Hossfly,

I think I met you at a Livingston fly-in once. I understand and will follow the rules of a club that I'm a member of. I understand AMA`s role to protect everyone and I would like to thank all of them for what they have to do to regulate things.

I personaly will never say it is a waste of time to teach anyone to fly. I don't care if they join the club or not. If they want to fly I'll teach them to fly. Young kids (12 to 15) that have to mow yards all summer to finaly buy the trainer, there equipment and join the AMA should not be told they can't learn to fly untill they join the club for another $100 - $250. That is a lot of money for a 12 year old and could hamper them from learing to fly.

I just think that when I'm teaching if I let a student crash into a car then I did not do my job as the instructor. I just can't see if using the buddy box system that a crash could every be blamed on the student. It is the instructors job to keep the plane under control if the student makes a mistake. If a crash results because of equipment failure, then the instructor is still the one holding the transmitter. To me as an instructor whatever happens when I teachig is my fault. If it results in property damage or bodily injury then that is when my AMA coverage would take over.

We taught a young guy 12 years old how to fly using the plane that he paid for buy himself and build by himself himself. He actualy bought a kit not an ARF. He lived with just his mother (don't know where his dad was) and his mother worked as a waitress to to get the bills paid. He worked very hard for what he had. His mother brought him to the field every Sunday and we taught him to fly. Yes we made sure his plane was safe to fly. We also told him he would need to get AMA insurance (which he did). We taught him to fly nad he flew with us for about year. He inventionaly crashed his plane and stop showing up. Talk to him a few times after that but he just faded away. I did talk to his mother a few months ago and he is now in the Airforce and is doing well. Her thanking me for taking the time to teach him to fly RC was enough reward.

I want this hobby to grow. I would like the local club to grow also but that takes second place for me. Maybe am an "Outlaw" myself, I don't know. Just to clarify I am a member of a local club and I do follow the rules.

I do think that AMA should not limit the number of budy-box flights. This would be where the change would need to take place. Does anyone else other than abel agree to this?

Time to start a poll thread I guess.