| When you're just starting to learn to fly your RC RTF | | | | the Academy of Model Aeronautics which is also |
| plane, you're going to find out that accidents are | | | | known as the AMA. This will provide you insurance |
| common things. This doesn't in any way mean that | | | | which is meant to be secondary to homeowners |
| you're doing something wrong, although you probably | | | | insurance. You will receive up to a million dollars worth |
| are, though it does mean that you need to improve a | | | | of protection so long as you adhered to the AMA's |
| bit. Just because your technique needs to be improved | | | | safety regulations while you are learning. This isn't |
| doesn't mean that you need to have your plane | | | | going to be much of a problem since most of those |
| destroyed and your chances of progressing any | | | | safety regulations are common sense. |
| further stamped out now does it? This is why it's very | | | | The AMA also helps groups to obtain and hold onto |
| important to make sure that you get insurance. | | | | flying fields along with other issue related to the flying |
| It is recommended that you at least have liability | | | | of model planes. If you are so inclined there's a monthly |
| insurance on your plane, which will cover personal | | | | magazine that you can get that outlines everything |
| injury incidents. Personal injury could be anything from | | | | going on within the AMA, as well as covering all of the |
| hurting someone else to damaging their property. For | | | | occurrences within the model aviation world. |
| example, if you are out in some secluded field playing | | | | The AMA is actually a good idea in general because |
| with your RC Plane, and you somehow manage to | | | | many clubs that you can join will require membership. |
| lodge it in the side of a falling satellite, then your liability | | | | Since you're already paying for membership it's a good |
| insurance should cover it. Higher insurance packages | | | | idea to just go with their insurance anyway. You will |
| will cover the accident even if you are at fault, so | | | | also find that AMA membership is a requirement for |
| that's definitely something that you need to consider. | | | | many contests. |
| One thing that you need to take into account when | | | | Accidents happen, that's a fact of life. Whether you're |
| you are purchasing insurance for your RC RTF plane | | | | at fault or the other person is at fault it's going to |
| is the fact that you will pay quite a bit more for | | | | happen, so make sure that you have the right |
| insurance if your plane is powered by gas. The reason | | | | insurance. Chances are you know exactly what's right |
| for this is that they're much harder to control and can | | | | for you, so go ahead and see what you can find. |
| be much more dangerous. By default the insurance on | | | | Chances are this will help you out quite a bit in the long |
| these is through the roof. | | | | run! Enjoy your RC RTF plane! |
| If you want good insurance you should look into joining | | | | |