Some of that could have been aimed at me as well. HOwever, I too, in my post, said DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLY WITHOUT AMA COVERAGE! Especially on military property.
We did have this quote:
ORIGINAL: rjm1982
As far as the AMA/Club stuff, im kinda shocked somone would come out and suggest in a begginners forum of all places to just go fly whenever/wherever you want...thats retarded...Especially without AMA
Well, you have apparently been flying your helicopter somewhere--where was that? Just whenever/wherever you want? What about the stryker. In the park? Around other people? You came on here crying about how no one would help you, and you had learned heli's and the stryker on your own, and really wanted to either give it up or give it a try, and then when someone encourages you to, you call the encouragement retarded? I never said go against any rules, I said get your AMA membership, and give it a try. According to what you wrote in your OP, the military base is open to activity on the weekends (which, I assume, is when they are not using it). So, if it's open, then it's open. You said yourself that it wasn't a club--then you came back and said that it was. So, what is it. A club or not? There is a difference. I know of one club that flies on public property. Like it or not, they cannot force dues or membership on anyone because of the public property issue.
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I wouldnt risk flying at the airfeild when i wasnt supposed to...kind of a silly thing to risk getting picked up by an MP for to me...plus even though there are no dues (the navy doesnt charge us) there are rules, its still technically a club...there is leadership, freq. board, etc...
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SO, do they let you fly or not? Why would the MP care about who is flying out there. Either it's open, or it's not. MP's have better things to do than check and see if all flyers have been "checked out."
And, is it, or is it not a club?
I'm not finished with my thoughts, just out of time for now.
Sorry if I offended the RCU Gods.