad is simultaneously the Executive Director AND the interim...
Forum: AMA Discussions
07-15-2022, 04:04 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Every time the AMA has raised dues, within a very...

Every time the AMA has raised dues, within a very short time their inflation adjusted revenue has declined to BELOW what it was before they raised dues. The level of management incompetence is...
Forum: AMA Discussions
07-14-2022, 11:21 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

What I find interesting is the speed with which...

What I find interesting is the speed with which they made this change.

The email hits our inboxes saying they'll raise rates. Within days the magazine arrives with column by CFO saying they're not...
Forum: AMA Discussions
03-16-2022, 11:50 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

So as the AMA is going to do all the...

So as the AMA is going to do all the applications, per BC above, an interesting consequence is that AMA will now be the focus of any complaints that are passed to FAA. All along AMA has been loathe...
Forum: AMA Discussions
03-16-2022, 08:01 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

That's not a surprise, they pretty much have to...

That's not a surprise, they pretty much have to do that given the way the final rule is written:

"§ 89.205 Eligibility.
Only the following persons are eligible to apply for the establishment of...
Forum: AMA Discussions
03-16-2022, 06:00 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Mike, that's really interesting. I suppose it...

Mike, that's really interesting. I suppose it boils down to three possible explanations: they can't, they won't, or they don't have anything to share.

I can't speak to which of these individually,...
Forum: AMA Discussions
03-15-2022, 03:31 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

If AMA is as effective at getting these higher...

If AMA is as effective at getting these higher limits approved as their rhetoric would indicate, then why not publicize? People visit other clubs all the time, and might choose to go to one vs...
Forum: AMA Discussions
11-09-2021, 02:28 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Spot on. Even if they win, as Taylor did,...

Spot on. Even if they win, as Taylor did, Congress will just turn around in put language in legislation that authorizes FAA to do what they want under the rule (and probably throw in a little more).
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-09-2021, 05:57 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Are you also saying that the President did NOT...

Are you also saying that the President did NOT use his column in the official magazine to attack someone running for EC? In fact, I think the EVP did that as well in the same issue. No secret...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-09-2021, 08:33 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Like many dysfunctional organizations, the AMA is...

Like many dysfunctional organizations, the AMA is set up structurally to preserve the status quo. To run for EC, you must first be a leader member. To be a leader member, you must first be anointed...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-09-2021, 03:27 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Meanwhile, we're all still waiting to hear YOUR...

Meanwhile, we're all still waiting to hear YOUR plan / opinion on how to reverse the AMA's financial trends. You are an EC member after all? Or is your plan to just keep doing more of the same and...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-07-2021, 01:49 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

I agree ... AMA ... please prove me wrong. Let's...

I agree ... AMA ... please prove me wrong. Let's see TRENDS over time, adjusted for inflation.

And for the record, continued silence speaks volumes....
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-05-2021, 04:05 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Anyone notice how they operate? Single data...

Anyone notice how they operate? Single data points proving a rule? He references one success and implies that somehow indicates greater success. Keep in mind the one club to which he refers is...
Forum: AMA Discussions
01-05-2021, 05:12 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

If they've been as successful as they say, their...

If they've been as successful as they say, their silence on details is deafening...
Forum: AMA Discussions
11-10-2020, 03:28 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

I suggest paying very close attention to the...

I suggest paying very close attention to the exact language out of HQ to describe membership trend. You will hear "numbers" from HQ, when we all understand that what really matters is membership...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-08-2020, 03:43 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

For a single airplane. But LAX has parallel...

For a single airplane. But LAX has parallel runways, with aircraft stacked up and approching both runways from before sun up to well after sun down. He didn't need to hear an airplane first then go...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-08-2020, 02:19 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

And yet on RCG, as the self appointed "hall...

And yet on RCG, as the self appointed "hall monitor" of the Model Aircraft and Drone Advocacy forum, he led the effort to have someone banned for the heinous offense of off topic posts....

In...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-06-2020, 02:09 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

And you think I'm losing any sleep over it? All...

And you think I'm losing any sleep over it? All it did was validate that RCG is the AMA's "Pravda." Nothing but a propaganda arm of AMA and the EC. But wait, it gets better. YOU just couldn't control...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-05-2020, 03:30 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Actually we have. We've proven that you made a...

Actually we have. We've proven that you made a declarative statement that was, in fact, wrong.


You have nobody but yourself to blame; you chose the words.


Maybe he likes reading my posts....
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-05-2020, 02:55 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

I realize it's a lot to ask, but go back and read...

I realize it's a lot to ask, but go back and read what we actually wrote.

Unlike you that made a declarative statement of what it could not be, we merely pointed out that what you ruled out was...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-05-2020, 02:29 PM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

Let's not forget that in your "expert" opinion,...

Let's not forget that in your "expert" opinion, you "ruled out" jet packs. Only to be later proven (rather easily I might add) that it is indeed possible. Nobody commented about probable or not,...
Forum: AMA Discussions
09-04-2020, 07:36 AM
Replies: 1,324
Views: 159,873
Posted By franklin_m

About spit out my coffee laughing. You’re so...

About spit out my coffee laughing. You’re so emotionally hijacked to prove me wrong that you’re noting, lest I say virtually celebrating, that it may well have been a drone - flying in Class B...
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