Originally Posted by aerobear

Long ago the AMA had a newsletter that was separate from the magazine that met this requirement. Membership could be with or without the magazine. At some point it was decided to roll the newsletter into the magazine and all memberships included the magazine. Controversy ensued at a quaint pre-internet pace and extent. Controversy will revive in 3....2....1....

Heh! Heh! I remember those days. Magazine sales sure went through the roof as people waited for the latest chapter in the current controversy.

Does the AMA publish membership anywhere? I'm curious to see if overall membership is declining and if so, by how much.

Originally Posted by ssobol

I don't belong to AMA, but in this day and age, wouldn't an e-publication of their magazine be more cost effective?

They give you a choice but the magazine is a really good. I pay for it.. I’m not happy because seems they are not forwarding to my new house :/ haven’t got it in months.

My guess: AMA will be bringing forth an e-magazine soon ...

Originally Posted by bhursey

They give you a choice but the magazine is a really good. I pay for it.. I’m not happy because seems they are not forwarding to my new house :/ haven’t got it in months.

Try shooting them a message on Facebook, I noticed they're more communicative on there than if you try via email.

Originally Posted by tkallev

My guess: AMA will be bringing forth an e-magazine soon ...

Already have it as an option.

Originally Posted by aerobear

Controversy will revive in 3....2....1....

That's funny. Yeah, I guess no matter the issue, you can't please everyone, all the time, eh?

Originally Posted by bhursey

They give you a choice but the magazine is a really good. I pay for it.. I’m not happy because seems they are not forwarding to my new house :/ haven’t got it in months.

Just call them up and they'll straighten it out. I think I only missed 1 or 2 months when I changed my address, but they sent those issues right out to me.

Doh, see Krebb already recommended contacting them.

The AMA magazine is worthless !

especially since they switched to all glossy paper. used to be, i could use it for cage bottom lining in my parrots cages, but that was years ago.

Nothing quite like bringing old franklin threads back to life ...

I'm surprised this one didn't get moved to the "AMA" section, back during the big epidemic of thread-moving around Dec/Jan a few years back. Most of the threads that got moved, I didn't think they should have been, because they bore on advocacy and/or regulatory issues in some significant way, but this one seems to be focused entirely on the business affairs of the AMA, so --- probably it's gonna get moved --

It looks like Hoot wants to be the new franklin but I don't think he has what it will take to pull it off.

Originally Posted by Hoot

The AMA magazine is worthless !

So opt out of the print mag. and don't bother to open the on-line mag. when it is available.

Doesn't matter to me anymore - I won't reapply for membership this year - they did nothing for FPV - tinywhoops are still illegal in spotterless FPV or if flown BVLOS - and they are harmless. Plus - the AMA couldn't stop the FAA from regulating non-navigable airspace - such as under and through trees. So the FAA says you can't fly spotterless FPV, or BVLOS FPV, through or under trees - even though full scale aviation cannot fly through trees safely - not yet, anyway. And - that's simply - nutty.