fozjared,

Thanks for the reply. I have applied for my AMA membership. The local club requires it, and I also need it to get a permit from the county since the flying field is part of a forest preserve.

Otherwise, I plan to spend as much time as I can at the field for all of the reasons you mentioned. I need instruction at this point, and I want to support the club since they pay to maintain the field. I just wanted to know what the potential implications were of flying elsewhere in case it comes up in the future.

So far, this forum has been extremely helpful. I plan to keep coming back, assuming you guys don't get tired of my stupid questions.