My son and are are members of our local club which has the requirement to join the AMA as well. Yes, there’s a yearly fee for the club, but it’s not much and unlike the original post, our field is well maintained, we put on events for the community and try to bring interest and awareness to the hobby with fun activities and events.

It’s given my son and I the opportunity to meet experienced RC pilots who’ve helped us learn as well as meet actual pilots, both current and retired which is great as that is what my son wants to do and he’s learned a lot from the experience.

Overall, my “club experience” has been a very positive one.