I have my trainer I constructed years ago, and am looking for ways to fly it here in Toronto.
So unlike the AMA's $58 fees, MAAC requires $55 plus one clubs membership fees. I checked the huntsville club which costs $90 + $50 for a grand total of $195 to put a trainer in the air. Even once. My trainer doesnt cost more than $300.
So my first penny-pinching question is, can I get my plane in the air for lesser fees? Does any club have a winter-only membership, or one without grass, just road tarmac? Are clubs further north cheaper?
And what about disagreeing with the way MAAC is run? Any clubs out there which do not require MAAC membership and provide their own insurance with fees?
And what about the wilderness far north? If I fly something on the Belcher Islands without MAAC insurance, am I committing a crime?
I'd even take a lower cost structure for say allowing me to fly a certain number of days, or a week, or even once. I would drive south to Detroit to make it feasible, but my skin color, especially along with an 'airplane' in the trunk... I'd rather not.