If you are required to be an AMA member to fly at a field it is because that club choose to charter with AMA. There are other Alternatives but the fact is the AMA provides the most benefits for the money, JR has already outlined why membership is then required by AMA.

Spend the $58 to-wards more homeowners insurance ?

because the cost of bringing my homeowners coverage up to 3.5 million which is what I believe to be a comfortable amount would cost considerably more than $58 per year . My wife was home owners insurance agent for 16 years , now in risk Mangement for multi million dollar projects. Her opinion is that 58 a year is a bargan even as secondary dispite everything AMA provides.

Plus I would not get my Clubs events published in a Nationally distributed Mag.

I would not get the sanctioning by AMA which makes sure other AMA clubs in our area are not having events on the same day. We have 10 clubs in the Kansas City area.

My club dues would be higher because the cost of insuring the field , club and owner would be higher.

I would not have access to the back issues of M.A. mag.

The list goes on , Obviously some are not doing any research into AMA , just making assumptions.