by BillParker » Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:17 pm
Not a member now, will I ever participate? Unclear.
Two kinds of memebership available:
Open membership
$58/year $2.5 million liability insurance Accident/Medical insurance Fire, theft, and vandalism insurance.
$2.5 Million Flying Site Owner's Insurance* Monthly subscription to Model Aviation magazine Flying at all AMA sanctioned contests
Open Members have access to the Contest Calendar when they receive Model Aviation AMA cards will remain the same format as in years past
No restrictions on type of aircraft that you fly other than established by the Official AMA National Safety Code
Voting privileges in AMA officer elections Open Members can remain members of existing clubs Open Members can still fly at the local club field
Park Pilot membership
$29.95/year $500,000 liability insurance No Accident/Medical insurance No fire, theft, or vandalism insurance
$2.5 Million Flying Site Owner's Insurance* Quarterly subscription to Park Pilot magazine Can only fly at non-rule book sanctioned events.
Park Pilot members will receive no such notice on any events other than Park Pilot Class C events Park Pilot card will be different from the standard AMA card
Can only fly park flyers or quiet-powered models that meet the class definition. Internal-combustion-powered models cannot be flown with this membership
No voting privileges in AMA officer elections If an Open member chooses a Park Pilot membership, you may or may not remain a member of that local club
depending on how that club views park fliers As a Park Pilot Member, flying may or may not be restricted to just the NEW fields approved only for Park Pilot
members (that decision is left to existing Open clubs)
I can currently walk down the street to an open field, and fly anything I choose, unmolested by anyone. Why would I involve myself in a "rules based" anything?
There's alot of arguments for the rules, all of which, in the Houston area are a problem. So far there's only a handful of Park Pilot clubs all of which have
closed their enrollment as they're full up at their fields. And then, any of you who know about Scobie Field, or worse, Bomber Feild, well, nuff said.
For now, no, not a member...