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Learning to fly a Radio
Controlled airplane isn't overly difficult for most people, but it
really works best when you learn with an instructor.
Many people who try to learn on their own, damage or destroy their
airplanes early in the process, and sometimes just give up. Working with
a club instructor means that an experienced flyer will ground-check your
airplane, fly it, adjust it as necessary, and then teach you
"step-by-step" how to fly it using a training controller commonly known
as a "buddy-box".
The buddy box looks just like a conventional radio, but it is connected
to the master transmitter via a 6' trainer cord. You will also be given
a Training Booklet that the instructor will record your success in as
you learn to fly.
Our Instructors are volunteers. They are not paid for their
services, and are available, weather permitting, during the months
from early May through the end of October. Tuesday and Thursday evenings
are set aside for new learning pilots and weekends may also be an
option.
Should you need training, join the Sky Ranch Flyers club and we will
help you succeed and get the most from this fun hobby. It is the
students responsibility to contact one of our instructors and arrange
for them to meet you at the field. Instructors phone numbers are located
in the Members Sign in section of this web site. When multiple students
are at the field at the same time, training preference will be given to
the student who made arrangements for instruction.
2011 Instructors:
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