We were actually all happy to get the frequency board. Usually there are no more than 4 of us at the field at a time, and almost all of us have different frequencies, but it certainly does no harm to have the frequency board.

Some of us worried it might be the start of the organization of our group into a club with by-laws, safety officers, dues, etc...

Personally, I just don't like what lawyers, politicians, and marketing drones have done to us all. Vast layers of complexity have been added to everything we do. What were once simple tasks now require reams of mind-numbing paperwork. It is so easy to lose site of what matters, when we have so many trivial details that suddenly take on a powerful new life of their own.

Which brings me to the AMA.

I am pro-AMA, however they were founded as a way for modelers all over America to share their love of aircraft and flight. That is a perfect justification for the club right there. Now, when someone feels compelled to justify AMA, they always, and almost exclusively, bring up insurance. The raison d'etra for AMA should not be insurance, lest it become no more important to modelers than a car insurer is to car owners. AMA should get out of the insurance business all together. Insurance is a bottomless pit of liability, lawyers, and lost vision.

There is a place for the codification of ethical, moral, and safety standards. However, when common sense will suffice, I feel it is best to leave such standards un-codified.

Considering the size and make-up of the group, such codification seems quite unnecessary in this instance.