Failing the Integrity Test
Bigboeingboy,
As a well-known member of the COM, the very fact that you started this thread, as well as the tone, level and style of your first and only post before handing over to your alter ego CaptCloudbuster, shows that you lack both the integrity and the maturity to adequately represent the membership. I expect that other members of the COM might be a little hesitant to involve themselves in the full and frank discussions that the COM must have to function well if the likelihood is that anything that doesn't go James' way end up on public forums like PPRuNe. I'm guessing WorthWhat is another (unimaginative) one of your collection of profiles.
for the CaptCloudbuster types,
Neither the COM nor the Executive are going to please everyone. There are some unrealistic expectations among the members and there are some real-world realities involved in running professional associations that require the balancing of political, legal, financial and welfare outcomes. Consensus is a worthy aim (no pun intended) but is rarely achieved - the Executive exists to provided direction and consistency in decision-making because a consensus model lacks agility and timeliness.
As for 'young leadership', how does the age demographic of the COM look? Right now, AIPA enjoys a political and public profile that reflects maturity, a respect for the travelling public and measured responses to industrial and business circumstances. That profile is gold in the long game - a game that is essential for the future of the members.
The hard-won respect from many quarters that AIPA currently has is easily thrown away by those who want everything 'now' but lack the experience, credibility or stategic vision to be able to tell the difference between self-indulgent noise and a considered and measured response. Not all current decisions are suitable for detailed explanation while the games are still afoot, particularly if there are members of the COM who do not, or perhaps cannot, understand the need for maturity and integrity in dealing with the materials that are placed before them during the deliberations of the COM.
So, be careful what you wish for....