ORIGINAL: CAPtain232
JIM
Does the AMA regulate the size/shape of the flying site if EVENTS are to be held there?
not Jim, but I'll answer--
no!
and the AMA regulates NOTHING at the club level. It makes suggestions and recommendations.
If you want to fly a jet, go right ahead. build it and fly it. there is no law against it, no regulations on it. nobody to say no about it.
You want to tailtouch, or go wipe down your airplane while hovering--have at it!
Just don't expect to fly in competition, and most sites run by clubs will run you off, when they find you're not in compliance with their safety code, which generally includes the AMA saftey code.
And don't expect any help or sympathy if you have an accident involving property damage or injury. That would be like asking your homeowners insurance to rebuild your house after you destroyed it by manufacturing Hand Grenades for a profit in the basement...
Get it through you heads, folks-the AMA is NOT a regulatory agency. It has no power to stop you from doing what you want to do. Nor are there any laws about what kind of model airplane you can build and fly--although there may be laws regulating
where you can fly.
If you want to enjoy the benefits of membership-insurance, competition (they are the only US sanctioning body for FAI) , and their brand of insurance, then join and follow the rules when at an insured site.
If not, then have at it and
shut the heck up