To aeajr: You are a patient and good person, however you are trying to assist one that has no intention of being assisted. Yet, the best of luck to you in such endeavors, and your comments are educational to those that really care to become better informed.
Another strategy yet, could make all AMA members authorized to use any AMA club field as we are “one big club”. I find it very funny the dichotomy, whenever the point benefits a particular position it is asserted “well, we (the AMA) are a club” but conversely when the point benefits another view “we are separate clubs and can do as we wish”.
Lcs, many people belong to "Homeowners Associations" in the area in which they live and own their homes. However that does not give the next door neighbor or anyone else within the HO Association's area to enter any individual's personal home/property. In that text, just because you may belong to the overall "big club" of AMA, you have no rights at my club which owns its property, built and continues to build its facility, and pays its real estate taxes. You will be permitted there based solely on the options of the Club.
Whether the host club is the over-seer by lease, rent, mutual agreement or whatever that club is in control as YOU are in your own home and as much as they would love to do so, the government cannot dictate just who you will invite there. Same applies to AMA and the Charter Clubs.
Now lcs, you already know that so to continue to argue such is ludicrous and a sign that your objective is not for just that which you argue.
Informational: http://www.modelaircraft.org/PDF-files/2006clubkit.pdf
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5161 E. Memorial Drive Muncie IN 47302 •
[email protected]
(765) 287-1256 • Fax (765) 741-0057
2006 Club Chartering Remittance Sheet
Name of officer completing this form
Club No.
ITEM
1) BASIC CHARTER (all clubs MUST pay the basic fee)
2) Certificate of Insurance for flying site owners
Regular wording $60
(Completed application forms or computerized
Insurance Summary Form MUST be enclosed.)
Special wording $80
(Completed application forms or computerized
Insurance Summary Form MUST be enclosed.)
Dated
(Available for insurance certificates that are for a
specific date ONLY. Completed application forms
MUST be enclosed.)
Regular wording $20
Special wording $30
3) Patch — top portion of Chartered Club officer patch
Total Enclosed
Payment Type: Check MasterCard VISA
Credit Card __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Exp. date ____ / ____
Cardholder’s Signature __________________________________________________ ____
NOTE: Attach check or money order payable to AMA, ONLY for the amount shown on this form.
Please mail applications for membership separately to AMA Headquarters, Attn: Membership Department.
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LIABILITY INSURANCE AND MORE!
1. TO PROTECT THE CLUB. Liability coverage for individual AMA members does not extend to a club which is sued as a unit. Without liability coverage a club’s assets (financial and/or physical) may be lost, and a club may find itself without means to defend a suit. As an AMA chartered club, however, your club acquires valuable protection against these risks as specifically provided for under the AMA’s liability insurance policies.
2. TO PROVIDE BROADER PROTECTION. Liability insurance provided to clubs does not just cover accidents caused by flying models. From experience, AMA appreciates that a club can also be sued for non-flying accidents which may occur at its flying field, meeting site, or event. Such accidents may be caused by a club member, spectator, or someone else while acting on behalf of the club and may arise from a fall or other non-flying activities. For this reason, liability coverage for AMA chartered clubs extends to claims arising from model flying accidents as well as non-flying accidents.
3. TO PROTECT THE FLYING SITE OWNER. To a property owner who is approached for a flying site, the concern is not whether the club is protected, the concern is for self-protection. Being able to provide the property owner with a certificate naming the owner as “additional insured” usually results in property use being granted.
Coverage is primary for flying site owners and event sponsors that are so designated through an additional insured certificate.
4. TO RECEIVE FLYING SITE AID. Chartered club status also facilitates flying site usage through:
• Full time Headquarters service.
• Free copy of AMA’s book entitled Getting and Keeping Flying Sites.
• Documentary support for site search.
• Endorsements and sample proposals.
• Videotape available to support flying site requests and negotiations.
• Application for site grants or Disaster Relief fund.