Originally Posted by
R_Strowe
Would you let someone drive your car if they weren't covered by your insurance?
The fact is a flying site created by an AMA chartered club carries insurance through the AMA, and a stipulation of that insurance is that one must be an AMA member to be covered. Pretty straightforward to me.
Auto insurance is required by state law. There is no similar requirement for toy plane flying. The AMA created this perception that you need insurance, which curiously enough you have to get from them. If it was REALLY about insurance, AMA would accept any insurance that met their coverage requirements. But they don't.
Also, if AMA operations are as safe as they contend - an "impeccable" safety record I think they say - then why the need for insurance at all?
Definition of impeccable
1 : free from fault or blame : flawless
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impeccable