Merit? Whos talking about merit, AMA number's were originally issued in sequential order. Walt Good and friends where in the ones and tens column. This is apparently no longer strictly the case. For what ever reason pilots seem to attach some sort of significance or value to a low number as if it meant they had more status, skill, or experience. In reality it just means we are old farts. :-}
CD numbers were generally shortened (in theory) so that as you signed up for an event, you might be instantly recognized as a CD, someone who could be called upon to help if needed etc. This also quickly seemed to become a status symbol to those who think status is important. My question was just a curiosity as to what series my original number might have been in the sequence of things. Turns out likely it was 20-27K. I tried to find out what my old number was many years ago, as I had forgotten it, and the AMA did not keep those kinds of records. JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Van Leeuwen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 5:15 AM > To: George Gillburg > Cc: John Derstine; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA numbers > > I wonder out loud whether numbers actually have merit... > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
