Model Aviation Survey

[RC Steve Sterling]

Wasn't their main excuse for cutting way back on Eric Henderson's column
because they said they had done a survey and not many people were
interested.

I almost don't bother opening it. For some reason, every month has half
dozen articles about flitty little old fashioned stuff that 90% of the
members don't care about. The rest is about big scale stuff.

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Subject: Model Aviation Survey


On the AMA website, the results of a recent survey of the membership of
Model Aviation are published,
http://www.modelaircraft.org/templates/membersonly/Model%20Aviation%20rpt.PD
F.  This is in the members Only area, so you may need your AMA number and
password to get to that file.  I found the results of the survey very
interesting, as the Number 2 interest area was RC Aerobatics, ahead of
everything except RC Scale.  It was well ahead of RC Scale Aerobatics, and
even RC Electrics.

Given the specailized nature of modern aerobatic aircraft, I found this
surprising, but interesting, nevertheless.  It would be interesting to know
one level deeper of detail as to why that was the case (technology?
nostalgia?), but that would require another survey.

I don't exactly know how we take advantage of this, but it should at least
help us maintain a good level of coverage in Model Aviation.

Incidently, the Aeromodeling Editor, Bob Hunt, wrote a column on the survey,
but he did not note the hgih interest in RC Aerobatics.  I wrote him an
email pointing out this omission in a kind way.  It appears to have been an
oversight.  His article is at
http://www.modelaircraft.org/templates/membersonly/1004bob.htm.
Suggest you give the survey and the article a read.

Jon Lowe
AMA 766855
NSRCA 3612
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