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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
Is it an organized club, with meetings, dues, etc. and if so do you require AMA membership as most clubs do?
Also, how would I get to the back field by car and/or by golf cart? I'm pretty well wheelchair bound (temporarily I hope) but would enjoy coming over to watch some flying.
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Carl,
Yes, organized, chartered by the AMA, and AMA membership required. Also an "official" Villages recreation club, listed in the Recreation News. AMA insurance for the property owners of the Polo Club. About 160 members now. Club dues are $5.00 per year. Meetings are held every other month at Bridgeport rec center. The club has several voluntary instructors. Typical morning crowd is 15-20 guys.
You can access the polo fields from Buena Vista, just North of Rte 466. One entrance is at the traffic light by the softball fields. Enter there, but jog to the left for the polo fields, then jog right onto the perimeter road. That road takes you along the South border of the fields, and past the stadium, and makes a left turn to go across the back field. It is golf cart accessible from the golf course just south of 466. The perimeter road continues North, and dead-ends at the adjacent practice field. There is another entry road from Buena Vista, between the North and South fields.
Spectators are welcomed. Wheelchair is no problem. One of our members flies from a wheelchair.