I'd be interested in learning how anyone plans to get the beginning park flyers to spend $29.00 to join the AMA, when that's about what they spent on the Air Hog, or the el-cheapo hobby shop model that they just bought. I've been talking to a few in my neighborhood who have them, and fly them in the street, or at the local ball field, or a church parking lot. They, for the most part have never heard of the AMA, and those who have don't see any benefit in joining. One of the Father's of the kid who is flying one at the ball field told me that his Kid would probably lose interest in the plane after a couple of weeks, and would be on to something else. This man built models when he was young, but says that his Son is not interested in models, and that he, himself doesn't have time to do them any longer.

I think that this is what you are going to get from the majority of them. A couple of others said that they had heard of the AMA, but could not see any benefit in becoming members. One of them even said that there were rules with the AMA, and that he didn't like rules. The other one said that he didn't have the money to join, and that if he had extra money, that he would spend it on something else.

Bill, AMA 4720