I keep saying here that Dick could help revive public interest in aviation through a media campaign and sposorship (sic) or spearheading an EAA-style Young Eagles program in this country,
In the mid-1990s Dick (and Boyd Munro) did exactly that with AOPA, and for their troubles (and hefty personal expenditure) were roundly and loudly condemned by large slabs of the GA community. --- who believed that grovelling to the powers that be would produce better results than political action.
We have seen how effective the current AOPA policy of mass grovel has worked.
And has happens here whenever Dick suggests we should have the so very successful US airspace management system --- where the phrase
"clearance not available, remain clear of controlled airspace" is unknown, we get yet another concerted bout of all the reasons why "it won't work here".
Tootle pip!!