What makes the EAA tick?

the discussions on the airsport mag format have tickled up an old
question.

why is the EAA structured the way it is? is it something to do with
american tax law?

why is it that in a nation of 250 million the EAA president's name has
always been Poberezny? Why the dynastic succession?

As an australian the EAA has always seemed more of a slick corporation
than an actual Association. Or is there something to the Ferengi
lifestyle that we across the pond have missed.

Stealth Pilot
downunda.

Stealth Pilot wrote:

As an australian the EAA has always seemed more of a slick corporation
than an actual Association. Or is there something to the Ferengi
lifestyle that we across the pond have missed.

[waves hand across monitor]

These are not the homebuilders you've been looking for.

Ron Wanttaja

On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:26:57 -0800, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

Stealth Pilot wrote:

As an australian the EAA has always seemed more of a slick corporation
than an actual Association. Or is there something to the Ferengi
lifestyle that we across the pond have missed.

[waves hand across monitor]

These are not the homebuilders you've been looking for.

Ron Wanttaja

I know that surname should warn me but honestly I have no idea what
you are saying.
could I have the brail version? maybe that will make sense.

Stealth Pilot

Stealth Pilot wrote:



As an australian the EAA has always seemed more of a slick corporation
than an actual Association. Or is there something to the Ferengi
lifestyle that we across the pond have missed.

Stealth Pilot
downunda.

Personally, I think when Paul was running it, it was more of a "family"
of aviators. Since Tom took over, it SEEMS geared toward highbuck stuff
and "glitz" as someone else mentioned in a different thread. I still
get a kick talking with Paul (and he even remembers my name when I bump
into him at Oshkosh or other fly-ins). I called him once to ask about
some Corben stuff and we chatted for about 45 minutes on the phone...he
wasn't too busy to take time to tell me all about what I had called to
find out about

Scott

On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:13:44 +0000, Scott
wrote:

Stealth Pilot wrote:



As an australian the EAA has always seemed more of a slick corporation
than an actual Association. Or is there something to the Ferengi
lifestyle that we across the pond have missed.

Stealth Pilot
downunda.

Personally, I think when Paul was running it, it was more of a "family"
of aviators. Since Tom took over, it SEEMS geared toward highbuck stuff
and "glitz" as someone else mentioned in a different thread. I still
get a kick talking with Paul (and he even remembers my name when I bump
into him at Oshkosh or other fly-ins). I called him once to ask about
some Corben stuff and we chatted for about 45 minutes on the phone...he
wasn't too busy to take time to tell me all about what I had called to
find out about

Scott

that really is what these associations ought to be. friends enjoying
aviation.

Stealth Pilot

I went to the chapter leader weekend workshop last fall. Paul is really
upset about this succession process and the disagreement within the
board. He talked with the group around the fireplace at the lodge, and
it got pretty intense. Not an angry intense, but hurt feelings in that
the direction of the organization is slipping away from what it was. I
gathered that he wants to retain the comradeship the members have in the
organization. He wants it to be a bunch of people who have the common
interest of aviation, not a bunch of aviators who are only interested in
the machines.

It looks like at that time he was taken out of the selection process,
but he may have veto power (or a strong yes/no say on who is selected.)
Take a look at that letter he wrote for Christmas. To me, part of it
reads as a good bye letter.
http://www.eaa.org/chapters/newslett..._greetings.pdf

With the issues last summer, it looks like they want someone to be
President who is an existing member. Last month, the chapter Presidents
got a letter from Tom asking for recommendations. I know they feel that
chapter members are among the most active and loyal members, so that's
probably why they sent looking to the chapters.

It could be an interesting next few months for the organization.

Scott wrote:
Stealth Pilot wrote:


Personally, I think when Paul was running it, it was more of a "family"
of aviators. Since Tom took over, it SEEMS geared toward highbuck stuff
and "glitz" as someone else mentioned in a different thread. I still
get a kick talking with Paul (and he even remembers my name when I bump
into him at Oshkosh or other fly-ins). I called him once to ask about
some Corben stuff and we chatted for about 45 minutes on the phone...he
wasn't too busy to take time to tell me all about what I had called to
find out about

Scott

Paul (P) WAS the heart and soul of EAA.

"cavelamb" wrote in message
m...
Paul (P) WAS the heart and soul of EAA.

In a lot of ways, he still is.

The way I read the letter, he also made some excellent points about the
members, through the chapters, making themselves heard in the overall
decision making process--rather than just grumbling in small groups. It's
ok to grumble; but work it around to something that you can actually work
for.

Peter

On Jan 29, 12:02*am, Stealth Pilot wrote:

why is the EAA structured the way it is? is it something to do with
american tax law?


Stealth Pilot

I think it has more to do with building a money making empire.

"It may interest you to learn that almost exactly one-third of EAA’s
160,000 members consider themselves to be homebuilders." from:
http://www.eaa.org/experimenter/arti...ers_update.asp

What are the other two thirds of the members? Magazine collectors?
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Leon McAtee

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On Jan 29, 12:02 am, Stealth Pilot wrote:

What are the other two thirds of the members? Magazine collectors?

People who just like to visit the Oshkosh airshow, people who dream of being
pilots/homebuilders someday, people in the "biz" who wish to sell stuff to
homebuilders, pilots who dream of being homebuilders someday.

And who knows? Some might be folks just like me: Pilots who just want to learn
more about their airplanes and want to be in the know about what others are
inovating in the field of light aircraft..

Vaughn