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The challenge is that flying clubs are local. They are not created by national organizations. EAA has created information and encouragement for flying clubs but for each one, a local person has to step up and organize. An EAA or IAC chapter can not also be a flying club for liability reasons. Which is to say that if some chapter members want to pool resources, purchase an airplane, and create a flying club, the EAA and IAC can offer advice and encouragement, but the motivation and management must be local and separate.
So look around your local airport and size up how many local pilots fly acro at the level of enthusiasm that they want to move beyond renting and are willing to share ownership with a group. This is where it gets really interesting. Typically the number of candidate flying club members that you will see is small. So a potential "club" might only be 2 or three pilots.
I have watched multiple partnerships in airplanes. Everyone has an opinion on how an airplane should be managed and maintained.... even if they have never owned an airplane before. And then we add "G" with aerobatic airplanes. We see folks argue over how much "G" is too much and who flys harder than the next guy. When the idea is to fly the airplane through its entire flight envelope, with the additional wear and tear that results, sharing becomes harder than it looks.
An aerobatic flying club is a great concept.
Best of luck,
Wes
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