Are there any clubs that charge a daily or hourly fee for visitors? If not, or if there are only a few, that would seem to suggest that there are reasons why it may be a bad idea for some clubs. Any AMA club is free to adopt this practice if it wants to. If very few of them want to, there must be reasons. Have those of you who think it's a good idea proposed it to your own clubs? I would oppose it for my own club, because I think we should be more welcoming to people passing through and let them fly free as guests, as we now do. Others have pointed out other reasons for their clubs not to want the proposed rule.

There's a big difference between "I think X is a good idea" and "I think X is a good idea and therefore everybody should be forced to do it." Especially in a supposedly free country. We need some uniform rules for safety. If safety is not an issue, and it isn't here, clubs ought to be allowed to do what they think best.