Thanks Doug. I don't know how the AMA handles it but where I fly it's actually at a state park (state land) so we fly in cooperation with the parks dept. and when people first started flying there, there wasn't any rules or organization to it so they formed a club to make sure it could continue. The instruction program there is too make sure the rules and safety is adhered to and that people actually can learn to fly there. Here's a link to the field.....[link]http://www.flaminggeyserflyers.com/[/link] Since we fly on state land and want to include the public there isn't any dues or AMA required. Just donations.