RE: Ama bill
I had an opinion. I am sorry!
Posted on: 2/24/2009 11:28 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Ama bill
Complaint for the sake of feedback. How will people realize the effects of what they do with no feedback? I could write some one but all I get is "well your the only one who doesn't like it". An open forum is different. People say well I don't liek it too, or they say your the only one. If I am the only one, so be it.
Posted on: 2/24/2009 11:11 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Ama bill
I don't want to pay by Visa. My internet is slow, and I don't like being taken for granted. If thats the way they want to do business, that's their option. Every choice has consequences. That's ok, I have been working on RPV's which work fine in the field behind my house. I really have lost interest in club activities anyway. I have several large scale aircraft with Brison engines but flying at the field is not what it used to be. When I started flying, everyone built their airplanes. People came to the field to see "Henry" make the first flight on his "Pica Dullest" which he spent all winter building. People held their breath the first flight and watched all summer as he became better with every aspect of flying as he moved to his next project. There was pride in what people did. Now days the field is littered with arf toys I wouldn't want my neighbors see me flying. I can't go out and do touch and goes with out 3 people hovering some combat gutter pipe over the runway dropping one in the pits every day. It just ain't the same hobby. If they can't even send me a bill anymore, well, .......I can do my own thing here at home.
Posted on: 2/24/2009 10:57 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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Ama bill
I don't recall getting an AMA bill this year. I think I got a post card telling me what I need to do to renew. I am a long time AMA but a part time flier. It is up to me now to go research how to pay? One by one companies take the easy route. You can't make a phone call to companies without getting an answering machine with 10 numbers to press. It's easier and cheaper. Why is it the consumer has to do more and more work to buy a product. I buy AMA to support the industry but if they send me a bill and an envelope, if they want me to do their leg work to renew, I guess they don't need me that bad and I certainly don't need them.
Posted on: 2/24/2009 10:43 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing...........
You know MPB I don't really blame them if that is what they want, it's just not what I care for. Years ago you would go through a model airplane field and people had pride in what they did and how they flew. Now, well, if people can fly a trash can lid they will try to show everyone how they can hover it right in the middle of the runway. If that's what they want, fine I didn't sign up for that. Don't get me wrong I am not mad. If that's what the majority want then I am not part of the majority. Electrics, profiles and ARF's have made this hobby take off and some of this I fly in my backyard but I would never show up at the field with it. It just feels like "TOY DAY" at the R/C club.
Posted on: 10/4/2006 9:07 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Why the AMA is not growing...........
I have not been on here in a long time. I think much of the infighting in forums as it seems to be a good place for mudslinging and little else. BUT>>> I am border line ready to give up my AMA and I tell you why. Not because of anything Dave Brown or AMA has done. I think they work hard at doing their job and they do what they see is right. I see a lot of people not just disagree but are ready to lynch them and I think the whole thing is childish. People in charge will always make decisions and people who don't have a grasp of what is going on will always complain. I have not been to the field all summer. I fly electric's in my back yard. I have a garage full of medium to large scale airplanes. I took a few glow/gas airplanes out this past weekend and soon realized why it has been a while since I had been back. The R/C hobby has changed over the years and it has nothing to do with Dave Brown. 1. The number one reason is you cannot fly a traffic pattern anymore. Everyone wants to hover their electric's or profile airplanes at the end of the runway and has turned the field into a helicopter field. People complain and nothing changes. 2. I walk the field and there were 30+ airplanes this weekend at the field. Out of the 30 airplanes there was ONE nice one. The rest were junk. Foam, corrugated cardboard, etc. There is no pride in the hobby. We have a 400ft concrete runway, nice facilities, electricity, pop machine, pay people to mow and the people bring junk to fly. 3. There is always one guy with a Diamond Dust trying to show you haw fast he can fly the flight line and how quick he can turn. We were hiding behind the trash cans. It will be another year before I go back! If I go back! GW Evansville, IN
Posted on: 10/4/2006 11:00 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: HUMMER POLL
[quote]ORIGINAL: cman9toes yeh, but those numbers are before mods are thrown in and on the hiway and it's a Diesel. Which I love diesels for that very reason. The problem with the H2 is it gets crapy gas mileage and it is crapy off road. [/quote] And it looks like a lady's purse.
Posted on: 1/9/2006 12:41 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Cars & Trucks - Full Scale"
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RE: HUMMER POLL
H2 and H3 are rich girl non-educated cars and basketball players with more gold chains then Mr T. No thanks. I agree, H1 or anything else.
Posted on: 1/7/2006 9:54 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Cars & Trucks - Full Scale"
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RE: SERVO TESTER
[quote]ORIGINAL: bob_nj An FYI, on the DIY, Do It Yourself... [/quote] I have built a couple from this: http://www.schumacher.clara.net/servodriver.htm Pretty simple circuit, just make sure you get the correct components. radio Shack has them.
Posted on: 1/5/2006 2:02 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros"
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RE: Cool custom cars vs bad reputation
I don't care what it did. It says pre-teen all over it. LMAO! I wouldn't be seen around it.
Posted on: 12/30/2005 10:51 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Cars & Trucks - Full Scale"
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RE: Reno Air Races??
Rare Bear Mech, Have you guys ever thought of putting individual cylinder management system to head of self distructing cylinders and to get the peak power out of the rich cylinders? How are you guys doing with Aircraft Cyl? Bill jones was the owner correct? Is his son running it now? Did they tool back up and do you have enough parts? Gary
Posted on: 11/17/2005 11:17 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
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RE: Reno Air Races??
It's like you said the engine was making more then it should have. They kept it pulled back to keep it together. The 3350 were pickle beast and they ran them like monkeys. A 3350 has matched cyl which is different then many of the small radials. When they ran the 3350's on the connies there never got reliable service till they implemented engine programs that ket the aircraft mechanics out of the engines. They taped the components so they new if the airlines had been messing with it. That engine was that fickle. It is my belief if they ran a cyl monitoring unit that added fuel or cut power when they ran out of water they would have a lot more reliability. Problem is they had the power in the first heat or two. By the end of a couple races a couple key cyl's were self distructing. They have never been able to run the engine 100%. It's a fast bitch if they can keep the cyl in the engine. If they could run it for one race only with no reguard for the engine they could easily set some new records. It's like they say, if you can't finish the race you can't win. Gary
Posted on: 11/16/2005 10:37 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
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RE: Reno Air Races??
So I made a typo, I know more than you think I know despite your insults. Thanks. Gary [quote]ORIGINAL: Lownverted [quote]ORIGINAL: gow589 He only runs as fast as he has to. He has had 50+mph on the Mustang for years. The mustangs are catching up. They ultimatly beat him with reliability. If the Bear would just put some computer controls on the cylinders then they can make it more than 2 heats
Posted on: 11/16/2005 10:21 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
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RE: Important information????
It's not that I don't care, it looks nice but I don't have the time. I hate to be a part of something I can't give 100%. I don't like the guilt trips the guys give you when your not planting shrubs building new buildings or maintaining them. Not to mention the added dues. I have very little spare time. Let's see, plant more trees at the flying field or, fly? Hmm, Gary
Posted on: 10/24/2005 6:12 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
I know in our club, a handfull of people have turned the club into a lanscaping and building tribute to model aviation. The rest of us don't and never wanted anything that complicated. It sure is nice but they are always complaining no one is helping out and there are always expenses associated with maintaining everything. It is kind of the snowball effect. I for one would be happy with a grass runway, a little shelter and toilet. Our dues arn't that bad but they could be less then half if it was a club of modelers but some times it seems like construction and lanscaping is more important then flying. Gary
Posted on: 10/24/2005 5:15 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
I can actually understand that problem at a college. Every year a new influx of smart kids breaking into the new world. It can be hard to come up with a way that makes it work for everyone. A flying sight off campus maybe or a college run R/C club who gets the word out early in the year. We had a dedicated spot but I used to do a lot of flying off campus in college and remember seeing other guys around campus flying too. Gary
Posted on: 10/23/2005 9:36 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Cool custom cars vs bad reputation
Car show. The guys with old Mustangs were handing them out Gary
Posted on: 10/21/2005 9:40 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Cars & Trucks - Full Scale"
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RE: HUMMER POLL
The H2 and the H3 look like my FAT AUNT wearing Mr "T" jewelry! LOL. Gary
Posted on: 10/21/2005 3:27 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Cars & Trucks - Full Scale"
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RE: Cool custom cars vs bad reputation
Fast n Furious was the worst movie I had ever seen. The looser criminals become the hero's. Drive stupid ricers which are suited for 12 year old children. People have the freedom to build stupid cars and the rest of us have the freedom to laugh at them. It's the idiots who draw attention to themselvs and wonder why the rest of the world is laughing at them. It goes both ways. Their free to do it and we are free to laugh at it. The latest bling thing is a joke too: [image]http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/bling.jpg[/image] Gary
Posted on: 10/21/2005 2:27 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Cars & Trucks - Full Scale"
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RE: Important information????
This "Threat" can be 100% different from club to club. 90% of the club fields such as ours are so far away from any houses or any thing else, there is no one else who would be Park flying within a couple miles. If you think people are, well go meet them and extend an olive branch. They have the right to use the frequencies as anyone else does. You may as well be a good neighbor vs an old sour pus. But I suspect this threat involves less than 10% of the fields. And yes, many more club members shoot us down than anyone else. Gary
Posted on: 10/15/2005 8:01 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: what most people don't know!!!
Very little history as we know it is completely factual and often one sided. History as written is seldom history as happened. You see it in all sorts of things. For instance, if you own a Duesenburg and enter it into a concourse contest, you will be judged based on the people who write the judging book. The judging book not being completely accurate., The cars from the people who wrote the documentation have cars that are 100% correct (according to their own documentation). After I learned about how in accurate much of it was, it made the accuracy less meaningful. We look at people like Amelia Erhart. She was shoved on us as one of America's greatest pilots; caught up in the glitz and mystery of the time. Fact is she was in over her head. She crashed a half dozen airplanes by loosing control. She frequently got lost. The only person who would go with her on her last flight was a local drunk. No one else would have anything to do with her regardless of her fame. They knew better. There are and were by far better women pilots who never got the fame and recognition she did. Today's headlines is concerned with who was first. Educated aviation people understand the environment of the time, and what developed from what the Write brothers did. How many times do you see some one come up with a new product such as the easy open coke can (remember the old tabs). Everyone said "hey, that was my idea!". There is a difference between having an idea and making something of it. The Wright Brothers Pioneered aviation. They didn't just go up/down and wave a victory flag. They made the aircraft controllable, started producing airplanes, sold them to the military and so on. In the air races, they were the only one's with aileron type control. When others wouldn't fly because of the wind, the Wright brothers said, we have ailerons, we do well in the wind. Others who tried to keep up crashed. If you want to see how skewed the history books can be, look at the battles between the Wright Brothers, Curtis and the Smithsonian. Some one could have flown over seas 30 years ago, but nothing came of it. I think you have to look at the whole thing as a package and not as one little fact. Gary
Posted on: 10/13/2005 2:20 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "Airplanes - Full Scale"
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RE: what is the distance from a model flying field and a full scale runway???
[quote]ORIGINAL: Sport_Pilot IMO, its not required, but I think the club should close down and move at least 3 miles from the airport. But you did everything by the rules. [/quote] And you know this how? You are familiar with their field? People don't understand squat, have no clue, and are ready to tell everyone else what they need to do. There are a lot of r/c fields that co-exist with airports. I have flown into many small uncontroled airports and a few controled airports where model airplanes and full scale coexisted well. Many fly off grass on one side while the planes land on the hard surface simulainiously. Each situation is different. Most co-exist well largely because they are close enough to the full scale operations to keep things coordinated. This is grass roots stuff! Many of the full scalers are R/C'rs and vs versa. They feed off each other and this is often a very good situation for both. Gary
Posted on: 10/12/2005 9:25 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
Problem is with the scanners, the guy that knocks you out of the sky is usually the one in the pit turning on the radio and scratching his head. By the time your airplane hit's the dirt it's over. Scanner is a good idea but not end all. Gary
Posted on: 10/9/2005 11:01 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
What would give AMA members more right to a frequency than any one else? Gary
Posted on: 10/9/2005 12:37 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
Littlecrankshaft, I agree with that. It is the clubs responsibility. Everyone is free to use the frequencies. If some one lived next to a field he has the same right to the frequencies as the club does. If 2 back yard fliers live next to each other, it is up to them to work out their frequency issues as it would be for the club. Clubs don't "own" the frecrequency nor does anyone else. Gary
Posted on: 10/8/2005 10:49 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
You know Roby, I went to the grocery to buy some butter. She said I had to have a license from the cracker jack box I left at home. I also had to sign a waver and register with the government office that keeps track of people who put butter on steps to airplanes and other slippery areas that hurt people. Needless to say the store would not sell me butter. In fact, she went through the liabilities of every food item in the cart. I could not even buy my water. It's getting to be a tough society these days! LOL Gary
Posted on: 10/7/2005 5:11 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
[quote]ORIGINAL: Roby WOW.......Some people seriously need to seek help. [/quote] LOL, just ignore him Roby, there is no end to the ignorance in what he is saying. Gary
Posted on: 10/7/2005 3:24 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
[quote]ORIGINAL: J_R Can't you clearly see that if someone goes out a buys an RC system and couples it up with some feritilizer and uses the combination to blow up the local federal building that the RC system manufacturer should be responsible to the families of those blown up for their loss? The feritilizer company should be cupable too. Yes, it's a license. So... what is your complaint about that? You think the government should be the only one to issue licenses? Issuing licenses is a right in a free country. [/quote] WOW, All I can say is you need help! LOL, Way out there! Gary
Posted on: 10/7/2005 2:28 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
That being so I think we should close every store in America because we will no longer have anything to sell with out worying about liability. That's ass9. A License? By the government? To do what? I got a license out of a cracker jack box but it doesn't mean didly! Gary [quote]ORIGINAL: J_R I think LCS's comments are on right on target. edit: btw, the AMA is a license. If you have any doubt, look at the lower left corner of your AMA card. [/quote]
Posted on: 10/7/2005 2:14 PM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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RE: Important information????
[quote]ORIGINAL: littlecrankshaf I think hobby shops shouldn't sell any R/C planes or equipment to anyone unless they can produce a current AMA card and also sign an agreement to maintain the affiliation in the future. [/quote] You know maybe we shouldn't sell R/C stuff unless people have State farm insurance, or unless that are wearing tennis shoes. You know tennis shoes are safer at a field then boots, or maybe to not to anyone who is a member of AAA because they may be confused with AMA. AMA is not the government, it is not a license, it is not regulatory! A hobby show would do good to hand out education literature but if he is going to stop selling to people he may as well close up the shop and move to China! Gary
Posted on: 10/7/2005 9:44 AM by Author "gow589" in the forum "AMA Discussions"
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