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.

Perhaps a time analysis should be the next item on the agenda.

I can spend half that time drive to and from or I can spend most of it flying. I choose the latter.

I tried that, but for me, it's about the quality of the actual flying. I can only achieve that at my club's private dedicated flying field. I never have to worry about pedestrians or others using the field.

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.

Good chance that will happen. With more and youth sports activities looking for playing fields they are becoming scarce.

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.

Sounds like significant sacrifices I wouldn't be willing to make. What will happen if others show up to use your public field who do fly nitro?