Was a claim actually filed with the AMA, or were you just relying on some BS another told you about not bothering since the AMA would not pay such a claim. If a claim was filed please give us a reference number or something that can be checked. We understand full well that people in your circle are under no obligation to substantiate anything they throw at the AMA. We also understand that your post is just so much flatulence in the wind otherwise.
ORIGINAL: redfox435cat
I challenge you to produce ONE such case with verifiable facts.
that would require naming names and I'm not under any of your obligations to do that.
June of 96' After a fun fly event at VAFB. Model(Gp superspot 40) doing a low high speed inverted pass. We were trying to drag our rudder on the ground I was flying my tower uproar. A by standard, not an AMA member runs onto the runway at the far end after hoping the fence unannounced and is struck my the model, Luckly only cuased a broken arm. AMA rep concidered the flying irresposible and in violation of AMA rules and denided the claim. This was of course from the atament of the guy that got hit and his wife. The pilot was yellling out his intestions and had complete control of the model, we both were, I had just done the same with the mine a few seconds earlier. He was hung out to dry. No home owners insurance, doesn't own a house and was just a grunt mechanic so no real benifits from work. Ended up filing bankrupsy.
Feb of 98' Lompoc feild 1/4 scale pitts losses all control and hit a chevy truck in the parking lot doing sever damage to the vehical and destroying the models in the bed. Traced interferance to a local tower, this is why our local feild had blacked out channels 39-41. Luckly I was parked on the other side of the feild. The vehical was covered by the auto insurance but the 2 grand in models no one would claim resposiblitly. The AMA wouldn't think of paying the guys additinal insurance premiums. The pilot payed that out of his pocket, he was that kinda of guy.
Last August at roague feild Lompoc airport, it's all we got now. Fun fly 40 out of control due to dumb thumbs bounces 100 degrees off a near by light pole and bounces off another pilots car. I was just showing up as it happended and almost hit my truck AMA of course denises the claim since there was no writen permission from the land owner, just a verbal agreement from the airport commisioner, all partys were AMA members. Feild set up exceed all AMA requiments but none of it matters.
Same feild, same two guys. While test taxing a hog bipe it goes out of control and slames into other pilots truck at full throttle. Denied for the same reasons. Now the guy just flies electrics.
This stuff can happen to anyone at any time your at the feild. and as usualy the AMA takes your guys veiw. Show me proof and what did you do wrong. Sorry I didn't take the Barr exam. If the loop hole existes they will use it.