In my recent AOPA renewal notice, they mentioned the annual sweepstakes,
stating that the odds are "much better than the state lotteries that
millions participate in . . ."

That made me wonder - do people join AOPA, even non-pilots, just for the
sweepstakes? True, a one-in 500,000 (or whatever it is) chance of winning
$200,000 is much better than a state lottery. Certainly they have every
interest in increasing their membership as much as possible - but do
they have any obligation in this respect?

They lobby on behalf of pilots, owners and users - but what if 1/3 of
their members are just lottery players? This said, I've never seen a
non-pilot win one of the planes.

GF