Understand. There are all different kinds of people in as well as out of AMA. The club places a lot of emphasis on being inclusive and welcoming to new members (whether new to R/C or just new to AMA), but some times it doesn't come across as well as at others.
Took a look at the aerials of the field-- if it's the same one you're talking about, I'd join just to be able to fly there! Here's their Web site:
http://www.sccmas.org/
ORIGINAL: calcop
hehe, the reason why I resist AMA is because the members in my area are for the most part a-holes. I like to keep my time off nice and stress free. They have given me a very very bad impression about AMA. However there is a sweet county run air field (AMA) here in San Jose. I hear the people there are solid, so I might check it out. If I get a good impression from them, I will snag a membership.
I just like to fly and people leave me the heck alone and let me so my own thing
matt