Between the club dues and the ama its about $11/month....problem is, its all due at the end of the year, when its also xmas, and taxes are due and work is slow so, its just another problem and people tend to complain,,,a few years back , I hated the mag and made the same complaint, charge me $20 and keep the mag, but actually the more I read it,, the more I find interesting about it...lots going on in the industry of modeling,,1 gram planes, new helicopters, ducted fan electric jets....and more coming all the time...I have 1 or 2 1/2A (.049) pylon races/flyins a year, just got my first electric heli...Rog