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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 |
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What makes the EAA tick?
Paul (P) WAS the heart and soul of EAA.
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What makes the EAA tick?
"cavelamb" wrote in message
m... Paul (P) WAS the heart and soul of EAA. In a lot of ways, he still is. The way I read the letter, he also made some excellent points about the members, through the chapters, making themselves heard in the overall decision making process--rather than just grumbling in small groups. It's ok to grumble; but work it around to something that you can actually work for. Peter |
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What makes the EAA tick?
On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:30:40 -0800, jim ham
wrote: . I'm sure that if one was involved in the organization it's not that simple, but it sure looks that way from the outside. I believe that most of the board are appointed. Some are elected from the membership. Having run for the Board four times now, I think I can shed some light. On its face, the Board members are all elected. However, after coming up with several thousand proxy votes on my own by newsgroup and email means, I can tell you that EAA will elect who they damned well please. They have several tens of thousands of proxy votes and the "elections" are foregone conclusions for whoever EAA wants on the Board. If you know that going in, all you can hope for is that by showing a strong grass roots support, you can convince EAA to shovel tens of thousands of their proxies your way. And that ain't going to happen unless you are willing to play the political game. Jim |
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What makes the EAA tick?
"RST Engineering" wrote in message ... They have several tens of thousands of proxy votes and the "elections" are foregone conclusions for whoever EAA wants on the Board. Thanks. That validates my long-standing practice of not automatically mailing in those proxies. Vaughn |
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What makes the EAA tick?
RST Engineering schreef:
EAA will elect who they damned well please. No surprise there - that's how democracy works, and keeps on working. What still baffles me is that some people will absolutely make democracy the only viable system, imposing it as _the_one_solution_ on any poor blighters they find in trouble. But that's a political discussion, I suppose, off-topic here. BTW glad to hear from you Jim, still got your soldering iron hot? |
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What makes the EAA tick?
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:52:17 +0000, jan olieslagers
wrote: RST Engineering schreef: EAA will elect who they damned well please. No surprise there - that's how democracy works, and keeps on working. What still baffles me is that some people will absolutely make democracy the only viable system, imposing it as _the_one_solution_ on any poor blighters they find in trouble. But that's a political discussion, I suppose, off-topic here. BTW glad to hear from you Jim, still got your soldering iron hot? Never cooled down. Thanks, Jim |
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What makes the EAA tick?
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:46:31 -0800, RST Engineering
wrote: On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:52:17 +0000, jan olieslagers wrote: RST Engineering schreef: EAA will elect who they damned well please. No surprise there - that's how democracy works, and keeps on working. What still baffles me is that some people will absolutely make democracy the only viable system, imposing it as _the_one_solution_ on any poor blighters they find in trouble. But that's a political discussion, I suppose, off-topic here. BTW glad to hear from you Jim, still got your soldering iron hot? Never cooled down. Thanks, Jim I often wondered how you went in those elections Jim. I always voted for you. I left the EAA when I heard that the EAA had refused to lend support to the Canadians who were taking advantage of the Canadian Owner Maintenance legislation and were being refused entry into america so that they could fly to Oshkosh. one of the dumbest EAA stupidities ever. Stealth Pilot |
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What makes the EAA tick?
RST Engineering writes:
Having run for the Board four times now, I think I can shed some light. Or not. They have several tens of thousands of proxy votes and the "elections" are foregone conclusions for whoever EAA wants on the Board. Or they don't want an abusive hot-tempered idiot in an organization that must work by cooperation....sore loser-man. |
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What makes the EAA tick?
On Feb 3, 9:41*am, Bug Dout wrote:
RST Engineering writes: Having run for the Board four times now, I think I can shed some light. Or not. They have several tens of thousands of proxy votes and the "elections" are foregone conclusions for whoever EAA wants on the Board. Or they don't want an abusive hot-tempered idiot in an organization that must work by cooperation....sore loser-man. Hmmm... Is this the same "organization" that must work by cooperating with their premier sponsor Ford Motor Company, who detests having one of their products used in an Experimental aircraft ???. Sounds like they need to call it the Certified Aircraft Assoc. And for you half assed comment. It appears the Experimental Aircraft Assoc needs some hot tempered idiots on the board to staighten out the mess they have woven. I don't know Jim but he sure seems to be one who could get things done. My .02 cents worth. Tailwinds Ben www.haaspowerair.com |
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