I was flying a public demonstration at a county fair a few years back and had the misfortune of hitting some guys pick up fender after he parked it on the edge of the runway. Not an AMA field. I sent the information off to the AMA with some pictures and they sent me back a nice letter telling me to let them know how much of a balance was left after my homepowners kicked it. They stated they would pay any and all of that balance. It was worked out without insurance so no further action was required.

As far as the FAA and regulating paid model flight instructors I have to agree that they don't have an interest...at this time. Have something go seriously wrong with a filed lawsuit and see how quickly they get brought into the picture. Then they will have an interest.

bkdavy is dead on with his discription of upcoming regulations and his statement of "so far" is accurate. The so far part is bothersome. The new AMA president does indeed have some work in front of him, mostly in playing catch up. However, he won't have much impact on the outcome. There's too much money at stake.