What makes the EAA tick?

I went to the chapter leader weekend workshop last fall. Paul is really
upset about this succession process and the disagreement within the
board. He talked with the group around the fireplace at the lodge, and
it got pretty intense. Not an angry intense, but hurt feelings in that
the direction of the organization is slipping away from what it was. I
gathered that he wants to retain the comradeship the members have in the
organization. He wants it to be a bunch of people who have the common
interest of aviation, not a bunch of aviators who are only interested in
the machines.

It looks like at that time he was taken out of the selection process,
but he may have veto power (or a strong yes/no say on who is selected.)
Take a look at that letter he wrote for Christmas. To me, part of it
reads as a good bye letter.
http://www.eaa.org/chapters/newslett..._greetings.pdf

With the issues last summer, it looks like they want someone to be
President who is an existing member. Last month, the chapter Presidents
got a letter from Tom asking for recommendations. I know they feel that
chapter members are among the most active and loyal members, so that's
probably why they sent looking to the chapters.

It could be an interesting next few months for the organization.

Scott wrote:
Stealth Pilot wrote:


Personally, I think when Paul was running it, it was more of a "family"
of aviators. Since Tom took over, it SEEMS geared toward highbuck stuff
and "glitz" as someone else mentioned in a different thread. I still
get a kick talking with Paul (and he even remembers my name when I bump
into him at Oshkosh or other fly-ins). I called him once to ask about
some Corben stuff and we chatted for about 45 minutes on the phone...he
wasn't too busy to take time to tell me all about what I had called to
find out about

Scott