On Aug 7, 8:58*pm, Tony V wrote:
On 8/7/2011 9:36 PM, gldrgidr wrote:

What's a full membership in the SSA cost?
I went on the SSA site and they won't tell you untill you have filled
out all the forms.
Is it so high that they are afraid to scare people off?

Probably! :-)

SSA charges about 50% more than AOPA, the later offering *many* more
services for the money. I understand economy of scale - 400,000 members
vs, what, 15,000? To me, it makes sense for SSA and AOPA to get married,
so to speak.

Tony Ls6-B "6N"

Having worked with AOPA writing about soaring, I think we would just
get lost in their 400,000 member organization. Cooperation with the
AOPA? Yes, by all means. Merger? No, I think we are much better off
with an independent SSA.

The answer is to expand the SSA's membership. If we could pick up as
few as 1% of AOPA's membership, the SSA would be able to significantly
expand it's services. BTW, check out the last few issues of Soaring
Magazine. IMHO It has become so much better, it alone is worth the
membership.

US soaring needs you. Join the SSA.

Bill Daniels