Chaps the worst of this is you defend AOPA, you close your hearts and minds to criticism while watching the membership dwindle and the support ebb away. For what ever reason what creditable organisation can claim to have the support of less than 10% of the ga population? Why dont you ask what can we do to address the issues, even those that you believe are ill informed?
A very good example is the mentoring scheme. I recall i, io540 and others set out why it was ill conceivec, and ill conceived for exactly those reasons it proved to be. It has finally been launched and i wish it every success by why oh why did aopa manage to make such a complete mess. Does it matter; yes it does because it damages their creditability and leaves us wondering whether they are a safe pair of hands.
So tell me what percentage of the uk pilot population belong to aopa and how has that percentage changed over recent years? How many student members sign up in year 2, and what percentage of aopas income is from corporate organisations? And since it is a members organisation whats the ceo's remuneration.
Last edited by Fuji Abound; 8th July 2011 at 22:33.