Remote Control Flight Training Program
The Lexington Model Airplane Club (LMAC) maintains a basic remote control model aviation flight training program as a benefit of club membership at no additional cost to members. The program is operated by club members who volunteer their time. The training site is the LMAC airfield which is one of the best in Kentucky with 650 ft long by 50 foot wide asphalt runway.
Training Program Overview
Questions ? Contact Club Training Coordinator
Step 1. Become a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). This provides necessary insurance to fly at the airfield. See "Membership" page for details.
Step 2. Become a member of the Lexington Model Airplane Club (LMAC ). This allows access to flying at the LMAC airfield with a no cost benefit of our RC Flight Training program and access to experienced RC flight instructors. See "Membership" page for details.
Step 3. Fly with an RC instructor at the LMAC airfield to:
-- Help you select a model aircraft of interest to purchase at a local hobby shop or online.
-- Learn proper safety procedures. Model aircraft are not toys, they are very dangerous, if proper safety procedures are not followed. Batteries can catch fire and severely burn your house or car. Propellers can cause serious cuts requiring emergency medical treatment. Each year there are injuries so we work diligently to educate and enforce proper safety procedures to prevent accidents.
-- How to setup, maintain and operate your RC aircraft
-- Learn required local LFUCG and LMAC procedures for flying at the airfield
-- Learn to deal with environmental factors such as wind, and sun.
-- Learn to take-off, fly and land your model aircraft with assistance from RC Flying Instructor. He will connect his RC transmitter to the student's transmitter to allow him to take control of the aircraft to avoid a crash.
The regular training day at the airfield is every Tuesday during warm weather months. It is counter productive for a student in training to fly in wind gusts of 15 mph or more at the surface. And, the lighter foam planes do not respond well in winds above approx. 8 mph. Winds at flying altitude will generally be twice this speed. A typical mid-day winds are often around 10 mph and will decrease to less than 5 mph within 2 hours of sun set. Therefore, the most productive time of day for RC training is a couple of hours before sun set when the sun is low in the sky.
A parent is required to accompany youth at the airfield
Model aviation is a wonderful hands-on, technical hobby and competitive sport that can be enjoyed for a life time. Many youth who become involved with the technical aspects of model aviation go on to study and work in aviation or a technical career field as an adult.
Questions ? Contact Club Training Coordinator
Step 1. Become a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). This provides necessary insurance to fly at the airfield. See "Membership" page for details.
Step 2. Become a member of the Lexington Model Airplane Club (LMAC ). This allows access to flying at the LMAC airfield with a no cost benefit of our RC Flight Training program and access to experienced RC flight instructors. See "Membership" page for details.
Step 3. Fly with an RC instructor at the LMAC airfield to:
-- Help you select a model aircraft of interest to purchase at a local hobby shop or online.
-- Learn proper safety procedures. Model aircraft are not toys, they are very dangerous, if proper safety procedures are not followed. Batteries can catch fire and severely burn your house or car. Propellers can cause serious cuts requiring emergency medical treatment. Each year there are injuries so we work diligently to educate and enforce proper safety procedures to prevent accidents.
-- How to setup, maintain and operate your RC aircraft
-- Learn required local LFUCG and LMAC procedures for flying at the airfield
-- Learn to deal with environmental factors such as wind, and sun.
-- Learn to take-off, fly and land your model aircraft with assistance from RC Flying Instructor. He will connect his RC transmitter to the student's transmitter to allow him to take control of the aircraft to avoid a crash.
The regular training day at the airfield is every Tuesday during warm weather months. It is counter productive for a student in training to fly in wind gusts of 15 mph or more at the surface. And, the lighter foam planes do not respond well in winds above approx. 8 mph. Winds at flying altitude will generally be twice this speed. A typical mid-day winds are often around 10 mph and will decrease to less than 5 mph within 2 hours of sun set. Therefore, the most productive time of day for RC training is a couple of hours before sun set when the sun is low in the sky.
A parent is required to accompany youth at the airfield
Model aviation is a wonderful hands-on, technical hobby and competitive sport that can be enjoyed for a life time. Many youth who become involved with the technical aspects of model aviation go on to study and work in aviation or a technical career field as an adult.