Hossfly I think you hit the nail on the head, the future of RC depends on clubs owning their own fields. We spend thousands on equipment but complain about a few dollars for club dues. All my planes are worthless if I don't have a place to fly them. A few years ago there was an article in AMA about a few guys in Georgia that formed an LLC and purchased their own field. I know of another club owned field in central Ill that did it working with a farmer and the USDA on some conservation property. Park districts and municipalities are less and less interested in us, they want to sponsor week end dog shows etc that bring in outsiders and create big revenue for the district, not work with local groups where they must provide services, grass mowing etc, week after week, for a few old guys that do not generate any revenue to the district. We need to control our own destiny. Property is expensive, good mid-west farm land is about $4000 to $5000 per acre. However, if a few guys went together and bought 40 acres and leased 35 back to a farmer the investment is almost break even. Property near a town or city for housing developments runs $40,000 to $100,000 an acre, double and triple those #'s near large urban areas and for East and West coast locations, so yes we need to get away from town and accept we will need to drive some. The problem is convincing RC flyers that it can be and needs to be done. AMA hinted at the concept with that one article a few years ago but a program of how and where to start, from them or the hobby industry, might get more clubs to consider it.