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Old 01-25-2005 | 04:06 PM
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Default RE: DOES AMA COVER ...... ?

Peace of mind...I really find my new card falling short on that order. There are these flyers who push common sense to the point of stupidity, flying over my car, behind me, standing too close to the runway, and when they deadstick, they rather float over my head by a foot or two and save their plane than ditch it, sparing my safety. Do I use the card as a compress when the spinner bashes in my head? I've chased off a few flyers literally after a few near misses, does the card cover their medical bills after I wipe the next idiot off his shoes? Obviously our "club" lacks organization, membership, and the designated lot is private property with verbal permission only to the general public. Legally, we're screwed if push comes to shove.
So I got the card, and drive 30 miles to a real club now, tomorrow is day one! I wonder if I'll be the stupid flyer now not meeting their standards? I think flyers need to recognize an 8 lb. plane traveling at 20 mph even attempting their landing is a potentially dangerous projectile that can kill. I've seen what it did to a truck bed, and I've seen many close calls.

AMA seems put off regularly by irresponsible flyers, who carry only $10,000 limits on their car insurance and never check the air in their tires until it's flat. We all could use more education about safety. Of course this is Florida, we can't even count votes here.