Park Pilot Welcome
Comparison of Full Adult vs. Park Pilot membership |
|
Open membership |
Park Pilot membership |
$85/year |
$48/year |
$2.5 million liability insurance |
$500,000 liability insurance |
Accident/Medical insurance |
No Accident/Medical insurance |
Fire, theft, and vandalism insurance. |
No fire, theft, or vandalism insurance |
$2.5 Million Flying Site Owner's Insurance* |
$2.5 Million Flying Site Owner's Insurance* |
Monthly subscription to Model Aviation magazine |
Monthly subscription to Model Aviation digital |
Flying at all AMA sanctioned contests |
Can only fly at non-rule book sanctioned events. |
Open Members have access to the Contest Calendar when they receive Model Aviation |
Park Pilot members will receive no such notice on any events other than Park Pilot Class C events |
AMA cards will remain the same format as in years past |
Park Pilot card will be different from the standard AMA card |
No restrictions on type of aircraft that you fly other than established by the Official AMA National Safety Code |
Can only fly park flyers or quiet-powered models that meet the class definition. Internal-combustion-powered models cannot be flown with this membership |
Voting privileges in AMA officer elections |
No voting privileges in AMA officer elections |
Open Members can remain members of existing clubs |
If an Open member chooses a Park Pilot membership, you may or may not remain a member of that local club depending on how that club views park fliers |
Open Members can still fly at the local club field |
As a Park Pilot Member, flying may or may not be restricted to just the NEW fields approved only for Park Pilot members (that decision is left to existing Open clubs) |
*Available to AMA Chartered Clubs upon request.
To join click here! Click here to download a mailable application.