My father-in -law and I both fly in a club that is 50 a year plus the AMA ,that is a 55 mile drive. We also have our own field at a friends place that is only 12 miles. We haul our mowers there to keep it mowed all summer. The 50 for the club site and not having to mow is a bargin,sure it is farther away but round trip to cut our field is about an hour and a half. The other benifit of the club is the help you get from the other guys plus sometimes good deals on engines,radios and planes.