Originally posted by Jim Branaum
Thank you Roger.
Your response is the correct one but it really is hard for many folks who believe the AMA is insurance only to see, understand, and believe.
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T Getting AMA to join any given club is only the tip of the iceberg of what you are really getting into. Almost any club that has any kind of an event (competitive or otherwise) is probably going to ask to see your AMA card to let you play with them. Even as a visitor, you have to play by their rules which probably say "AMA member".
Since I know that you have recently relocated, I suspect you have some fresh experience in this very subject.
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Not only relocating, but visiting, too. I can visit my in-laws in Kansas, and KNOW that I will have a place to fly-a safe place. I can got to
www.modelaircraft.org and find a club contact, and all I need is an AMA number- Instant guest! In fact, I have done this with the Wicjitas, KS, group, the Temple Texas club (who went WAYYY out of their way trying to find someone to open the gate and fly with me on a weekday morning!), and the Kennedale and Oyster Creek, Tx clubs, as well as 4 or 5 clubs in my new home in Ft. Worth. All I needed was an AMA number. I will join 1 or more of the Ft. Worth clubs, as all have been friendly and helpful.
As an AMA member, you ARE a member of a much larger fellowship- the modelers!
Roger