Originally Posted by franklin_m

Your points are all valid. For me, in between other demands on my time, I'm lucky to get a couple hours to go fly. I can spend half that time drive to and from or I can spend most of it flying. I choose the latter. Now, if it does come down that more and more public places prohibit flight, then I'll face a different choice, give up the hobby entirely or "pay to play" and give up the time going to / from a club. For now though, I'm giving up internal combustion fixed wing RC. I'm having just as much fun, flying more, and putting my money into flying and not into memberships.