Gordon,

Please don't be too offended, but I'm afraid your view doesn't address reality. Sure, you just want to fly, but it's not that simple, and you know it.

That club field you fly on didn't magically appear. A group got together at some time and decided they wanted a place to fly. They discovered that most landowners are understandably quite hesitant about allowing these noisy, child-maiming machines on their land. The AMA provided these guys with an easy and inexpensive means to prove that they were serious, and insured in case of the unthinkable. Dangling the AMA like a carrot in front of landowners finally convinced one of them to bite, and allow access to the club field you fly at.

You don't have a choice, as it was already made for you. However, you want to fly, so you now have a dilema. Can you live with yourself if you "compromise your principles," give up your "freedom of choice" and join the AMA for a few minutes of happiness? I can.