Insurance

[doctormike]

After posting this subject elswhere, I thought I should mention it here. Unless you fly in a wheat field in the middle of nowhere, you should join AMA or get insurance for flying in public areas. One accident and you most likely will not be able to afford a propeller, much less another airplane. Law suits are not pretty! Hear me today, believe me tomorrow... Serious stuff! The Doctor

[STOOPIDMONKEY]

RE: Insurance

+1 doc I am proud to be a member!

[chevstar]

RE: Insurance

Your so right Doctormike some of the places I see people flying just makes me cringe one wrong move and damage to property or people could be an end to a great flying experience. Actually our flying club requires all members to have there AMA membership almost a no brainer

[boomer108]

RE: Insurance

Ditto!  You must become an AMA member to join our club as we fly at a AMA sanctioned field. Insurance and safety are a must in this hobby.

Roy B.

[SOB8604]

RE: Insurance

I hadn't been a member until today, buddy of mine joined up and convinced me to join. Also looking to join a local field which requires it anyways! Really a no-brainier!

[doctormike]

RE: Insurance

It's great to hear these replies. Our Santa Fe club requires AMA membership. Not only does the insurance protect the individual pilot, it protects the hobby as a whole. Get smart! Join AMA!!! Doc

[retiredflyer]

RE: Insurance

I do fly in the middle of nowhere, but I'm still an AMA member. Can still get those occasional gawkers stopping their cars and watching me. God forbid I would crash into one of them but you never know.

[rc-eflyer]

RE: Insurance

I do fly in the middle of nowhere, but I'm still an AMA member. Can still get those occasional gawkers stopping their cars and watching me. God forbid I would crash into one of them but you never know.

Just added my # as a sig. Anybody got a lower one?

Steve

[STOOPIDMONKEY]

RE: Insurance

My number is higher, I let my membership lapse and had to start over because I could not remember my number lol. I first joined in 2010, when did you join?

Not only is it a good idea but it helps AMA fight the government for our rights to fly these planes. If it wasn't for the AMA I am willing to bet that flying rc planes would have been banned altogether, and they would have blamed the ban on national security with all the other rights violating laws that were passed after 9/11.

[stevepmcg]

RE: Insurance

Sean I was actually reading an article yesterday where Saudi Arabia were doing just that - banning due to security. Can't even get them into the country

[chevstar]

RE: Insurance

All the negative publicity that our hobby is getting is not from AMA members its from stupid people doing stupid things its to bad that we have to pay for there stupid nonsense!!!!

[OV10]

RE: Insurance

Hello chevstar,
You are so spot on about the stupid people/things/nonsense except unfortunately there ARE SOME people that are AMA members (or so they profess to be) and they will do some stupid act and actually post a video of that negative publicity earning act right here on this forum. These folks however are usually not associated with a club that has been sanctioned as a chapter of the AMA and thusly have no real insight to some of the basic fundamentals of AMA safety.
The AMA is like any other interest group in this country whereas we have our own group of idiots(thankful they are the minority) and they really make it difficult to be able to call foul on the lawmakers because of these indigenous idiot actions.
Best Regards,

[STOOPIDMONKEY]

RE: Insurance

Yeh like Black Sheep FPV, look them up on youtube lots of unsafe stupid stuff... Unless they have taken down their vids.

[rc-eflyer]

RE: Insurance

My number is higher, I let my membership lapse and had to start over because I could not remember my number lol. I first joined in 2010, when did you join?

Not only is it a good idea but it helps AMA fight the government for our rights to fly these planes. If it wasn't for the AMA I am willing to bet that flying rc planes would have been banned altogether, and they would have blamed the ban on national security with all the other rights violating laws that were passed after 9/11.

This really makes me feel old to admit but I'm pretty sure it was 1973 or 1974:sick:.

Steve

[Grossman56]

RE: Insurance

AMA fights the good fight on our behalf.  The benefits for our cause are worth the minor amount they charge for dues.  Not a member and have a plane in the air.  Land and sign up!

Grossman56
AMA#1049614

[Rocketeer]

RE: Insurance

Greetings GMan,

Hey, are you sure that AMA # is right??
Seems like an awful lot of digits....... Unless you've recently joined.

No big deal......Just curious.

Bill L.
In Okla.

[Grossman56]

RE: Insurance

Yep, that what it is, that's how many people we have on our side!

Grossman56

[Rocketeer]

RE: Insurance

Greetings GMan,

Okie Dokie,

It's amazing that there are that many RC Pilots (members) floating around.


Bill L.
In Okla.

[Grossman56]

RE: Insurance

Cool huh!


Grossman56

[Rocketeer]

RE: Insurance

Greetings,

Indeed......

Admittedly, yours is the biggest membership number I've ever seen. 


Bill L.
In Okla.