I've been a PFA member for a considerable time. The periodic mailshots from AOPA have left me completely cold. I do not want a 'crew identity card' I want an organisation that are least tries to represent light aircraft flying.. .You can certianly argue that the PFA has not been very effective - but its affordable, supports an engineering department and was fairly central in the Little Gransden business.. .AOPA well I know it's effective in the States - here I couldn't tell you what it does - apart from represent the organisations who largely oppose the NPPL!. .I dearly wish there were fewer of these alphabet soup organisations but the PFA gets my vote as the best of a bad lot.