ORIGINAL: salo225
So I looked on the AMA website for some local clubs and I found 2 near me. I checked out their websites and I noticed that in order to join the club I would have to pay the $60 annual fee (hopefully they'll pro-rate it), $10 payment for key and badge, and a onetime $150 runway fee. Should I expect to pay a runway fee at all clubs or is this just a scam? $220 to join a club sounds like a lot of $ (even more when I add a $300+ trainer on top of that) especially when I dont even know if I'll get hooked to this hobby.
Any thoughts?
Some clubs around here have i
nitiation fees or
application fees of up to $200 plus annual dues of $150 to $200, maybe more.
The club I'm in has $40 annual dues and no other fees of any sort. Our dues year runs January-December and we do not prorate; but new members who start coming to the field after July 31 do not pay dues for the current year.
We do not have the amenities some clubs have such as air conditioned clubhouses, running water, vending machines, etc. What we do have is a club member who owns the property where we fly; and he allows us to play in his back yard. He does nearly all of the maintenance on the field and will not even let the club pay for the fuel his tractor uses. We have a 650 foot grass runway that is very smooth, a shade with picnic tables, field stands; and a great group of guys.