KR> The EAA Chapter dilema
Larry; I loved my EAA chapter in Sacramento! We built a large hangar at the airport for members. They taught this city boy how to lay out a foundation slab, on top of all the airplane fun. The Gallipolis OH chapter was a treat too, last summer when I test flew my Osprey...they have a hangar full of dreams, and shared tools with anyone in need. We made an oven to drape-form a new canopy 2000 miles from home. Really great company too. I'm proud pilots are so different, and I want EAA to reflect that variety internationally. This KRnet is amazingly diverse, with guys from NSW, OZ and some Africaans-speakers in S. Africa, Brazil ...where else? Peter
KR> The EAA Chapter dilema
Big government is bad. All Rutan,Niebaur, and Macready wanted was freedom, something that is good for everyone, not just a select few. Right wing or left wing socialism doesn't work, we know this historically and intellectually. See Hulsmann's book Mises, The Last Knight of Liberalism. I got my pilot license in the 70's and see no difference between the two political parties - they both believe in big government. I did not vote for Reagan or Clinton or Bush. I made the mistake of voting for Obama the first time but have admitted my mistake. The Libertarian Party offers the only hope for freedom for pilots. Some Republicans have washed their hands and joined the Libertarian Party so that they can vote with a clear conscience. It is sad that the same is not true for Democrats who seem to believe above all else that imposing one's personal preferences over others is simply the natural order of things. If you want your aviation freedom back, first you must realize who the enemy is. It is both the Republican and Democratic Parties who control the government and impose authoritarian control over all of us. See Altemeyer's book The Authoritarians for the right wing model and Haidt's book Righteous Minds for both left and right wing models. Aaron E. Michel Attorney at Law Email: mail at aaronmichel.com Phone/Cell: 704-451-8351 Fax: 704-643-1004 By Appointment only. 3736 Surry Ridge Court Charlotte, NC 28210 -Original Message- From: KRnet [mailto:krnet-bounces at list.krnet.org] On Behalf Of peter Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:41 AM To: krnet at list.krnet.org Subject: Re: KR> The EAA Chapter dilema I felt pushed out of EAA during the Reagan years. Rutan, Lance Niebaur, Dr. Paul Macready, the Cafe Foundation, all were west coast hippie culture, like me. EAA was squeaky clean, mid-western, Republican, family values, and they started beating the "FAA is big bad government" drum, like the NRA, so I left. Don't miss the self-serving fools at all, and they don't seem to miss us long-haired, draft dodging, degenerates, floating around on lawnchairs under helium ballons who are building the spacecraft of tomorrow out here on the left coast. Peter ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> The EAA Chapter dilema
At 07:21 AM 1/4/2014, you wrote: >I >got my pilot license in the 70's and see no difference between the two >political parties - I think we just drove in to the ditch on this post. Discussing the EAA and local chapters could or should have some benefit for KR builders but this post took the political exit. Too bad. Local EAA chapters are what the members make them. If you don't like your chapter, change it. I was president of one of our local chapters for two years back it 2000. Meeting were disorganized and unruly and attendance was going down. I asked the chapter to appoint a board of directors and hold a business meeting the week before the membership meeting. You can't have 25 people deciding what brand of hot dogs to have at a cookout. Hold the membership meetings to order, ask as many to participate as possible with project reports, etc., and give the members a REASON to attend with an interesting program, even if it is just 15 minutes long. Highlight a few members at each meeting. You'll find it amazing the background and hobbies of your members. The EAA covers such a broad range of aviation that you can feel left out in you single little niche of interest. Enjoy and use the area of your interest and let the rest slide. There is a ton of good "how to" videos for builders as well as other sources of information. Just bringing us Tony Bingelis and his books was a great asset to me. If that's all you use it's worth the price of admission. Don't forget the behind the scenes work the EAA does fighting regulations. Sport pilot, auto fuel, too many others to mention. The EAA is probably one of the primary reasons you're allowed to build that wooden crate in your garage and go fly in public airspace. Keep on building Larry Flesner
KR> The EAA Chapter dilema
I felt pushed out of EAA during the Reagan years. Rutan, Lance Niebaur, Dr. Paul Macready, the Cafe Foundation, all were west coast hippie culture, like me. EAA was squeaky clean, mid-western, Republican, family values, and they started beating the "FAA is big bad government" drum, like the NRA, so I left. Don't miss the self-serving fools at all, and they don't seem to miss us long-haired, draft dodging, degenerates, floating around on lawnchairs under helium ballons who are building the spacecraft of tomorrow out here on the left coast. Peter
