PDA

View Full Version : Starting a Club

Trex Pilot
08-24-2008, 02:25 AM
Does anyone know what it would take to start a RC club? what would be needed how to go about doing something like this, i have been thinking about it but don't know where to start.
JustinMoore12
08-24-2008, 03:04 PM
First thing i would do is contact AMA and figure out what kind of legalitys are involved. After that just put out flyers, find or use an existing field you have access to.
WayneBrown
08-24-2008, 03:24 PM
Legalities are minor.
You need 3 current AMA members, and a place to fly.
$30 charter fee, a few pieces of paper to fill out and a stamp will have you done in short order.
The AMA has a club charter kit in the downloads section as a .pdf file.
The most difficult portion is getting landowner information for the insurance, and keeping a membership roster.
Trex Pilot
08-24-2008, 04:26 PM
I have 20 acres to fly on and live way out in the country. lot's of cows not alot of people :)
Petey
08-24-2008, 06:11 PM
If you dont get the club going at least consider their park pilot program.
http://www.modelaircraft.org/parkflyer.aspx
Safety is not optional.
CSpaced
08-24-2008, 09:23 PM
I have 20 acres to fly on and live way out in the country. lot's of cows not alot of people :)

Sounds ideal! Like Wayne said, get in touch with the AMA and they will put you on the right track. The hardest part of starting a club is finding somewhere to fly, and you've already got that part sorted!
Trex Pilot
08-25-2008, 01:03 AM
Yea i just need to take some trees down and plant some green.Ill also need some porta pottys and maybe a snack shack.find me some good outdoor work tables for the members. I have an idea in my head.how does it sound?
User Name
08-25-2008, 01:05 AM
I hope it takes off, I'll be your 1'st member
tommy boy
08-25-2008, 07:56 AM
Legalities are minor.
You need 3 current AMA members, and a place to fly.
$30 charter fee, a few pieces of paper to fill out and a stamp will have you done in short order.
The AMA has a club charter kit in the downloads section as a .pdf file.
The most difficult portion is getting landowner information for the insurance, and keeping a membership roster.

i didn't realize it was that easy. that's pretty awesome.
Gmoney
08-25-2008, 10:13 AM
Its really easy to get started. I am working with the local hobby shop right now and we are gong to start a 400 club. So many guys flying alone..
Gmoney
08-25-2008, 10:19 AM
97% of all new helo pilots never get out of a hover! Clubs with solid mentoring programs could easily drop that number! Thats the goal of the 400 club..

G
Trex Pilot
08-25-2008, 02:21 PM
97% of all new helo pilots never get out of a hover! Clubs with solid mentoring programs could easily drop that number! Thats the goal of the 400 club..

G
Well i can hover and fly nose in but attemping to do any 3d moves i just dont know where to start, i am hopeing that if i get this club of the ground that some good heli pilots join it and mentore me :)
tommy boy
08-26-2008, 10:11 AM
97% of all new helo pilots never get out of a hover! Clubs with solid mentoring programs could easily drop that number! Thats the goal of the 400 club..

G

i like that...400 CLUB. pretty cool. kinda like the 700 club? hah.

once i spent several hours on the sim one week. then went out and hovered, FF, and nose it. got pretty high up, did a loop, and decided that was so much like the sim that i'd do a TIC TOC. boy was that nuts. real life is SO MUCH FASTER. i did the tic and part of the toc, then BAM. ground. pretty funny stuff. then i went home and increased the "speed" of the sim to 125%. it helped lots. still can't do a tic toc, but my extra sensory perception is getting better.