ORIGINAL: DanSavage
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Abel,
I'm an AMA Intro Pilot, as is my brother, Daren.
I think you misunderstand how the Intro Pilot program works. It's not a one-time, meaning, one-flight affair. The prospective pilot is allowed to fly for a period of 30 days. The one-time part means that once the 30 days are up, the prospective pilot may no longer fly under the intro pilot program and must join the AMA if he wishes to continue flying.
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Dan,
I'm quite familiar with the Intro Pilot Program, having been so designated by one of the clubs I belong to. That was several years ago, and
AFAIK there are no IP's currently in that club. That is something the club has in common with about 9 out 10 AMA-chartered clubs.
My reference to a one-time only policy involves another provision for a newbie to get some hands on R/C model flying, the only other one I am aware of. Any AMA member can allow a non-AMA member to fly the member's model (only), while using a buddy box that is in the 'slave' mode, and the member is always the PIC and bears all responsibility for safety of the flight. Once. It isn't reasonable that it restricted to a one-shot deal, and apparently most members agree, as it is widely ignored. I ignore when I can get away with it, i.e., when there are no "roolz is roolz" nazis in sight.
Abel