I've met some of the top brass and they are by no means swivel-eyed control freaks.
What the LAA is, though, is a band of 'gentlemen amateurs' doing a great job on a shoestring. I mean amateur in the good sense of the word, by the way, putting in great effort for the love of the thing.
However, what is needed is a much more professional approach, but I'm not sure many of the membership would agree with me.