Originally Posted by
m.Berger
WHAT HAVE THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF AIR PILOTS EVER DONE FOR A SINGLE PRIVATE PILOT ?
The cost of affiliation seems to confer no benefit as far as I can see.
The Royal Aeronautical Society or the LAA seem to be far more relevant.
I am not an HCAP member, and I disapprove of their giving an award to TCT.
However, I've also encountered their work a great deal over a quarter century in GA, and actually think that they are worthwhile and useful organisation. This has been a bad patch for them in my opinion, that they continue to handle badly - but overall they are still an impressive organisation.
I choose not to be a member, but not because (bar this particular issue) I disapprove of them. I choose not to be a member, because there are several other aviation organisations (including the RAeS and LAA) which align more closely with my personal and professional interests, so I choose to belong to those instead.
G