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Forum: AMA Discussions
02-25-2019, 05:02 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Your comment assumes that AMA is an effective...

Your comment assumes that AMA is an effective voice. As demonstrated by their failure to stop registration, their failure to stop the FAA interpretation of the special rule, their failure to preserve...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-24-2019, 03:10 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

It's positive for one simple reason: AMA was...

It's positive for one simple reason: AMA was trying to convince people that to legally fly under 336 they needed to be members of AMA. Well, thanks to that change, the money that some of those folks...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-24-2019, 10:24 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Meanwhile, your beloved AMA continues on it's...

Meanwhile, your beloved AMA continues on it's unsustainable spending path. I've warned about it for a couple years. The CFO has started warning about it the last couple EC meetings. And the marketing...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-24-2019, 10:19 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

It's precisely spelled out in the law. ...

It's precisely spelled out in the law.


Yep. And the only one that matters is the FAA recognition. Of note, they haven't formally recognized AMA yet. Hence their whining in the EC meeting minutes...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-24-2019, 05:01 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Since the new FAA authorization removed the "and"...

Since the new FAA authorization removed the "and" from the "...within the programming" sentence, and thus took away any possibility that AMA could argue a membership requirement, tt for routine...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-23-2019, 06:18 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

You and me both. A million bucks in "other" given...

You and me both. A million bucks in "other" given the other categories sure seems like a lot. Makes we wonder. I seem to remember that "Dear Leader" recently wrote a column for MA how he went to...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-23-2019, 03:55 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Per my latest MA, the new ED says they're...

Per my latest MA, the new ED says they're "realigning staff." Well, given that staff is their single biggest expense, I'm not sure "realigning" them is going to save anything. In fact, 75% of AMA's...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-22-2019, 05:13 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Meanwhile, the AMA membership revenue, total...

Meanwhile, the AMA membership revenue, total revenue, and net assets continue to decline. And despite that, the EC and "Dear Leader" continue doing what they've always done ... that's proven not to...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-21-2019, 09:24 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Speedy, nobody is saying you cannot do that....

Speedy, nobody is saying you cannot do that. You're perfectly free to keep handing the AMA money, directly or indirectly. You're perfectly free to keep doing all of what you described and more. But...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-20-2019, 01:26 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vb...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/800x527/ama_financial_trend_mbr_revenue_4faedff95363c032c8b8cadd9314708081f97ed1.jpg


Under the "Dear Leader" and the rest of the cabal,...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-20-2019, 11:29 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Concur! Is there anyone among President /...

Concur!

Is there anyone among President / EVP / EC that was around when decision to move to Muncie was made? I'd be really curious to know the background of that decision.
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-19-2019, 06:39 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

When you combine your statement to appowner with...

When you combine your statement to appowner with your signature line that says "RCU community moderator," its difficult to NOT see it as a threat.
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-19-2019, 06:25 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

I thought that given your position within the...

I thought that given your position within the AMA, you were not a moderator in AMA forums ?

If I'm the gentleman who commented, I'd take your comment above as threat intended to shut down...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-18-2019, 06:31 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Answer: Suspect it was about the time they...

Answer: Suspect it was about the time they started lobbying for 336 ... and the individuals directly involved in that effort
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-18-2019, 01:50 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

It'll never happen until someone breaks the "Dear...

It'll never happen until someone breaks the "Dear Leader's" stranglehold on organizational strategy. Over half of spending goes to staff and the magazine. Grants are in single digit percentages. The...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-18-2019, 11:13 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

[/left]"Research the most successful hobby shops...

[/left]"Research the most successful hobby shops going back 40 years?"

What? All three of them that are left? Sarcastic of course, but didn't you just say the industry is in decline? Wishing for...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-18-2019, 09:10 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

What they lacked was, much like AMA, a...

What they lacked was, much like AMA, a sustainable business model.
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-17-2019, 05:57 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Hey, no problem if you want / need / whatever...

Hey, no problem if you want / need / whatever word you choose - to be a member. But how about the financial statement you made? That you'd seen declines and rebounds. I've looked back 20 years and...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-17-2019, 05:36 PM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

I never said you can't enjoy it for the social...

I never said you can't enjoy it for the social aspects. I guess that would put you in the "need" category, perhaps another type of "need," but "need" none the less. And there's no problem with that....
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-17-2019, 08:56 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

I don't "need" AMA to enjoy the hobby. Many...

I don't "need" AMA to enjoy the hobby. Many others do not either. But the people who do "need" the AMA would be well served to start aggressively pressuring the EC to change their financial and...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-08-2019, 04:01 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

CFO issued the clarion call, and based on the...

CFO issued the clarion call, and based on the minutes, it fell on deaf ears. It's abundantly clear that doing more of the same isn't working. It hasn't worked for the last five years, nor the last...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-08-2019, 03:17 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

I don't have all data back to '98, but I do have...

I don't have all data back to '98, but I do have membership revenue. And what we see is that when they raised dues in 2003, just four years later the revenue was below what it was before the dues...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-08-2019, 01:23 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Here's another head scratcher: Model Aviation...

Here's another head scratcher: Model Aviation Magazine has lost over $25 million since 2003. I find it hard to believe that money could not have been better used elsewhere. Why hasn't the editor been...
Forum: AMA Discussions
02-07-2019, 11:29 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Additional charts 4 ...

Additional charts 4
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Forum: AMA Discussions
02-07-2019, 11:29 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 8,373
Posted By franklin_m

Additional charts 3...

Additional charts 3...
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