Crashem

Your lucky you weren't flying when anyone that showed up at the field with a plane that was built by someone else was harassed unmercifully. When you were looked down upon for that, it was a moral judgment, in my opinion. Things have changed.


In another vein, those that teach for a fee now are enjoying the lack of competition in their pricing. Like any other business, the price of instruction would come down as more people get into teaching for profit. That is one of the reasons that the AMA and clubs should not get involved in setting a price, if they make this type of insurance available.

There will always be those that feel it is their moral duty to pass on flight training for free as well. Most modeler's still pass on building tips free.

I can also see an opening in the AMA's position on paid training. What happens if a hobby shop hires an employee that can train customers and prices the planes they sell with training, but offers a discount for the plane without flight training? No specific charge for the training. Not a commercial venture and an AMA membership should supply the necessary insurance at the field.

JR