| Whether you are new to your hobby or an old hand | | | | a current member of the AMA. Local clubs will be able |
| you can benefit from joining a local RC club. What | | | | to answer all these questions for you. |
| better way to connect with other people who share | | | | I went out on the net and did a Google search for |
| your interest and passion? It is a great way to meet | | | | clubs in my home town and found four RC plane clubs, |
| people and hopefully make many new friends. We all | | | | five RC car clubs, one RC truck club, one RC boat |
| know how hard it can be to find time in seriously busy | | | | club, but unfortunately no RC helicopter clubs. Maybe a |
| schedules to meet people and make friends, right? | | | | helicopter club will form soon. I picked random localities, |
| Club members will be able to discuss with you the | | | | did searches and found that most cities have local |
| latest RC issues, the hottest new toys, share tips and | | | | clubs. If there are no clubs close to home, maybe you |
| techniques and give you advice on the best and | | | | could be the first to start one. A little networking could |
| safest places to operate your remote control toy | | | | help you to locate others in your area that might be |
| plane, helicopter, car, boat or truck. Their websites can | | | | interested in starting a club. |
| provide a great amount of information specific to your | | | | Go out and do a search in your area and find a local |
| area and give you an idea what the club is all about. | | | | RC club. Most clubs have calendars that list events |
| Depending upon the type of model or toy you have | | | | and meeting times and places. I suggest going to a club |
| you will need to check into requirements for operating | | | | meeting, meeting the members and finding out what |
| them at local parks, tracks, waterways and fields. For | | | | they are all about. You can visit more than one club if |
| instance, fields in our area require model RC airplane | | | | they are available and choose the one that fits you |
| enthusiasts to be members in good standing of the | | | | best. You want to feel comfortable with the other |
| AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics). Some fields | | | | members of the club. All that is left is joining and then |
| located within parks also require you to purchase an | | | | the fun begins. |
| annual pass in order to use the fields, as well as, being | | | | |