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Hi Thomas,
They can't change to SAA. Paul Poberezny thought the EAA should be
more grass roots and started a new organization. Since EAA was taken,
he used SAA. http://www.sportaviation.org/ You might enjoy reading
http://www.sportaviation.org/SAA_CHANGES_DIRECTION.pdf. Unfortunately,
SAA isn't flourishing. They have suspended publication of their very
nice magazine "To Fly", but sen out some email messages occasionally.
They have an annual fly-in. This year it was at Urbana, IL in June. I
plan on attending some of their fly-ins in future years.
Bob W.
On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 21:29:29 -0500
"Thomas y Reina Jakits" <rijakits@cwpanama.net> wrote:
> MessageRusty I hear you,
> I too got actually very good advice from EAA, when I needed it and I called them, actually nice folks - generally.
> The question is more like: Is it still Experimental/Homebuilt/encourage experimentation aircraft and engines??
> I am afraid EAA should rename itself to SAA (SportAviationAsso.) - they definitely lost the touch to the E in the AA.
> Actually it seems their legal department is more concerned about liability concerning encouragement of Experimenting and Homebuilding.
> Don't blame them either for that as the legal environment in the blessed US of A is a liability hell.
> BUT never mind IF you are Eaa, then deal with it and stick with it.
> It is one hell of a business and E in the AA made it possible - no problem whatever makes it happen and for along time Paul Poberezny made it happen - just look at the impossible or at least incredible amount of hassle folks have to get through in other countries to live their dream!
> But unfortunately, business is more important that spirit now - greed is a ferocious disease!
>
> I won't say I am immune, but I surely hope I remember and recognize the symptoms if I ever get in that position!
>
> Thomas J.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russell Duffy
> To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:50 PM
> Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport Aviation
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> I'd like to hear about it, Thomas. I'm also done sending EAA $40.
>
> I've heard similar rants from others recently, and thought this would be the year that I would not renew my EAA membership. When I thought about this, I got the idea to contact my insurance agent for the RV-8 (NationAir), and ask if I really get any worthwhile benefit on my insurance for being an EAA member. His answer was that the EAA program was MUCH less restrictive, particularly during the fly-off period than any other company around, so his advice was to stay with the EAA since I have the RV-8 pending first flight in a few months.
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> The message here is to contact your insurance folks and ask the same question. I don't believe there's any way to get the EAA insurance program to cover a rotary, so if that's all you're interested in, then maybe dropping the EAA won't matter. It's worth a call to check though.
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> Cheers,
> Rusty
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