Hossfly
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From: New Caney,
TX, USA
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Pat, I think you are giving FAA more credit than they deserve. There is no way that FAA can require a Pilot's License to fly RC. I am sure there are those there, especially all those FAA examiners unable to get an airline job, that would be happy to have such power over the masses.
Fortunately there is no such power currently in effect.
If one wishes to be insured while performing some operation, then buy an umbrella policy that covers the activity. Insurance is available if one will pay the premium.
And as far as the AMA paid Instructor rules, here they are from the AMA's public use website.
quote:
1. As a benefit of membership, AMA’s insurance protection will extend to those members
who provide flight instruction for a fee on a casual basis.
2. This coverage does not extend to any commercial operation or business pursuit.
3. The coverage only applies when an AMA member is instructing another AMA member.
4. The coverage only applies when the instruction is being provided at a recognized model
flying facility or during an AMA chartered club's previously planned and advertised
"official" event.
ADDED: Notice >>"recognized model flying facility"<< which means that a Club is not necessarily required. Two AMA members at any Podunk flying field qualifies as long as no specific club objects.
5. Clubs reserve the right to either allow or disallow the use of their facilities to a paid flight
instructor while providing instruction for a fee.
6. Clubs reserve the right to charge a fee for the use of their facilities to a paid instructor
member when instructing for a fee. All agreements pertaining to these fees will be a
matter strictly between the club and instructor.
7. AMA will provide, on the AMA Website in the Members Only section, a searchable
database of all members who wish to be identified as flight instructors. This database will
include both volunteer instructors and those that charge a fee. Inclusion in this database
is on a voluntary basis. It is the instructor’s responsibility to insure that his or her name is
listed and that the information in that listing is accurate. The database will include the
instructor’s name, address, telephone number, email address, and club affiliation. There
will be an indictor next to the names of those instructors that charge a fee.
8. AMA assumes no responsibility and makes no assertions as to the competency of any
instructor listed in this database.
The insurance company recognizes such. My umbrella company recognizes it and even if they did not the AMA secondary comes into play. That applies only if I should instruct for pay.
The FAA can go play leap frog.
OH BTW, I do have FAA commercial privileges as that comes under my Airline Transport Pilot certificate.
Far too many mountains out of mole-hills being made here.
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) and it's a big no no, then what about paid flight instructors at your field and paid reps and paid demonstration teams (I'm sure there's some of them, people accepting $ to come to an event and fly) Some probably have their own insurance but...??? If you can't charge to fly then you can't charge to instruct.. Just as guilty..
Just thinking out loud 
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