@Merv do you know if their is a certain amount of feet you can fly on your property without a license?
As far as I know, there is no license. Not yet anyway.
The AMA is a membership, absolutely not a requirement, you can join or not.
The FAA is a registration, it is required for anything .55 pounds to 55 pounds. As long as you are outside.
I live in a rural part of the world, I have plenty of places to fly that nobody’s going to care. I’ve been flying for 30 years and nobody has ever cared. The only time it has ever mattered is when I visit a AMA club. AND it would matter if I ever cause a serious accident, something like flying into highway traffic. All of us need to be responsible, I choose to be prepared for the worst,
After flying alone for 10 years, flying with friends is WAY more fun.