ORIGINAL: diceman
Unless you own your own flying site, they do hold all the cards.
Try getting a public and or most private land owners to let you use their land without insurance!!!!!
Go read my previous post again.
On public land (BLM, USFS, and even some National parks!) --That which is not expressly forbidden (That means spelled out, in writing) is PERMITTED (That means you can do it without permission)
There is a lot of BLM Land in the West of the U.S.
From my house in Roswell, NM, I can WALK 5 minutes, and be there. In Texas, its a bit more difficult, true. In Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah--it's all over.
All you have to do is be prepared to pay through the nose if you mess up.
What many complainers want, however, is what "the Little Red Hen's" "Friends" wanted--someone else to do all the work so that they can enjoy the fruits...
Roger
edited for spelling....