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About Our Club
AMA Gold Leader Club #1659 - Denton, Texas
North Texas Aeromodelers fly at a field
located at a North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas. See the
Field Map
page for directions. The park is owned by the City of Denton but
the field and improvements at the field are provided and maintained by the
Club.
We have a monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at
the recreation center located to the West of the field at times specified in
the newsletter. Everyone is encouraged to attend even if you're
not a current member.
We
generally fly every weekend weather permitting although you will find members flying at the field during the week as well.
Club member skill levels range from beginner to advanced with flying styles
that include scale, aerobatics and 3D. We also have helicopter pilots; we
even have a special area set aside for them if they choose to avoid the
airplanes.
Aspiring RC pilots are welcome even if
they don't have a plane yet. If arranged for in advance, we can have a club trainer airplane available for
you to take an introductory flight with an instructor. Once you've purchased your
plane, we can provide help setting it up and help you make sure it's safe to
fly. We have 3 primary instructors, all of whom are very experienced
at getting new flyers in the air.
Experienced pilots and visitors are equally welcome. We have some basic
field rules which are oriented toward safety, common sense and being
courteous to your fellow flyers. These include but not limited too:
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No
engines are to be started or run behind the safety fence. There are eight
plane stands that are a shared resource for everyone to use for starting and
running up engines.
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Glow and
Gas engine flight hours start at 9AM on Saturdays/Sundays, 8AM the rest if the
week.
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Flight
boundaries include the power lines to the North, the trees to the West, the
dam to the South, and the flight line (denoted by the 4 pilot stations at
the edge of the runway).
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A
maximum of four aircraft are allowed in the air at any given time.
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Pilots should respect their fellow flyers. There's enough airspace available
such that everyone can have their own area away from others flying.
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Frequencies you intend to use must be posted on the frequency board with
your ID. If someone already has the frequency in use, you must arrange with
that person to share it before turning on your radio.
Come on down to the field and
join us, we'd like to get to know you.
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