Jester s1
Some clubs are alot better than others at allowing all types of flying. Unfortunately I have never had one locally. Currently I am stationed in Corpus Christi Texas and the closest club with a field is 25-30 miles away. Gas is to expensive for me to drive out there everytime I want to fly especially when I am only going to be here a few more months.

dredhea,
The public park I fly in now is huge and it is very rare that someone will walk through the middle of it. Even when they do I am very careful to keep my plane far from any people. If the park is busy I dont fly. Even at club field there are times when people are walking directly through the flight area to pick up planes off the runway or pick up the pieces of a crash. How is that any different? In fact I have found that modelers are the worst offenders. They are so used to the planes they get complacent. Most non flyers give model aircraft a wide berth. The only point I am trying to make here is that a club isn't right for everyone. Almost no beginner can post here and not get blasted if he is not a member of a club. I know plenty of people who leared to fly without being a member of a club. Yes clubs are a great option if you got one locally. I am just advocating that this is not the only option. It is obviously not a popular opinion here at RCU.