I agree, it has been going downhill and also agree that it should have remained just for EK pilots- too many people competing for too many spots at clubs. Also think the tone of the email is inappropriate and having recently gone in to pick up my card so it could be read by the readers- also found the lady I dealt with to be quite rude.
I also am miffed that the next time for card renewal is going to be grouped according to EPC number, and those of us with the lowest EPC numbers have to renew the earliest- yet, by logic the low numbers are held by the longest EPC members - and I suspect mostly EK pilots, and yet the most recent joiners- who have the very high EPC numbers- don't have to renew their cards again until 2019. Who the h*ll made that decision.?
Having said that, I will renew, only because the Alamo 38 % car rental deal saves my family over 1000's in the summer, and this in itself pays for the card.
If they lose that deal, I am out .