THE DENVER RC EAGLES OFFER FREE FLIGHT TRAINING FROM QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. PLEASE READ THE SECTIONS OF THIS WEBSITE REGARDING “MEMBERSHIP’ AND “SAFETY”.  THE DENVER RC EAGLES IS AN AMA (ACADEMY OF MODEL AERONAUTICS) CHARTERED CLUB. JOINING THE AMA PROVIDES MANY ADVANTAGES, INCLUDING A LIBILITY INSURANCE POLICY FOR YOU AND YOUR INSTRUCTOR, SO OBTAIN SAME.  THE DENVER RC EAGLES MAINTAINES THE FIELD, PROVIDES MONTHLY MEETINGS, INSTRUCTORS, EVENTS, AND NEEDS YOUR MEMBERSHIP AS WELL. THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES CONVENIENT TOOLS TO SIGN UP.

WE ADVOCATE THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE:  CALL INSTRUCTOR, GET INFORMATION ON WHAT TO BUY, HOW TO ASSEMBLE, SAFETY TIPS ON HANDLING THE POWER SYSTEMS DURING THE SETUP, AND TIME FOR ONSITE INSTRUCTION OF FIELD SAFETY AND FLIGHT.

PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ANY OF THE LISTED INSTRUCTORS TO SETUP AN APPOINTMENT TO BEGIN INSTRUCTION. APPEARING AT THE FIELD WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT IS LESS LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL.  

THE CLUB DOES NOT PROVIDE TRAINERS, BUT WILL BE GLAD TO DISCUSS WITH YOU WHAT TO BUY BEFORE YOU DO SO. THE GENERAL RECOMMENDATION IS A HIGH WING AIRPLANE, TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR, FOUR CONTROLS (THROTTLE, ELEVATOR, AILERON, NOSEGEAR/RUDDER, AND A TRANSMITTER THAT IS CAPABLE OF BEING ATTACHED TO ANOTHER TRANSMITTER).  WE STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST LESSER ARRANGEMENTS DESPITE OTHER INFORMATION YOU MAY RECEIVE, AS THE FAILURE RATE APPROACHES 90%.  BRINGING AN ADVANCED PLANE TO THE FIELD “JUST TO SEE IT FLY” IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

WE EMPLOY THE “BUDDY BOX SYSTEM” WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO TRANSMITTERS JOINED TOGETHER BY A CORD SO THAT THE INSTRUCTOR CAN TRANSFER CONTROL TO THE STUDENT’S TRANSMITTER AND REGAIN SAME AS NEEDED.  INSTRUCTORS SUPPLY THE CORD AND THE ADDITIONAL TRANSMITTER.

A PARK PASS IS REQUIRED; AN ANNUAL PASS SAVES MONEY.

PLEASE DO NOT TURN ON YOUR TRANSMITTER WITHIN TWO MILES OF THE FIELD WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING AT THE FIELD THAT IT WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH A PLANE ALREADY IN THE AIR.  THE NEWER 2.4 GHG SYSTEMS OBVIATE THIS PROBLEM.

WE WANT YOU!  COME FLY WITH US!

DICK HAMILTON

HEAD INSTRUCTOR