THE AMA PARK PILOT PROGRAM
http://www.modelaircraft.org/parkflyer.aspx
Since this e-book is focused on electric flight, I thought it would be appropriate to put something in about the AMA membership program developed specifically with electric pilots in mind. At half the price of regular AMA membership, it seems to offer a nice package for pilots who are not interested in larger planes, glow planes, gas planes or jets.. If you are primarily focused on small electrics, electric helies or small gliders, this is something you should consider.
In addition, the AMA is looking to help form Park Pilot clubs and help those clubs establish Park Pilot fields. These clubs would be focused on flying park flyers and would not be open to gas, glow, jets or large planes. As a result they can be located in smaller fields and potentially in places where regular AMA fields have been rejected or cast out.
Certianly sounds interesting.
Park Flyer Definition:
Park Flyer models will weigh two pounds or less and be incapable of reaching speeds greater than 60 mph. They must be electric or rubber powered, or of any similar quiet means of propulsion, including gliders. Models should be remotely controlled or flown with a control line, remain within the pilot€™s line of sight at all times, and always be flown safely by the operator.
Flying Site Development:
http://www.modelaircraft.org/UserFil...iteBooklet.pdf
The AMA is encouraging the development of new, officially recognized AMA Park Pilot sites in metro areas throughout the US. As an aid in reaching this goal, we€™ve developed a special €œHow to Start a Park Flying Site€ turnkey package so members who are trying to secure a field won€™t have to start from scratch when they approach landowners or officials responsible for regulation of public facilities. The package includes a DVD to show landowners and park officials what park flying is all about€“€“and how different it is from the engine-powered, radio-control flying with which they may already be familiar. There are tips on how to approach officials and landowners, plus instructions on how to set up a field. It even includes a guide for how to quickly and efficiently organize a club, its bylaws, and field rules. And best of all, members will be able to inform landowners and officials that they€™d be covered by AMA site liability coverage in the amount of $2.5 million, which should serve as a great incentive. The goal is to make it easier for official AMA recognized flying sites to be developed quickly and in great numbers.
Click to join
https://www.modelaircraft.org/joinrenew.aspx
If you have been turned off by traditional AMA clubs, perhaps the best thing to do is to form your own club around the kind of flying that interests you, parkflyers.