Comment on " Public lands ". Typically the club regardless of it be a shooting club, archery club or model airplane club will enter a lease agreement with the county or state agency that oversees the land. Regardless of the lease agreement is for $1 or $1M that club becomes The tenant of the property and can set rules as they deem appropriate. Typically the county will have provisions added to the contract. At SCCMAS in Morgan Hill Ca. the provisions were that the wetlands at the north end be not overflown and that people using the bike trail adjacent to the flying field be allowed the use of the restroom facilities. At SVSS in Davis Ca. the county asked that the club not allow any IC engines nor rotorcraft. The #1 provision is that all who use the facility be AMA members. With new CBO's on the horizon this could change.

The Sacramento Area Modelers had such an incident where they felt the need to refund a member his membership dues and revoke his membership. He tried the " this is county property " route and lost. Once on the field when he showed upend proceeded to assemble his airplane, refused to leave so the police were called. Upon arrival the police informed him he was trespassing and escorted him off the property. He tried legal action and lost.