This whole business is a horrible mess. The inability of the LAA committee to display any backbone and so yielding to TC-Ts threats demonstrates the typical behaviour of the blazer brigade. Turn up for a free meal or to hob nob with the 'great and the good' but when asked to defend their actions they run away and then set their stooges up to try and manipulate LAA processes to make it all go away.
The big problem is that given all of this discussion and publicity, even if they get their way and it is re-awarded - their actions or perhaps inaction to act in the best interest of the association rather than avoid any personal responsibility will result in damage to the LAA. When faced with a fraudster the defence is the truth. Ignorant bullies will always threaten legal action, the chances of it actually happening is near zero - lies hate a little light.
I personally hate the politics which have distracted the LAA (nee PFA) since the coup against Underhill, but it has continued as people in these committees seem much more interested in fancy dinners than homebuilt aircraft. The technical side works and benefits large numbers of people - the rest? A vote of no confidence against the current committee seems like a very good way of sorting them out. Perhaps firstly Stewart Jackson. The bigger question is how to actually get a motion for the AGM accepted TCT seems to be suitably connected - what about the rest of us?
Last edited by gasax; 9th Oct 2018 at 19:26.