And catching up with earlier posts it is all very well excusing every criticism as myth, pet peeve or worse but the reality is simple create an enviroment for what ever reason of myth, pet peeve and worse and it will spread. Aopa badly needs a shake up, a breath of fresh air because in times to come it is vital we have the backing of an organisation with its finger on the pulse which can really claim to muster the support of at least a majority of the flying community.
Why do aopa persist in their main about banner in claiming to be part of an organisation of 430,000 world wide pilots when the readef wants to know who, what and how many uk pilots they represent.
Where are their accounts. They say they are a non profit making organisation so why not publish their accounts on the web site so it is transparent to the prospective member how their hard earned subs will be spent? It is
transparent, its good governance and if the money is well spent it is good
pr.
Take a look at the aopa forum. Many many moons ago i started a thread - the silnce is deafening. Well it still is, it is top of the charts with about one post since.
Make no mistake i have the highest regard for people like mike cross, stevec and timothy. Mikes work at lee was nothing short of brilliant, seems to me stevec genuinely tried to shake life into a corpse and timothy worked long and hard for mentoring. The problem is not one of the committment of certain individuals but of an organisation that in everyones minds and hearts has lost the plot.