Ken Finney wrote:
SNIP
Now, how do we get this same attitude out to the masses? I've
thought of forming my own EAA chapter just to get the 5-10 folks
that I know locally re-involved. That's a start, but it's gonna
take much more than just us.

Are the AOPA and EAA not getting along? I was planning on joining
AOPA at Arlington, but didn't see an AOPA booth. I'm sure they have
been there in the past, unless I just missed them this year, for them
not to be there verges on the criminal. The EAA is supposed to be
announcing "some major efforts" to recruit pilots. I have a
suggestion, once this user-fee thing is killed, the group they have
formed to fight it, the AAAA, should be used as the vehicle to
promote aviation.


Have I missed something? What's the AAAA?

Also, as some of you might remember I floated the idea in this newsgroup of
the AOPA working with FBOs to work with students that for what ever reason
don't finish training. It was suggested that I send the idea to AOPA. I did
via e-mail and haven't heard back from them.