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Who are we? What do we do? Flying fields Types of model aircraft Typical electric trainer plane How much does it cost? How do I get started? Our club web site Training Oops moments

  1. Who are we?  What do we do?  Flying fields  Types of model aircraft  Typical electric trainer plane  How much does it cost?  How do I get started?  Our club web site  Training  ‘Oops’ moments  Unashamed plug for Prop. 428  Static display 

  2. Who are we?  A radio controlled (R/C) aircraft club  We further the sport of R/C model aviation.  We provide and maintain flying sites.  FICO  TWIN BUTTES  Busiest flying times:  Mornings  Wednesday and Saturday.  Instructor available (patient, kind, skilled).  Currently 97 members.

  3. Who are we?  Website: www.greenvalleyflyers.com  Annual club dues of $40  Meetings on the second Monday of each month,  La Posada Recreation Center.  Club members must also be a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA).  Provides liability insurance for member and flying field owner.  Represents members before the FAA.

  4. What do we do?  Attend monthly meetings  Design and build, or assemble R/C aircraft  Fly our R/C aircraft at the club’s flying fields  Maintain a safe environment  Crash, Repair, Start over  Instruct newbies  Consult with each other  Talk, talk, bull-sh*%, etc.  Annual holiday party with wives  Maintain our flying facilities

  5. What do we do?

  6. FICO Flying Field

  7. FICO Flying Field

  8. Twin Buttes Flying Field

  9. Twin Buttes Flying Field

  10. Fixed Wing – Piston Engine

  11. Electric – Propeller & Ducted Fan

  12. Gliders – Powered & Aero-Towed

  13. Other  No kerosene turbine jets  No helicopters  No multirotor copters (drones)  First person view (FPV) planes only with an observer

  14. Typical Electric Trainer Plane  E-Flite Apprentice 15e BNF Plane  Spektrum DX6i Transmitter

  15. How Much Does It Cost? Academy of Model Aeronautics - dues $58/yr Green Valley R/C Flyers - dues $40/yr Trainer plane (Apprentice 15e BNF), $270 includes receiver, ESC, battery pack, charger Transmitter (Spektrum DX6i) $130 Spare propeller (2) $12 Spare battery packs (3), Lipo-sack $100 Glues, hand tools, tool box, etc. $50 TOTAL $660

  16. How do I get started?  Read our club brochure.  Explore our web site (www.greenvalleyflyers.com).  Explore the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) web site (www.modelaircraft.org).  Contact a club officer and request a visit to one of our flying fields.  Watch us fly and ask lots of questions (repeat as needed).  Attend our meetings as a guest.  Talk to our instructor pilot about free training.  Join the AMA and our club.  Buy a trainer plane and transmitter.  Take lessons.  Solo!!!!

  17. www.greenvalleyflyers.com

  18. Training

  19. ‘Oops’ Moments

  20. ‘Oops’ Moments

  21. Unashamed Plug for Proposition 428  FICO Flying Field  FICO will sell off the pecan groves to developers.  We can’t hold public events on private property.  We have no control over farm operations that negatively affect our flying.  We need a model airplane park on public property for the long term.  Pima County Bond Election – November 3.  Proposition 428 “Parks and Recreational Facilities ”.  Three new Model Airplane Parks, $1M

  23. Please view our display of R/C models!

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