Joining AMPS
HOW TO JOIN AMPS
To become a member and fly at the AMPS Field you must be an AMA member (Youth or Adult). Click on this link to learn how to become a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). In addition, you will need to comply with the FAA regulations in obtaining a FAA registration number to place on the outside of each of your RC models. Click on this link here for more details - https://faadronezone-access.faa.gov/#/ . You will also need to complete Recreational UAS Safety Test – TRUST at -https://www.modelaircraft.org/trust
Download and complete the AMPS 2022/2023 Application and Renewal Form & Club Safety Rules above. Please make sure you complete all blanks on the application. Return via USPS mail, with your membership application and payment to the address provided on the application.
If accepted for membership, you agree all model flights must be conducted in accordance with AMPS safety rules, related AMA, FAA rules and regulations. In addition, all applicable Maricopa County laws and regulations for the Adobe Dam Regional Park as posted at the flying field and available on respective online web sites.
1. New members pay $225.00. After which renewing members pay $100.00 in annual dues. Annual dues are due November 1st of each year and are considered late after January 31st.
2. New members joining AMPS after September 1, pay $225.00. Covering the following year and receive a paid-up status for any days remaining in the current year in which they join.
3. AMPS Family Plan waves youth membership under 19 years of age where parent, grandparent or legal guardian is an AMPS paid member in good standing. Youth AMPS members must have a Youth Membership from the AMA. A completed AMPS Application & Renewal Form is required.
4. Youth membership is available to any current youth AMA member under the age of 19 for $10.00 in annual dues. A legal guardian must be with youth member while flying at the AMPS facility until 16 years of age. A completed AMPS Application & Renewal Form is required.
If you are considering becoming an RC pilot or you are a seasoned pilot, please contact one of our AMPS flight instructors listed in the Club Contacts section of our website prior to flying for:
1> Free club flight lessons and club orientation,
2> Or as a seasoned pilot, a required check-out ride and club orientation
