David,
Where I live, you must have AMA membership to fly at the field. That is Markham Park, PBRCA and the PB Bush Pilots. All 3 are on public, county run parks.
Boli
ORIGINAL: David Searles
ORIGINAL: bevar
Gerry,
You are quite wrong with your post on AMA membership. You made a blanket statement...and it is incorrect. I believe if you do a little research, you will discover that AMA membership is required at most public airfields. The reason is that the park is typically government owned (county, state ETC) and most local or state governments will require AMA membership to get the insurance coverage to assist in the parks protection. Where I live, I fly at 3 public parks and all 3 require AMA membership to use the facility.
I guess you field is different...but is for sure the exception instead of the norm.
Beave
ORIGINAL: gjhinshaw
Sorry, But that is Wrong Answer... If you are at a Public Field, You DO NOT have to have AMA... This was checked out and found to be true. Where I fly is a Public Field and Some of the Pilots do Not Belong to AMA nor the Club! You can't kick them out.. Its PUBLIC.... Can't tell them to Join.... Its Public...... Can't tell them they need AMA.... Its Public.....
It hurts the rest of us But Nothing we can do...... NOW, You can go to a Council Meeting an try to get it changed.... But that is another can of WORMS!!!!
Gerry Hinshaw
Just FYI, the AMA rules apply to AMA members regardless of where they fly. I know that a lot of people think otherwise, but the way the AMA membership, rules, insurance etc are set up, you are required to apply by the reg's even if you are flying in your own back yard. I know that sounds dumb, and I wish it were not that way - but that's how it is currently set up.
Read more:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_97...#ixzz0oyYyu5C8
In the some 30+ years of flying RC, I have flown at only three fields that were part of a city or state owned public park. Not a single one required AMA membership. In fact city managers were of the opinion that since the field was on public park property, paid for by the taxes of all citizens, they could not require citizens to join or be part of any ''qualifying'' organization, including the local club. The difference revolved around whether or not the club was in fact leasing or in some legal fashion taking control of the grounds from the city. As a part of the lease the city could require AMA insurance coverage and therefore any one flying would have to be a member. But if the field is simply a park provided field, legally it's use could not be restricted.
David S