To: Clarence Ashcraft ; soaring@airage.com
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA DVD
They are taking a risk. You do not have to return unsolicited mail. They
cannot obligate you in any way. If they say to return and say NO instead of
send in a YES
Is he talking about South Carolina?
Anyone who is not to keep it nor return it to AMA, please consider donor
it,
as I live in third country world and don't have access to that stuff.
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Ashcraft
To: soaring@airage.com
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 12:37
AM
Subject: [RCSE] AMA DVD
I watched it and I am sending it back. The
content was ok but I don't like someone sending me something I did not
order. Now on the subject of safety that might be a question. I
Hey guys,
I think everyone is taking this the wrong way. How
many are members of AOPA or EAA? I could filla trash bag per year with the
number of solicitations I get from them. Some I have taken advantage
of.
Regarding the AMA, this is apparently designed to
be of benefit to the
If the AMA was only a tiny fraction of the organization that AOPA is, I
would support them more. Simply put, AMA doesn't have a clue and this
little DVD is yet another example of their disconnect.
-Ben
AOPA 01139720
EAA 0491836
AMA L412
AMYA 10708
Darwin N. Barrie wrote:
Hey guys,
I think
On Saturday 26 February 2005 08:01 am, you wrote:
Hey guys,
Hi Darwin,
Good to hear from you! My interest when I started this thread was whether or
not AMA was drawing much benefit from this or if another entity found a way
to capitalize on the AMA, obviously with AMA's approval. I am
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Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:49 PM
To: James V. Bacus; soaring@airage.com
Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA DVD and coin
James V. Bacus wrote:
Did anyone else get the AMA Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video Library
Volume One DVD and collector coin in the mail?
Jim
Yes
A violation of Title 39, United States Code, Section 3009?
http://www.usps.com/websites/depart/inspect/merch.htm
I assume those who received the DVD are obligated by the fine print in
their AMA membership - or perhaps they never un-checked an innocent
looking box during online renewal (Allow our
Also - it is the Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video but no soaring
content? Not very ultimate, me thinks.
Agreed, but what's exciting about watching a sailplane thermal at 1500'
to the uninitiated, or anyone? That's the perception.
3D power aerobatics close in, helicopters, and generally noisy
, February 26, 2005 6:24 AM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA DVD
If the AMA was only a tiny fraction of the organization that AOPA is, I
would support them more. Simply put, AMA doesn't have a clue and this
little DVD is yet another example of their disconnect.
-Ben
AOPA 01139720
EAA 0491836
AMA
The next-to-last paragraph in the letter accompanying the AMA DVD states:
Because you didn't ask for this special DVD, you don't have to participate
or send it back and you could consider it a free gift...
Years ago (in the 1960s or 1970s?) it was a common scam to send unordered
merchandise -
AM
Subject: [RCSE] AMA DVD and coin
Did anyone else get the AMA Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video Library
Volume
One DVD and collector coin in the mail?
Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR
AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net
... Personally, I'll be sending it back.
Erich MerkelColville, WAPhone:
509-684-0440Cell: 509-680-1141
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From:
TJB
To: Clarence Ashcraft ; soaring@airage.com
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 3:37
AM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA DVD
They are taking a risk. You
Did anyone else get the AMA Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video Library Volume
One DVD and collector coin in the mail?
Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR
AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net
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James V. Bacus wrote:
Did anyone else get the AMA Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video Library
Volume One DVD and collector coin in the mail?
Jim
Yes, and haven't watched it yet. Any reviews? I'm not too interested and
will probably send it back. I'm not sure if this is a direct AMA thing
or a
I just watched it on my Mac while working on my PC. There is no soaring on
it, but we should get them to put it on a volume.
It's somewhere between an educational piece and a safety piece by the AMA,
but it was just volume one I guess.
My only comment will be that there was a couple large
Did anyone else get the AMA Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video Library
Volume One DVD and collector coin in the mail?
Jim,
No, Yes, I did not but a friend did. He also received a bill later
to collect. He told them he did not order one and not going to pay
and if they want it back , they better
Battad
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From: Brian Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 7:14 PM
To: James V. Bacus; soaring@airage.com
Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA DVD and coin
Did anyone else get the AMA Ultimate Model Aeronautics Video Library
Volume One DVD and collector coin
I watched it and I am sending it back. The
content was ok but I don't like someone sending me something I did not
order. Now on the subject of safety that might be a question. I have
not flown much power stuff but Irecall when I was taught I was told to use
a chicken stick or wear a leather
The letter enclosed said you could preview it, and if you want to continue
the subscription from month to month send $9, or slap the enclosed return
sticker on the DVD and return it, and keep the coin.
I agree they kind of obligated me by sending this out of the blue, but I
guess it's pretty
I don't hang out over there... I wasn't aware that this was happening.
At 11:30 PM 2/25/2005, glide wrote:
There is a big thread about this solicitation on RCGroups.
Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR
AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at
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