Just a little reply to Skylark4's post about
EAA It's certainly not a "benevolent dictatorship" under the control of the Poberezny family and I should know because I work for EAA. It's a non-profit organisation run on pretty traditional business lines, with the notable exception that it's supported by the most incredible culture of volunteerism it's ever been my pleasure to experience.
Is it a perfect organisation? "No".
Does its staff and management get knocked all over the place on internet bulletin boards by people who have an axe to grind with particular issues - "Yes".
But at the end of the day do we still manage to pull together in our passion for aviation??? Well in the case of the USA and EAA I have to answer emphatically "Yes... If anyone gets a tad disillusioned... Oshkosh gets it out of their system once a year.
Let's hope it works out the same way for PFA.