I would like the to see the AMA promote the Hobby to Parks and Recreation departmanets around the country. I don't see private citizens buying/leasing land to build softball fields or football fields. Large and small communitties alike are willing to build "ball" facilities with tax money on public land. And that is how RC airfields should be built. We pay taxes. Where are our fields ? Why do we accept being treated like second class citizens.

Yes, there is a small percentage of fields that are built by municiple parks department. I'm not saying that it never happens. But it should be the norm, not a footnote. I live in Houston. There are nearly 20 clubs in the area that are listed as AMA clubs and countless other flying sites. The Metro area has 4.5 million people. This city has one municiple RC air park. That means Houston services less than 5% of the need.

One small town, for example Johnson City, Tennessee, has a very nice municiple RC air field, with a F84 jet on a pedestal and a shelter and parking lot and a paved runway. That fields serves a town of 50k with one RC club. That town does serve its people well. So, it can be done. It can be done well with pride.