Tony
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Post by Tony on Mar 23, 2010 21:50:09 GMT -6
Boy...sounds like you guys need to come down here and experience some real southern hospitality. I joined a club a few months ago I gotta say I love it. The guys at this club are a really great group of guys that could not possibly care less what you fly as long as you fly. These are some hardcore addicts, a few of them will go to the field on Friday and don't leave until Sunday night...no joke.
Heli, Plank, Glow, electric doesn't matter, they're all welcome. They have a really nice facility too. A HUGE gas grill, heat and A/C in the clubhouse, full kitchen in the clubhouse, full bathroom (including shower).
So, if you ever find yourself in southeastern NC, come on by the Mt. Elim RC Club. I doubt you'll find I nicer group of people anywhere.
BTW, yes, I am a member of the AMA...
P.S.: just don't come this weekend ;D...we'll all be at a fun fly at another local club (Piedmont Aeromodelers). You're welcome to come by there too though.
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Post by Doozer on Mar 23, 2010 23:06:38 GMT -6
That's really cool. I did for years in Jacksonville, NC. Out west now though. I wish more clubs were like that. There is one club here that tolerates helis as long as they fly in their sandbox. So most of us just use the coconut telegraph and end up at an empty lot some where.
That's one good thing about going to the LHS. You meet some fun guys. I still fly at the lot across the ditch. Hopefully no homebuilders decide to develop it.
As far as the AMA goes...I just don't feel like paying for nothing. I don't need the planker fields.
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Post by r/c basher on Mar 24, 2010 14:17:57 GMT -6
I fly on my own private property, alone. I have several hay and corn fields that I can chose from that are all in walking distance. So AMA wouldnt really be much help to me.
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Post by mimir on Mar 26, 2010 11:19:36 GMT -6
I was an AMA member for years when I flew planks years ago. Mostly because the clubs I belonged to required it. Because I fly (or attempt to anyway  in my yard, I have not worried about it now that I have started back with the heli's. |
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Post by dubehigh on Mar 27, 2010 9:04:50 GMT -6
wow, good posts. well i did join the AMA. but now i wonder what i did, since i have a tar runway, open field to myself. but then its nice to go to the club fields to see whats going on. and i can fly if i want to. but i think i will fly at my field 99% of the time. its all good. i am not to sure i will rejoin again. i have gone to the bar and pissed more then that fee away in a few hours. and the buzz was gone when i woke up ;D
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Post by BTCat on Mar 27, 2010 10:30:56 GMT -6
If that is where you met up with your mentor and got the extra training, I'd say it was worth every penny, Dube. Seems like that alone took you to another level in the hobby.
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Post by dubehigh on Mar 27, 2010 11:02:55 GMT -6
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Post by 19000rpm on Mar 27, 2010 14:16:12 GMT -6
If that is where you met up with your mentor and got the extra training, I'd say it was worth every penny, Dube. Seems like that alone took you to another level in the hobby. That's probably the biggest benefit to having a membership. You find guys that can really help you along. And it's fun to be with people that share your interest and enthusiasm for the hobby.  |
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Post by Tony on Mar 27, 2010 22:20:22 GMT -6
And it's fun to be with people that share your interest and enthusiasm for the hobby. At this point, for me, it is almost as much about that as it is the flying. |
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in my yard, I have not worried about it now that I have started back with the heli's.
