AMA License

[john e. holliday]

I am sitting here now wondering if I should renew my license or not.   I have not missed a year since 1956 when I had to sign up for the contest so I could fly my Guillows Rat Racer with McCoy Red Head .35.  Back then or at least contest required a 25 lap minimum flight to make sure was worthy.   I lost a wheel and was DQ"d.  That was okay with me as then Mom, Dad and myself could spectate.  Dad really enjoyed the combat especially when several of the guys had to put a plane together so the contestant could fly the next round.  Back then could borrow planes and you had to fly.  That was my first contest at the Stanley KS airport.  great day until some how a real plane caught fire and burned to the ground.  Volunteer fire department thought it was a model plane.

[Dennis Toth]

John,
It seems that its worth having the AMA insurance if you are going to fly at public flying fields or any contest work even for hand launch gliders. Having the AMA license gives you options for anything you want to fly now or in the future. Gives you chooses. I don't take the hard copy of the magazine just sign-up for the senior membership. I do the two year deal. Just my thoughts.

Best,    DennisT

[John Gluth]

AMA Charter Clubs I support with membership, require current AMA License.

[L0U CRANE]

Why do we consider the AMA Membership card to be a License? At one time, long ago, ASIR, it described itself as a license. Check over your expired cards - if you still have them. The membership card allows entry to AMA sanctioned contests, and it provides coverage for certain other purposes. Local officials sometimes accept that insurance and "assurance" that we will comply with AMA's safety and other guidance in considering whether to allow our activities on public property.

IMHO granting licenses should include some form of qualifying or testing. We've never had that for AMA Licenses or merely Membership cards.

BTW, not knocking AMA over this, it's just a semantic quirk...

[John Gluth]

Good point, may not be a license, it is an agreement though. Back of letter membership card is attached, informs, ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS NATIONAL MODEL AIRCRAFT SAFETY CODE states, As an AMA member I agree: to 10 “I wills”. Then there is the KNOW before you FLY campaign.

[john e. holliday]

Okay guys the card has been renewed for one year.  Less than 5 minuies and it is on jts way.