NEW UNDERWRITER FOR AMA INSURANCE
The AMA Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan itself has not been changed. All AMA members and clubs will continue to receive general liability coverage whenever and wherever they operate model planes, boats, and cars in accordance with the official AMA safety code; also model rockets (which were covered up until last year but which were not covered by the 1977 plan). This protection will still be provided at no extra cost to members or clubs, even though the cost to AMA has increased drastically.
Beginning March 1, 1978, the Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan will have a new underwriter. Because of a current trend toward increased frequency and severity of liability claims, it is extremely important that any liability insurance be underwritten by the best plan available. The new AMA insurance administrator, Albert H. Wohlers & Co., has arranged for the plan to be continued by one of the best—the highly respected Lloyd's of London.
This arrangement will also allow AMA to provide Comprehensive General Liability insurance not only to all of its members and clubs, but also to the National Association of Rocketry and its members and clubs.
NEW INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING PROCEDURE
In order to expedite handling of insurance claims they are now to go directly to AMA's insurance administrator, rather than to AMA. The address is: Albert Wohlers & Co., 720 Garden Street, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.
Claims may also go to AMA but they will then be forwarded to the insurance company and lose a few days in the process. The best procedure, therefore, is to send the claim directly to the company.
However, in the case of an accident involving personal injury, especially if hospitalization is involved, please inform AMA HQ by telephone—in addition to mailing the claim to the insurance company. The AMA phone number is (202) 347-2751.
Improved service is expected to result, as well as significant dollar savings. The current liability protection coverage will cost about $175,000, at the rate of $2.50 per member, as compared with over $3.00 per member quoted for renewal with the company that provided coverage last year.
A summary of insurance coverage is shown on the back of each 1978 AMA membership card. The only change is that model rockets are added to the coverage for accidents involving model aircraft, boats, or cars.
It should also be noted that AMA's insurance is secondary to any other insurance—it takes over where other coverage ends. Or, if there is no other coverage AMA's is primary. There is a $250 deductible provision for property damage claims, but no deductible for personal injury claims.
The AMA liability protection is supplemented by a $1,000 Accident/Medical insurance plan, to reimburse AMA members for medical expenses (also to the beneficiary for loss of life). This supplemental coverage applies to personal injury situations only; not to property damage. Further details are on the back of each AMA membership card.
With these two insurance plans, automatically provided as a basic part of membership dues payment, AMA members enjoy the most complete protection available to modelers anywhere. In addition, AMA members may also avail themselves of an optional life insurance plan (described elsewhere in this issue).
These insurance services are provided as a benefit of AMA membership, in response to a long history of requests from members to utilize the group purchasing power inherent in a large and growing membership.
AMA has been providing liability protection for its members since 1942—over 35 years of such service, which has made it possible for members to fly with security and to obtain flying sites which otherwise would not be available.
1978 NATS
Entry forms will probably be available from AMA HQ in early April. Dates for the Nats are July 30–August 6. Location is Lake Charles, Louisiana, site of the 1974 and 1975 Nats. The tentative daily event schedule which was published in the April issue of AMA News (page 64) is now official.
Some new details. Free Flight: A-1 Glider will be as per the 1977 rules. Radio Control: The Soaring events will be A, B, C, and 2-Meter, Task 2 Duration (7-minute) with spot landing option D as per page 52 of the '76-'77 rule book. The Masters Pattern is currently in question, pending final Contest Board action, to be announced next month.
Possible new indoor site. At press time a new building in Lake Charles was being investigated. It features a 100-foot high domed ceiling and is about 300 feet in diameter. Test flying in the building was arranged with a view toward final decision announcement next month.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING FEB. 18, 1978
Although the basic purpose of the meeting was to develop the first stage of a long-range plan for AMA, certain administrative matters required decisions immediately rather than at the next regular meeting of the Council.
ITEM I. INSURANCE. At the January 28 Council Meeting cost figures had not been submitted by one of the two insurance companies under consideration, but the missing offer had since been received which was in excess of $2.00 per member.
a. The present company (North East) quoted a firm figure of $225,000 (over $3.00 per member) for renewal of our existing coverage.
b. The alternative company under consideration (Albert Wohlers) had made an offer of $2.50 per member for identical coverage, plus model rocketry.
It was moved by Earl Witt (Secretary-Treasurer), seconded by John Byrne (VP-II), to contract with the alternative company, Albert Wohlers, for Academy insurance coverage for 1978 at the cost of $2.50 per member. Twelve for; passed unanimously.
ITEM II. IRS. The latest developments were described concerning an IRS attempt to reclassify our tax-exempt status. AMA's legal counsel advised formulating a document based on the precedent of a parallel case, whose appeal was successful, emphasizing competition activities as the primary purpose of the organization.
ITEM III. NOMINATION PROCEDURES. Cliff Piper (VP-I) noted that the Nomination Procedures document has a publication requirement of 90 days prior to the annual Nominating Committee meeting.
It was moved by Homer Smith (VP-XI), (continued on page 63) I examined the scanned page you provided. It does not contain the article titled "AMA News." Instead, the page is the "President's Corner '78" column (by Johnny Clemens) with several short subsections (e.g., "A Secret of Learning," "I'm Getting My Reward!," "World's Largest 'Model Airplane'," "Newsletters Really Serve!," etc.).
I can proceed in one of two ways — please choose:
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Which would you like me to do? I examined the scanned page you uploaded. It does NOT contain the article titled "AMA News." The page is the "President's Corner '78" column (Johnny Clemens) with multiple short subsections (for example: "A Secret of Learning," "I'm Getting My Reward!," "World's Largest 'Model Airplane'," "Newsletters Really Serve!," etc.).
I can proceed in one of two ways — please choose:
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THE FAI STRUCTURE
The overall structure of the FAI is shown in the diagram on this page.
The FAI General Conference meets once per year and aims "through coordinating and suitably grouping its members' separate efforts to further aeronautics and astronautics throughout the world by all suitable means." The FAI General Conference establishes the FAI's general policies, elects the FAI officers, establishes and maintains the FAI constitution, assesses the FAI membership fees, and establishes and maintains the permanent and special FAI committees that govern the various aeronautics and astronautics activities. It is supported by the FAI office in Paris.
The Council consists of the President of the FAI, President of the Council, the First Vice President and all Vice Presidents, the President of the CASI (International Aeronautical Sporting Committee), the Director General, and the Treasurer General. It meets once a year between General Conference Meetings and covers all matters referred to it by the General Conference and is the body through which the FAI's policy is implemented.
The CASI has representatives from about 20 nations on it and keeps the International Sporting Code up to date by recommending changes to the General Conference, it arbitrates disputes concerning international records and sporting events, and it establishes rules for the selection of international judges. The CASI accepts ideas and requests from the 13 permanent standing committees as inputs in formulating its recommendations to the General Conference.
The CIAM is the International Aeromodelling Committee, the body that governs all aeromodelling competitions. Each FAI active member (AMA for the U.S.) may annually appoint one delegate to the CIAM, or a substitute who can attend the meeting in place of the delegate and have the right to vote if the delegate cannot attend, or if the delegate is appointed to the presidency of the committee.
The AMA President, through authority of the AMA by-laws which makes him responsible for FAI matters in the U.S., appoints the CIAM voting delegate for the U.S. For the past several years John Clemens has served in that capacity. The CIAM Bureau is composed of all elected officers of the CIAM. It meets annually (usually in the spring) to deal with matters remaining from the previous plenary meeting and is charged with approving details of world championships planning and organization, including acceptance of nominees for judges and other contest officials.
The CIAM Bureau acts as an Executive Committee, with temporary powers as may be delegated at plenary meetings, but any Bureau decisions involving policy matters must be ratified by the next plenary meeting.
The AMA is required to pay 50c for each of its AMA adult members as its part of the cost of the U.S.'s FAI fees. Since we have about 50,000 adult members the aeromodelling FAI fees are about $25,000 a year. In addition, AMA allocates an additional 50c of each adult member's dues to support FAI activities in the U.S., such as team travel aid, expenses of delegates to FAI meetings, payment of team entry fees to world championships.
SCALE MODELERS!
For possible use in the next AMA kit production, anyone who has completed or is building an unusual or exceptional scale model, please contact immediately:
Jay Gerber 811 Triumphe Way Warrington, PA 18976
Executive Council (Cont. from page 59)
seconded by John Byrne, to employ in 1978 the Council-approved 1977 Nomination Procedures. Twelve for; passed unanimously.
ITEM IV. VICE-PRESIDENT FUNDS.
Several Council members expressed uncertainty of how to apply their $750.00 yearly allowance and wished the term "at the discretion of the VP," in reference to utilization of their funds, clarified.
It was moved by Homer Smith, seconded by Jim McNeill (VP-V), that VP funds be for the purpose of travel and lodging within the district, on the same basis as current officer guidelines, and for district meeting expenses, with any travel outside of the VP's district, other than Council Meetings, subject to the prior approval of the president; reimbursement will be made by HQ upon submittal of
Result of the meeting is a greater awareness that through growth the funding necessary for expanded service and activities can be provided. In the end the money available will determine what can be done for AMA members and for model aviation in general. The council has, therefore, taken the first step toward orderly planning for operations extending into the 1980's. More will be reported when the specifics are defined. an expenses statement, not to exceed $750 per year. *Eight for; two abstained (IV, IX). Passed.
ITEM V. CONSIGNMENTS. Worth advised concerning past problems in sending supplies from HQ on a consignment basis.
It was moved by Jim McNeill, seconded by Jim Scarborough (VP-X), that requests for AMA supplies not be allowed to any individual or organization on a consignment basis. *Ten for; passed unanimously.
*Two Council members were obliged to leave the meeting early (I, S-T). The first session did not solve any issues; however, it did allow us to set down a first set of principle goals or objectives, and a framework of mechanisms or approaches for accomplishing these objectives. It was a free-wheeling give and take session which was in sharp contrast to our usual parliamentary procedure.
I feel that the effort was very fruitful since it surfaced a lot of issues that have not had sharp focus. The next step is to dig into ways and means for accomplishing these objectives and sift it all down to something manageable. Since things are still very much in a preliminary stage, I will not at this time publish details. Things will surely change as discussion proceeds. AMA'ers will certainly be advised when we have something concrete to sell.
Modelers in the Cleveland area are very much promotion-minded and are now involved in a remarkable series of shows and displays designed to educate the public, and promote and encourage aeromodeling in general. Other communities may profit from their example. Joe Eiben, one of our new Associate VP's for District II reports on these doings:
"Dear Don: Enclosed is a newspaper clipping from 'The Cleveland Press,' which features a weekly model aviation article written by Chuck Tracy. Chuck is a good friend of mine and has been a solid booster of model aviation activities in the Cleveland area for as long as I can remember. He is firmly committed to the efforts of the Cleveland Aeromodel Society of which I am president, which governs the model aviation activities of all facets of modeling in the Cleveland area.
We are particularly proud that Cleveland and the surrounding municipalities host a number of static shows. This article by Mr. Tracy indicates his support for a few of the static shows that pop up over the winter months in Northern Ohio.
In addition to the 27th National Model Plane Show, which I am involved in, and which will probably host over 700 entries this year, and in addition to the TRW Air Expo, which you are already aware of, you will see that we have a Chappel Hill Model Show on March 3, 4 and 5. Following that is the Trumbull Modelers Aviation weekend, which is on April 15 and 16 in Niles, Ohio, and at the same time the Marion Air Modelers host their show on Sunday, April 16th.
The static shows have been a part of Cleveland modeling activity for the past 27 years. I tip my hat to a number of people who work very diligently to see that these shows are an annual affair.
One final note. The Sport and Travel Show which is annually held in the Cleveland Convention Center is another area where the Cleveland Aeromodel Society participates in the promotion of model aviation. For the past two years we have been invited to set up a large model aviation display covering plastic, free flight, radio control and control line models during the 11 days of the show. The size of this undertaking becomes apparent when you realize that we have to schedule at least four people to work our display from 10 AM to 11 PM for 11 straight days. The scheduling of this manpower is staggering, but it has been accomplished in the past two years and has grown each year.
So that you will have an idea of the kind of press coverage they get in Cleveland, we will include Chuck Tracy's piece as it appeared in the January 25, 1978 'Cleveland Press.' "
V DISTRICT REPORT
Jim McNeill District V Vice President 617 South 20 Avenue Birmingham, AL 35205
Associate Vice-Presidents John Bryson, 400 Council Cir., PO Box 1355, Tupelo, MS 38801 Richard E. Jackson, 1007 White Blvd., Summerville, SC 29483 Chris Jones, 6941 Warner Road, Columbus, GA 31904 Arthur Johnson, 932 Banyan Dr., Delray Beach, FL 33444 Jim Larkin, 3052 Monte D Oro Dr., Hoover, AL 35216 Luis Rodriguez, E-10, 5th St. Ext., Villa Rica, Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00961 John Workman, 5321 Overton Rd., Nashville, TN 37220
I want you to meet your new District V Contest Coordinator for RC Glider, Jim Davis shown below with his son Malcolm. Jim is holding his plane.
He has a unique philosophy I want to pass on to you—"As to modeling organizations, my paramount loyalty is to AMA. In the past 35 years, I have abandoned, then returned, to modeling. Each time AMA welcomed and accepted me and my declaration of competency. The extent of my activity has been according to my own desire. AMA has furnished me the service to enjoy modeling without any demand—I appreciate this very much."
Argue with Jim all you want at a contest, but be polite to him off the field. The little gentleman is a Federal District Judge here in Birmingham.
Barbara Lovelace, president of the "Jackson Flyers Association," has asked me to correct their club name mentioned in the February issue. Thanks, Barbara. It was mentioned as the Fort Jackson Flyers.
By the way, if you want to see your AMA chartered club featured here as a Club-of-the-Month, send me the photos and info. I am out of them. Thank you.
DISTRICT V "CLUB OF THE MONTH"
Okefenokee is "trembling earth" in Indian. The Okefenokee Swamp is 700 square miles of floating islands, swampy water, vine-covered cypress and black gum trees. It is infested in large numbers with cottonmouths, water moccasins, pond squawking birds, and flowers. It is ruled by an amphibious giant carnivore—able to hold its victims in its mouth until they drown by breathing under water. Relatively unchanged since the Triassic Age, 150 million years ago, the alligator reigns unchallenged.
This magazine asks the question: Can a small group of brave model airplane fanciers live compatibly side by side with savage meat-eating monsters? Can they, in fact, survive?
Well, I can't answer any of those heavy questions, but here are a few who are trying. For your pleasure this month we are going to Waycross, Georgia, to meet the Okefenokee RC Club—brave, fearless fliers, beautiful women, steaming, untamed jungles.
Keith Douglas is president, Tim Tison is VP, Skipper Ray, secretary-treasurer.
Recently the club featured a mall show at
AMA News
The AMA Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan itself has changed. AMA members and clubs will continue to receive general liability coverage whenever and wherever they operate model planes, boats, cars in accordance with the official AMA Safety Code. Also, model rockets are covered. Up until last year the protection provided under the 1977 plan will still be provided at no extra cost to members and clubs, though the cost to AMA has increased drastically.
Beginning March 1, 1978 the Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan will have a new underwriter. Because of the current trend toward increased frequency and severity of liability claims, it is extremely important that liability insurance be underwritten by the best plan available. Our new AMA insurance administrator, Albert H. Wohlers & Co., has arranged for the plan to continue with the highly respected Lloyd's of London arrangement. This will also allow AMA to provide Comprehensive General Liability insurance to its members and clubs, and also to the National Association of Rocketry and its members and clubs.
NEW INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING PROCEDURE
In order to expedite handling of insurance claims, they should now go directly to AMA's insurance administrator rather than to the AMA address: Albert H. Wohlers & Co., 720 Garden Street, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068. Claims may also be sent to AMA and will be forwarded to the insurance company, but this will lose a few days in processing. The best procedure, therefore, is to send the claim directly to the company. However, in the case of an accident involving personal injury, especially when hospitalization is involved, please inform AMA Headquarters by telephone in addition to mailing the claim to the insurance company. AMA phone number: 202-347-2751.
Improved service is expected as a result, as well as significant dollar savings. Current liability protection coverage will cost about $175,000 — a rate of $2.50 per member compared to over $3.00 per member quoted by the renewal company providing coverage last year. A summary of insurance coverage is shown on the back of the 1978 AMA membership card. Model rockets have been added to the coverage. Accidents involving model aircraft, boats, and cars should also be noted.
AMA's insurance is secondary to other insurance; it takes over when other coverage ends. There is a $250 deductible provision on property damage claims; there is no deductible on personal injury claims. AMA liability protection is supplemented by a $1,000 Accident/Medical insurance plan to reimburse AMA members' medical expenses; beneficiary loss-of-life supplemental coverage applies in personal injury situations and property damage. Further details are on the back of the AMA membership card. Two insurance plans are automatically provided as a basic part of membership dues payment. AMA members enjoy the complete protection available to modelers anywhere. In addition, AMA members may also avail themselves of an optional life insurance plan described elsewhere in this issue.
These insurance services are provided for the benefit of AMA membership in response to a long history of requests by members to utilize the group purchasing power inherent in a large and growing membership. AMA has been providing liability protection to its members since 1942 — over 35 years. Such service has made it possible for members to fly with security and to obtain flying sites that otherwise would not be available.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 1978
Although the basic purpose of the meeting was to develop the first stage of a long-range plan for AMA, certain administrative matters required decisions immediately rather than waiting for the next regular meeting of the Council.
ITEM: INSURANCE
The AMA Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan itself has changed. AMA members and clubs will continue to receive general liability coverage whenever and wherever they operate model planes, boats or cars in accordance with the official AMA Safety Code. Also, model rockets — which were not covered under the 1977 plan — will be covered. Protection will still be provided at no extra cost to members and clubs, though the cost to AMA has increased drastically.
Beginning March 1, 1978, the Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan will have a new underwriter. Because the current trend toward increased frequency and severity of liability claims makes it extremely important that liability insurance be underwritten as the best plan available, the new AMA insurance administrator, Albert H. Wohlers & Co., has arranged continued coverage through the highly respected Lloyd’s of London. This arrangement will also allow AMA to provide Comprehensive General Liability Insurance to its members and clubs and to the National Association of Rocketry and its members and clubs.
NEW INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING PROCEDURE
In order to expedite handling of insurance claims, claims should now go directly to AMA’s insurance administrator rather than to the AMA address:
Albert H. Wohlers & Co. 720 Garden Street Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
Claims may also go to AMA and will be forwarded to the insurance company, but this may lose a few days in processing. The best procedure, therefore, is to send the claim directly to the company. However, in the case of an accident involving personal injury — especially if hospitalization is involved — please inform AMA Headquarters by telephone in addition to mailing the claim to the insurance company. AMA phone number: (202) 347-2751.
Improved service is expected as a result, as well as significant dollar savings. Current liability protection coverage will cost about $175,000 — a rate of $2.50 per member compared with over $3.00 per member quoted by the renewal company that provided coverage last year.
AMA News
In summary, insurance coverage is shown on the back of the 1978 AMA membership card. Model rockets have been added. Coverage for accidents involving model aircraft, boats and cars should also be noted. AMA's insurance is secondary to other insurance; it takes over when other coverage ends. If no other coverage exists, AMA's is primary.
A $250 deductible provision applies to property damage claims; there is no deductible for personal injury claims. AMA liability protection is supplemented by a $1,000 Accident/Medical insurance plan to reimburse AMA members' medical expenses; beneficiary loss of life supplemental coverage applies. Supplemental coverage applies to personal injury situations and property damage. Further details are on the back of the AMA membership card.
Two insurance plans are automatically provided as a basic part of membership dues payment. AMA members enjoy the most complete protection available to modelers anywhere. In addition, AMA members may also avail themselves of the optional life insurance plan described elsewhere in this issue. These insurance services are provided for the benefit of AMA membership in response to a long history of requests by members to utilize the group purchasing power inherent in our large, growing membership. AMA has been providing liability protection to its members since 1942 — over 35 years. Such service has made possible members' ability to fly in security and to obtain flying sites that otherwise would not be available.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING FEB 18, 1978
Although the basic purpose of the meeting was to develop the first stage of a long-range plan for the Academy, certain administrative matters required decisions immediately rather than at the next regular meeting of the Council.
ITEM — INSURANCE
At the January 28 Council meeting, cost figures submitted by two insurance companies under consideration were reviewed. I examined the scanned page you provided. This page contains the "JUNIOR FLIGHT!" feature by Ed Whitten (with headings like "LET'S GET OUTDOORS AND FLY..." and sections such as "EVENTS", "WE LOSE ONE OF OUR LEADERS", and "A REMINDER"). I cannot find any continuing text from the "AMA News" article on this page, so I cannot extract the AMA News continuation here.
Please either:
- Upload the correct scanned page that contains the "AMA News" continuation (page 12 of that article), or
- If you want, I can transcribe and correct the visible "JUNIOR FLIGHT!" article text from this page instead. Which would you prefer?
I examined the scanned page you provided. I could not find any continuation of the "AMA News" article (EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING / ITEM — INSURANCE) on this page.
What this page contains:
- A directory titled "AMA CHARTERED CLUBS" with the listing of clubs by state (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, etc.) and an introductory paragraph ("Where is your nearest flying field? ...").
Because the "AMA News" continuation is not present on this page, I cannot extract or correct that article text here.
Please upload the correct scanned page that contains the continuation of "AMA News" (likely one of the pages immediately before this directory — e.g., the preceding page), and I will extract and correct the article text. If you prefer, I can transcribe the "AMA CHARTERED CLUBS" directory text from this page instead—tell me which you want.
AMA News — continuation not found on this page
I examined the scanned page you provided (page 14 of 16). The continuation of the "AMA News" article is not present on this page. This page contains the "AMA CHARTERED CLUBS" directory (club listings by state), not the Executive Council / Insurance continuation from the prior page.
If you want me to extract the "AMA News" continuation, please upload the correct scanned page that contains that continuation (likely the page immediately before this directory). Alternatively, I can transcribe and correct the "AMA CHARTERED CLUBS" directory text from this page — tell me which you prefer. I examined this scanned page (page 15). It does not contain the "AMA News" article continuation — it is the "AMA Chartered Clubs" directory (state-by-state club listings). Because the PRIMARY ARTICLE ("AMA News") is not present on this page, there is no article text for me to extract or correct here.
Please upload the scanned page that contains the continuation of "AMA News" (likely one of the adjacent pages). If you prefer, I can instead transcribe and correct the "AMA Chartered Clubs" directory text from this page — tell me which you want.
AMA News
The AMA Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan itself has changed. AMA members and clubs will continue to receive general liability coverage whenever and wherever they operate model planes, boats, or cars in accordance with the official AMA Safety Code. Model rockets are also covered. Up until last year (covered 1977 plan protection) this coverage was provided at no extra cost to members and clubs, though the cost to AMA has increased drastically.
Beginning March 1, 1978, the Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Plan will have a new underwriter. Because of the current trend toward increased frequency and severity of liability claims, it is extremely important that liability insurance be underwritten by the best plan available. The new AMA insurance administrator, Albert H. Wohlers & Co., has arranged for the plan to continue with the highly respected Lloyd’s of London arrangement. This will also allow AMA to provide Comprehensive General Liability insurance to its members and clubs and to the National Association of Rocketry and its members and clubs.
NEW INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING PROCEDURE
In order to expedite handling, insurance claims should now go directly to AMA’s insurance administrator rather than to AMA headquarters. Address: Albert H. Wohlers & Co., 720 Garden Street, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068. Claims may also be sent to AMA and will be forwarded to the insurance company, but this loses a few days in processing. The best procedure, therefore, is to send the claim directly to the company. However, in the case of an accident involving personal injury — especially hospitalization — please inform AMA Headquarters by telephone in addition to mailing the claim to the insurance company. AMA phone number: (202) 347-2751.
Improved service is expected as a result, as well as significant dollar savings. Current liability protection coverage will cost about $1.75 at a rate of $2.50 per member compared with over $3.00 per member quoted by the renewal company providing coverage last year. A summary of insurance coverage is shown on the back of the 1978 AMA membership card. Change: model rockets added. Coverage for accidents involving model aircraft, boats, and cars should also be noted.
AMA’s insurance is secondary to other insurance — it takes over when other coverage ends; AMA’s insurance is not primary. A $250 deductible provision applies to property damage claims; there is no deductible for personal injury claims. AMA liability protection is supplemented by the $1,000 Accident/Medical insurance plan to reimburse AMA members’ medical expenses and to provide beneficiary coverage for loss of life. Supplemental coverage applies in personal injury situations and for property damage. Further details are on the back of the AMA membership card. Two insurance plans are automatically provided as part of membership dues payment. AMA members enjoy complete protection available to modelers anywhere. In addition, AMA members may also avail themselves of an optional life insurance plan described elsewhere in this issue.
Insurance services are provided for the benefit of AMA membership in response to a long history of requests from members to utilize the group purchasing power inherent in a large and growing membership. AMA has been providing liability protection to its members since 1942 — over 35 years. Such service has made it possible for members to fly with security and to obtain flying sites that otherwise would not be available.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
