The USA has about 10x as many pilots as the UK, and most of Europe has little or no GA, so it's hard to know where to start fixing this.
True. So the choices are
a) wish for a parallel universe in which Europe has loads more pilots
b) have significantly more existing pilots join AOPA, perhaps overlooking the various grudges some seem to hold for years on end and recognising that, net net, AOPA is a good thing. Good lord, may be it's even improved in some ways over the years. I happen to think so.
What d'you reckon?
The problem is that only 5%-10% of UK PPLs join AOPA vs 50% or more of US pilots. AOPA UK doesn't need $100m or its own Citation. Even a tiny, rather shabby office in a slightly down-at-heel corner of Pimlico, donated by a benefactor, is enough to provoke forum "grudge myths" about its flashy, profligate London premises....it just needs more resources for lobbying work. period.