ORIGINAL: GerKonig
You do not have to pay a penny nor do you have to be a member of anything. Just get a farmer that allows you to use the land, find a suitable spot and play with your toy plane as long as you want...
Right, and I'm going to ask my trainer to drive sixty or seventy miles out to my aunt's place in order to buddy box me. Yeah. makes sense.
Fact of the matter is you have to join the AMA to fly these days, especially if you're a beginner like me who needs to buddy box and get some practice in. I don't like it and see it as a major annoyance, one I won't be dealing with once I'm proficient enough, but I've no choice.
I will be getting my money's worth out of the one year I am a member though, get plenty of practice in and make sure I know how to fly properly before I start flying from my aunt's back 40.