ORIGINAL: STLPilot
Welp, just got he mail, my DVP was nice enough to send me the entire Park Pilot program package and now it's time to goto work.
BTW you will not be able to add Park Pilots to current AMA clubs, you are going to have to form a new club with it's own set of bylaws.
I don't see why this is so complicated for some, don't tell me that you guys have never been to a flying site with more then 1 club utilizing the site? You know you can have the same board members of one club represent the board members of the other club if you want. The only thing that MUST change is the name of the club, but the structure you have for club A can be exactly the same for club B. That is if you want to have both a park and non park club live in the same house.
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Like I said, as long as the new club has it's own name, own set of bylaws (which can be carbon copy of current bylaws) and is setup as a new AMA club charter, you're set. Everything is in place, you just need to file the paperwork. As far as members "policing" themselves, well that's done every single day on the field. The only difference is 2 lbs and 60 mph. But that doesn't really mean anything until there is an accident. No different then not following any other rule on the AMA safety code. It's not that complicated, some people just want it to be. I think they are afraid of losing some of their members and they should, it's a great concept and looks like it's going to be a great program ... at a better price.
Hey I see a GREAT advantage here for the Landowner Club, now having to finance land payments, real taxes, equipment maintenance, utilities, and facility-upkeep, along with other assorted bills.
Go ahead and Help set up the parkfliers club. Make an iron-clad contract stating days, hours, etc of operation, work responsibilities, any details of dual membership such as NO voting rights in the main club, and a host of other details between the clubs.
Then charge the pfer-club annual rent and/or lease fees equal to at least a year's main club dues, for each member in the pfers-club.
So the if pfers want to invade the private property of others, then OK, but they have to pay the piper. If a member of the mainclub wants to opt out of regular AMA member dues, he will still have to pay pfer dues, pfer-club dues and those pfer club-dues will have to be enough for the pfers to pay their rent. [8D] Sounds like a win-win situation to me.