Membership Info

The Marion R/C Flyers welcomes all R/C Flyers in the southeastern Minnesota area to join our club.  You must be a member of the AMA in order to join our club.  The AMA provides the liability insurance that is required to fly your airplane at any field or other location.  For more information on joining the AMA, click on the AMA logo below.

The 2010 dues schedule is as follows:

FOR THOSE 19 OR OVER AS OF JANUARY 1, 2010

ONE TIME INITIATION FEE OF $ 50.00

ADULT MEMBERSHIP $ 50.00 PER YEAR

FAMILY MEMBERSHIP $ 75.00 PER YEAR

FOR THOSE 19 AND UNDER AS OF JANUARY 1, 2010

NO INITIATON FEE

STUDENT RATE $ 1.00 PER YEAR

Membership Form

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For further information about joining the Marion R/C Flyers of Rochester, MN, please contact:

Scott Bestor, Treasurer
Marion R/C Flyers of Rochester
P.O. Box 6285
Rochester, MN 55903-6285
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Phone: 507- 202-1934

Student Instruction

• You will need to join the AMA and our club to be able to fly at the club field. To join the AMA you need to fill out the membership form enclosed in your flight training Book, and mail or fax it to the AMA. You may also call the AMA at 1-800-435-9262. To join our club call Scott Bestor at 202-1934.   Our membership forms can be found on-line.

• Call one of the senior instructors to get your free flight training book How to Survive More than One Flight with your First Airplane, by Dan Sheridan. We can also answer any questions you might have. Please call either of the two senior instructors Scott Bestor at 202-1934 or Bernie Drier at 288-1231.

• Read and understand the club rules, which will be in your book and are posted at the field. If you have any questions have the instructor clarify them at the first lesson.

• Please call one of the club instructors to make an appointment for flight training. This will insure that there will be somebody at the field to assist you. You are not required to use the same instructor each time. Feel free to call a different instructor if you desire. It makes a nice way to get to know other members of the club.
  
  The available instructors are listed below:

• Before coming to the field read up on the next lesson or two in the book so you have an idea of what you are going to try and accomplish at the field.

• Remember to bring your book to the field and when you are done for the day to have your instructor fill in the comment section in the back of the book.

• Before you arrive at the field you should make sure your radio equipment has been charged and the switches are in the off position.

• When you arrive at the field you should take your transmitter and place it in the impound box under the frequency control board until your frequency is free and your instructor tells you to get it.

• Pay attention to what your instructor has to say and show you. Something's such as flying field etiquette can be learned by observing.

• Relax and take your time. If you feel tired or worn out call it a day and schedule a lesson for another day. Learning to fly can take many lessons expect it.

• When your instructor says you are ready you will schedule an appointment with one of the senior instructors to give you your check flight, where you will be asked to do three takeoffs and landings, demonstrate the correct pattern and flying field etiquette after which, you will then be considered a R/C Pilot and allowed to fly solo without an instructor.