Learn-to-Fly Start Date: May 7, 2025

Time: 5:30pm - 7pm+ depending on sunlight

Our Learn-to-Fly program operates every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to at least 7:00 throughout the flying season. Except for inclement weather or occasions where the field is not accessible due to mowing operations, NOTAM’s or special events. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

GPS Coordinates 40 25.042   75 24.856

Introduction

Radio control model aviation is a family oriented, fun, exciting, and educational hobby. It is a great feeling of accomplishment for both young and old alike to see an aircraft that you built and/or assembled take to the air under your control. Aerodynamics, construction techniques, propulsion systems, electricity, battery technologies and hand/eye coordination are just a few of the many disciplines that will be learned/honed with your involvement in model aviation. There are a multitude of different facets to this hobby. There is a large selection of ecologically savvy electric motor equipped aircraft on the market and are typically the starting point for most new fliers. They include park fliers to medium sized aircraft and helicopters powered by lithium polymer batteries to suite most flying styles. For those of us that believe that bigger is better, many giant scale aircraft are also available and are mostly configured with internal combustion engines powered by glow fuel or gasoline. For the ’Top Gun’ pilots, very fast turbine jets powered by jet fuel A or kerosene are available. They look, smell, and fly just like the real deal - which they are, only in a smaller package. The sky is literally the limit when it comes to choosing a flying machine of your liking. The Buc-Le Aero Sportsmen have club members that enjoy every different segment of radio control model aviation. This makes obtaining help and advice for new modelers a snap.

Getting Started


If you are interested in getting started in this wonderful hobby of model aviation, you are in luck! The Buc-Le Aero Sportsmen are pleased to offer our Learn-to-Fly program for people who are interested in giving radio control model aviation a try. Buc-Le and the Academy of Model Aeronautics, (AMA) allow any non-members wishing to experience a one-time introductory ’hands-on’ flight of a model aircraft and it is completely free of any costs or obligation. During this session the non-member with be provided with a Buc-Le Club trainer plane, Co-pilot transmitter [Buddy-box] and supervised by an accomplished Buc-Le Instructor. Typically, the instructor will provide the student with safety instruction and a demonstration of the transmitter functions and basic orientation of the trainer aircraft. The instructor will also perform the initial take-off and demonstrate the intended flying pattern. Once the student feels comfortable to begin flying the aircraft the instructor with enable the students Buddy-box and the student will be in control of the aircraft. If [or more likely when] the aircraft travels outside of the flying pattern the instructor resumes control and returns it to a proper altitude and attitude, and then control is once again given to the student. Using this approach the onus for a safe and successful flight is always on the instructor and allows the student to focus their attention on having fun flying without the of worries crashing that often occurs when newbies try to solo their first flight.

After completion of the introductory flight, anyone wishing to continue with Buc-Le’s Learn-to-Fly program will be encouraged to join AMA and Buc-Le. Club membership comes with privileges and includes an open invitation to participate in our to Learn-to-Fly program which is completely free and available to all members during the flying season and for as long as you wish. This program is staffed by or team of very seasoned, dedicated, and knowledgeable flight instructors. Even after you earn your wings to fly solo you are welcome to stay with us for ’Novice Night’. As mentioned above Learn-to-Fly is scheduled for Wednesday nights but for schedule conflicts we also can arrange for one-off Learn-to-Fly instruction.

Contact us via the email at the top of the page.

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