X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ispmxmta09-srv.windstream.net ([166.102.165.170] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2281452 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:30:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=166.102.165.170; envelope-from=montyr2157@alltel.net Received: from ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net ([71.29.241.244]) by ispmxmta09-srv.windstream.net with ESMTP id <20070824013016.XWJJ21683.ispmxmta09-srv.windstream.net@ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net> for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:30:16 -0500 Received: from Thorstwin ([71.29.241.244]) by ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net with SMTP id <20070824013015.FAYA24166.ispmxaamta04-gx.windstream.net@Thorstwin> for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:30:15 -0500 Message-ID: <000601c7e5ee$556184e0$6501a8c0@Thorstwin> From: "M Roberts" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: AeroElectric-List: Shakeup at EAA Sport Aviation Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:30:19 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C7E5C4.6C524470" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C7E5C4.6C524470 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ernest, I would like to give an input here. I found the latest versions of = Sport Aviation less likeable as well. I went so far as to e-mail up the = chain to find out what was going on. (As a chapter Officer I had some = direct e-mail addresses) When I got a call from the the EAA I was told = that there was an intentional change to make the magazine more = "readable". I asked if that meant it was getting "dumbed down". The = amazing answer was YES, WE ARE INCLUDING ARTICLES THAT SHOULD ONLY = REQUIRE AN 8TH GRADE EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND! After I recovered from the = shock, I was told that we would not be printing any of the CAFE articles = anymore, and any tech articles would need to be able to fit in 1 issue. = What BULL BLEEP! When I mentioned that this was an internal magazine and = not being sold to the public, they didn't even appologise and said that = was the way it would be "for now". I understand that many of the members = don't want full pages of math, but some do! The magazine should do some = of both. While I haven't yet given up my membership, if a more = "homebuilt friendly" organization started and made it I would be ready = to jump ship, sadly, but I would. FWIW Bill Jepson Well, that does it for me. I've had it. I'm Tired of sending these = idiots any of my hard earned cash. I never have time to make it to the = local chapter meetings anyway. The internet is a better support group. = For about 3 or four years now I have been on the fence. I've written = letters. I hardly read the magazine, and when I do it takes me about 5 = min. SA isn't fit for toilet paper. I am afraid that EAA is turning into a "Foundation". The foundation = world is filled with a bunch of liberal/socialist leaning folks, who get = jobs doing things with other peoples money. They usually redirect it and = use it for things the people who originally formed the organization = never would approve of. I have gotten more and more upset With EAA for a = long time now. The last time I was at Oshkosh part of the "patriotic" = Rah Rah speech over the PA said "America where we cherish our = freedoms.....(insert list of American ideals).......Freedom from = want....SCREEEEECH" Wait a minute what was that crap. FREEDOM FROM = WANT!!! Strait out of the Communist Manifesto. If I hadn't read that = disgusting document the prior week, it probably would have sailed right = over my head as background chatter. Then I started thinking about the = Unionized movers you have to pay if you are a vendor, the way they keep = raising the prices for small vendors.....etc, etc, etc.=20 Then I called one of their "experts" to ask about some FAA rules. He was = clueless, I don't mean a little, I mean completely utterly clueless = about something he was supposed to be representing us about. The FAA guy = was actually far more knowledgeable and helpful. CAN YOU BELIEVE = THAT!!??? I can see where this is going........ Next thing you know they are going to start pushing for a new tax on = Experimental Aircraft to promote immigrant/female/disabled/gay/retards = to build airplanes. Kofi Anan will run the new Planes for the = disadvantaged program. Perhaps SA could be published in a graphic novel = format so that people who can't read will not be discriminated against. = All Experimental aircraft will have to be redesigned so that obese = people in wheel chairs who are blind and have no limbs can operate them. = If they can't your registration will be denied. Also we must have means = testing for builder assistance. Rosy O'Donnell will be the new EAA = spokesperson and she will start the new rainbow eagles for African aids = relief program. They will fly over Africa and drop leaflets and condoms. = But the name must be changed because Experimental sounds too dangerous = and the word Airplane makes people sad that they can't ever afford one = since they now cost $1 billon each to cover all the new programs and = regulations. Eventually the Egalitarian Ambassadors Association will publish the = graphic art coloring book Social Awareness.=20 I guess I'll be sending my money to AOPA. Monty ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C7E5C4.6C524470 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Ernest,
 I would like to = give an input=20 here. I found the latest versions of Sport Aviation less likeable = as well.=20 I went so far as to e-mail up the chain to find out what was going = on. (As=20 a chapter Officer I had some direct e-mail addresses) When I got a call = from the=20 the EAA I was told that there was an intentional change to = make the=20 magazine more "readable". I asked if that meant it was getting "dumbed=20 down". The amazing answer was YES, WE ARE INCLUDING ARTICLES THAT = SHOULD=20 ONLY REQUIRE AN 8TH GRADE EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND! After I recovered = from the=20 shock, I was told that we would not be printing any of the CAFE = articles=20 anymore, and any tech articles would need to be able to fit in 1 issue. = What=20 BULL BLEEP! When I mentioned that this was an internal magazine and not = being=20 sold to the public, they didn't even appologise and said that was the = way it=20 would be "for now". I understand that many of the members don't want = full pages=20 of math, but some do! The magazine should do some of both. While I = haven't yet=20 given up my membership, if a more "homebuilt friendly" organization = started and=20 made it I would be ready to jump ship, sadly, but I would. FWIW
Bill=20 Jepson
 
Well, that does it for me. I've had it. = I'm Tired=20 of sending these idiots any of my hard earned cash. I never have time to = make it=20 to the local chapter meetings anyway. The internet is a better support=20 group. For about 3 or four years now I have been on the fence. I've = written=20 letters. I hardly read the magazine, and when I do it takes me about 5=20 min. SA isn't fit for toilet paper.
 
I am afraid that EAA is turning into a=20 "Foundation". The foundation world is filled with a bunch of = liberal/socialist=20 leaning folks, who get jobs doing things with other peoples money. They = usually=20 redirect it and use it for things the people who originally formed the=20 organization never would approve of. I have gotten more and more upset = With EAA=20 for a long time now. The last time I was at Oshkosh part of the = "patriotic" Rah=20 Rah speech over the PA said "America where we cherish our = freedoms.....(insert=20 list of American ideals).......Freedom from want....SCREEEEECH" Wait a = minute=20 what was that crap. FREEDOM FROM WANT!!! Strait out of the = Communist=20 Manifesto. If I hadn't read that disgusting document the prior = week, it=20 probably would have sailed right over my head as background chatter. = Then I=20 started thinking about the Unionized movers you have to pay if you are a = vendor,=20 the way they keep raising the prices for small vendors.....etc, etc, = etc.=20
 
Then I called one of their "experts" to = ask about=20 some FAA rules. He was clueless, I don't mean a little, I mean = completely=20 utterly clueless about something he was supposed to be representing us = about.=20 The FAA guy was actually far more knowledgeable and helpful. CAN YOU = BELIEVE=20 THAT!!???
 
I can see where this is = going........
 
Next thing you know they are going to=20 start pushing for a new tax on Experimental Aircraft to = promote=20 immigrant/female/disabled/gay/retards to build airplanes. Kofi Anan will = run the=20 new Planes for the disadvantaged program. Perhaps SA could be = published in=20 a graphic novel format so that people who can't read will not be = discriminated=20 against. All Experimental aircraft will have to be redesigned so that = obese=20 people in wheel chairs who are blind and have no limbs can operate them. = If they=20 can't your registration will be denied. Also we must have means testing = for=20 builder assistance. Rosy O'Donnell = will be the=20 new EAA spokesperson and she will start the new rainbow eagles for = African=20 aids relief program. They will fly over Africa and drop leaflets and = condoms.=20 But the name must be changed because Experimental sounds too dangerous = and the=20 word Airplane makes people sad that they can't ever afford one since = they now=20 cost $1 billon each to cover all the new programs and = regulations.
 
Eventually the Egalitarian Ambassadors = Association=20 will publish the graphic art coloring book Social = Awareness. 
 
I guess I'll be sending my money to=20 AOPA.
 
Monty
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