A New Year

Welcome to 2012!

By now I am sure it’s no secret, but I am Bob Brown, your newly elected AMA president. I hail from District III and served as its vice president for 21 years. I am excited to have this position and am looking forward to working with and for you, the membership.

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Lead with Communication

I’m writing before Christmas and you are reading this after the New Year. I hope Santa was good to you and I wish all a Happy New Year.

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It's an Attitude

After my last column I received a few emails. In that column, I remarked how lucky I was to be surrounded by fliers who stressed safety, forgave the brief lapse that caused my recent injury, and came to my aid when I needed them. The response was that this attitude among my fellow fliers was important enough to warrant an entire column.

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Keep Site Owners in the Loop

Numerous problems could be avoided if your club owned its own flying site. Unfortunately, most clubs do not have this luxury and they are responsible to another owner. The owner could be a private individual, some governmental agency or department, a corporation or public park or airport. The list goes on and on. In any case, it is in the club’s best interest to be acquainted with the owner and vice versa.

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75^thAnniversary Club Newsletter Contest Winners

Last year, in celebration of AMA’s 75^th Anniversary, AMA Insider invited clubs to participate in a newsletter contest. Clubs were asked to submit any one issue of their newsletter in 2011 that was dedicated to the 75^th theme. Submissions included history articles on AMA and individual clubs, member profiles, and 75^th design themes.

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Put Skis On Your Models (for your winter wings)

You’ve probably noticed it’s gotten pretty cold and unfriendly outside. That only means it’s time for the winter duds. Did you ever think how cool it would be to fly from the snow?

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