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Get your AMA license.
Membership in the Academy of Model Aeronautics AMA is mandatory. The benefits of AMA membership are that you will be covered by
flight liability insurance, and you will receive a great monthly magazine. It’s a good way to familiarize yourself with the hobby and the AMA
rules. Once you see the rules you will realize that they are simply common sense safety-oriented requirements. This is a great hobby
and no one wants to get hurt. You can view or download the AMA Model Aircraft Safety code from the AMA site by clicking here.
You can join the AMA on-line by visiting their web site (click here). Dues are $58 per year for full membership. The AMA also has an
“Introductory Membership” Program which allows you to join for three months for $19.95. You can get detailed information by clicking
here.
Join the club.
Come to a meeting and fill out the paperwork. You will need your AMA license and yearly dues. STARS dues are $45 per year. If you
would like to fill out an application and bring it with you to the meeting, you can view the STARS membership application by clicking here.
Meeting dates and locations are listed on the “Calendar of Events” page.
All STARS members are required to support club activities, especially the annual STARS Rally and the annual STARS Openhouse, to
the best of their ability.
New to Radio Control?
We would like to make your first venture into our hobby as pleasant as possible. We have club members who qualify as Instructors, and
are available to let you try to fly a trainer airplane at the field before you invest any time or money. In most cases the Instructor will be
able to help you fly with a buddy-box system. This is an arrangement where you and the Instructor each have a transmitter that is
connected via a buddy cord. If you are flying and get into a little trouble controlling the flight, the pilot can take over at the flick of a
switch and help you avert disaster. This system has saved many planes and helped novice pilots progress more rapidly.
If you desire to take a test flight with one of our instructors, please call one of the Instructors listed below, and arrange a time convenient
to both of you. Names below are listed in alphabetic order.
INSTRUCTOR PHONE NUMBER
Membership in the Academy of Model Aeronautics AMA is mandatory. The benefits of AMA membership are that you will be covered by
flight liability insurance, and you will receive a great monthly magazine. It’s a good way to familiarize yourself with the hobby and the AMA
rules. Once you see the rules you will realize that they are simply common sense safety-oriented requirements. This is a great hobby
and no one wants to get hurt. You can view or download the AMA Model Aircraft Safety code from the AMA site by clicking here.
You can join the AMA on-line by visiting their web site (click here). Dues are $58 per year for full membership. The AMA also has an
“Introductory Membership” Program which allows you to join for three months for $19.95. You can get detailed information by clicking
here.
Join the club.
Come to a meeting and fill out the paperwork. You will need your AMA license and yearly dues. STARS dues are $45 per year. If you
would like to fill out an application and bring it with you to the meeting, you can view the STARS membership application by clicking here.
Meeting dates and locations are listed on the “Calendar of Events” page.
All STARS members are required to support club activities, especially the annual STARS Rally and the annual STARS Openhouse, to
the best of their ability.
New to Radio Control?
We would like to make your first venture into our hobby as pleasant as possible. We have club members who qualify as Instructors, and
are available to let you try to fly a trainer airplane at the field before you invest any time or money. In most cases the Instructor will be
able to help you fly with a buddy-box system. This is an arrangement where you and the Instructor each have a transmitter that is
connected via a buddy cord. If you are flying and get into a little trouble controlling the flight, the pilot can take over at the flick of a
switch and help you avert disaster. This system has saved many planes and helped novice pilots progress more rapidly.
If you desire to take a test flight with one of our instructors, please call one of the Instructors listed below, and arrange a time convenient
to both of you. Names below are listed in alphabetic order.
INSTRUCTOR PHONE NUMBER
Dave Pratt
Dewey Barron
Randy Bittinger
Gary Fitch
Jim Goodemote
Kip Karn
Don Whelage
Dewey Barron
Randy Bittinger
Gary Fitch
Jim Goodemote
Kip Karn
Don Whelage
585-973-7929
585-968-2227
814-368-7528
716-676-2498
716-372-1137
716-968-1395
585-968-3067
585-968-2227
814-368-7528
716-676-2498
716-372-1137
716-968-1395
585-968-3067
Flying Etiquette
“Flying Etiquette” is simply common courtesy for your fellow flyer and the field you are flying in. The flying field is owned and maintained
by the STARS club and it’s members. Members of the STARS club are authorized to fly certain model aircraft, provided they are current
members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the Southern Tier Aero Radio Society STARS. Non-members and guests may fly
only if accompanied by a STARS member. Permitted models include radio controlled electric, glow and gas powered airplanes, gliders
and helicopters.
You can review the STARS Safety Rules by clicking here.
“Flying Etiquette” is simply common courtesy for your fellow flyer and the field you are flying in. The flying field is owned and maintained
by the STARS club and it’s members. Members of the STARS club are authorized to fly certain model aircraft, provided they are current
members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the Southern Tier Aero Radio Society STARS. Non-members and guests may fly
only if accompanied by a STARS member. Permitted models include radio controlled electric, glow and gas powered airplanes, gliders
and helicopters.
You can review the STARS Safety Rules by clicking here.
Chief Instructor
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