In an attempt to stay within the facts as you have asked. Traditional model airplanes have a proven safety record. Clearly there are fewer accidents resulting in injury or death then most any other outdoor activity. Secondly, there is not a single reported incident that I am aware of a traditional model airplane bringing down a manned aircraft. This coupled with the fact that our aircraft are considered " toys " why on earth is the agency that oversees manned aircraft now regulating our toys? Does NASA regulate model rocketry? For somone to go through all this work without being appointed to do so in the name of safety where the activity has a proven safety record IMO is questionable as to motive. Yes that last part is opinion however I see no issues with forming opinion based on fact.


I have no problem with the providing a flying environment for everyone regardless of member of CBO or not. That still brings us to the issue of liability insurance. So far nobody has produced a workable solution to that issue. Stating what the AMA spends per member is NOT providing a solution. Homeowners insurance would only be an option if it were possible to provide verification that the policy is active and includes model airplane coverage each and every trip to the flying site. Not only would I not want to to provide paperwork each trip but that would be an unreasonable burden on club/site staff. As of yet, nobody has produced any figures of what a comparable policy would cost both individuals and the site. In the sake of presenting " the Facts " unless someone has actual insurance rates that shows better coverage or cheaper rates then what the AMA is giving us I don't see how one can claim that it is not a good value.