COMMENTS ON THE SAFETY/ INSURANCE ISSUE BEING A "SCAM"
if you think ALL insurance is a scam act just to get your money perhaps no facts will change your closed mind.companies actually make MORE money because of ideas like that because now you have to carry other self-insurance to protect yourself since "mr Scam" didnt bother & has no assets or insufficient assets to compensate injured parties.AMA will pay (and has paid) a number of sizable legitimate claims& is often a co-defendant in litigation due to far-ranging effects of certain lawsuits on RC flying in general.there have been serious accidents. fatalities are not completely unknown.
It may seem like your in a remote area but consider that spectators & friends sooner or later will show up. no one plans to have an accident but the fact that they do ocur should give those quick to condem it pause.
if you have no insurance & the land owner is not covered by the activity, you are vunerable& he is vunerable.
AMA is not unlike any large organization with internal squabbles. they also function as the official representative to the FAA, FCC & FAI.the last part is not incidental. in addition to rule making(competition AND safety) the FAI overlooks everything that flies( yep, birds too) the FAI basicly lets AMA run the show in the US (except for FAI events)the FAA has the same "gentlemans agreement" so long as we behave ourselves ( believe me you dont want them involved & YES, they have the power & authority to do so)
AMA also did an excellent job expanding our once very limited frequencies as well as efforts to stop model flying in the US permanently.