ORIGINAL: scottrc
It would be if $58 bucks went towards my site, but no, I have to fork over an extra $10 for my clubs dues in order to pay the "charter" and insurance. So I guese it's $68 bucks. $58.00 bucks so I can cause damage and be covered, and an extra $10 to do it on my clubs property so that the lawyers can get a bigger settlement.
Part of that dues can come back to your club. There is a program your club can apply for to get financial assistance with flying site improvements.
I don't personally agree with the setup of the flying site improvment program as it stands, because it is a matching fund system... thus allowing the rch clubs to REALLY do some huge improvements, but the poor club is still left struggling just to keep the grass runway mowed in some cases. (but i don't have a better way to organize it either...)
I have heard of large clubs taking major advantage of this... $20,000 ($10k local club fund, $10k from the field improvement program) can build a lot of runway.
No, the Muncie flying site is NOT the only flying site getting AMA funding!