Postby Jack Kennedy » January 29th, 2019, 10:39 am
Hi Bob
I tried to put up a reply to your post but for some reason it did'nt go in.
With regard to the gesture made by the lma for the free membership I'm in total agreement with you, it's a nice thing to give for services rendered.
I mean no disrespect to either pilot or planes when I say, are'nt you risking your model when you build it or take it to be test flown or get it ready for a show, some of the models I have had the privilage to see when in the pit area are stunning pieces of model building, if you spend a long time building the model, getting all the detail right of course you'll be a bit protective of your pride and joy, in fact, I would think some guys are more protective of there plane than they are of themselves.
We are in a hobby where accidents can happen, electrical and mechanical faults can occur, and things break, that is the risk "you", the model builder/flyer take every time you put your pride and joy in the air, if you build a stunning model and you want to fly it and show it off, then the risk is all yours, that's your choice.
The lma are always looking for helpers, in my opinion this is a must, to keep the shows going and running smooth, there are a number of members like myself who are, when ever possible eager to make this happen, without payment may I add, on the other hand there are those that are there for the fringe benefits only, ie. free membership, free camping, and all the grub you can eat, over the year that would mount up.
I'm sorry to rant on about this.
To answer your statement about running cost, last year I did 5 shows and 3 flyins, all south of the border down mexico way, come to think of it, all the shows are south of the border down mexico way, total running costs not including gaydon, over 1k, but for me money dose'nt enter into it, I just enjoy the hobby.
the money recouped from the free memberships could go toward what the discussion is all about new and more content to improve the shows overall.
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Jack Kennedy on January 29th, 2019, 3:01 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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