Membership Info

The Marion R/C Flyers welcomes all R/C Flyers in the southeastern Minnesota area to join our club. You must be a member of the AMA in order to join our club. The AMA provides the liability insurance that is required to fly your airplane at any field or other location. For more information on joining the AMA, click on the AMA logo below.

The dues schedule is as follows:

FOR THOSE 19 OR OVER AS OF JANUARY 1

NO INITITIATION FEE

ADULT MEMBERSHIP: Contact Treasurer for current dues amount.

FAMILY MEMBERSHIP: Contact Treasurer for current dues amount.

FOR THOSE 19 AND UNDER AS OF JANUARY 1

NO INITIATION FEE

STUDENT RATE $ 1.00 PER YEAR

                    Click on Membership form below

For further club information about the Marion R/C Flyers or Rochester, MN, please contact:

Wayne Welch, Treasurer

4171 Cedar Ave S E

Rochester, MN 55904
Phone: 507-289-5161  507-696-3973 cell
E-mail: marionrcflyers@gmail  

We are always interested in hearing from other clubs across the U.S., North America, or elsewhere in the world.

If you are making a trip to the Rochester, MN area (perhaps a visit to the Mayo Clinic, IBM, or any other of our fine businesses), feel free to contact us to get a "tour" of our field and facilities.

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The Student Flight Instruction Program will resume

June 2025 through September 2025.

Beginner's Night: Wednesday afternoons/evenings will resume June 2025. Contact our qualified Flight Instructors for free flight instruction. It is recommended that you make an appointment with Ray Dray or Skip Gram for flightinstruction.

Call Ray Dray at (cell) 261-0930 or (home) 775-6933.

Call Skip Gram at (507) 273-2748

Student Flight Instruction Program

Student flight instruction is provided free of charge during the flying season, June through September, by one of our qualified flight instructors.

• Please call Ray Dray at 261-0930 (cell) or 775-6933 (home) or Skip Gram at 273-2748 to set up an appointment for flight instruction. They can answer any questions you might have.
• You should read and understand the club rules that are posted online and at the field. If you have any questions have your instructor clarify them during the first flight lesson. http://www.marionrcflyers.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=16
• Please call our club instructor to make an appointment for flight training. This will assure that there will be somebody at the field to assist you.
  
• After completing your lessons you will need to join the AMA and our club to be allowed to fly at our club field. Join the AMA at https://www.modelaircraft.org/joinrenew.aspx. To join our club, contact Wayne Brown at 319-4406. Our membership forms can be found in the New Pilot Info link to the left.

The available instructors are listed below:

• If using your own airplane for flight lessons you should make sure your radio equipment has been charged and the switches are in the off position before you arrive at the field. If you do not own your own airplane you can use the club training aircraft at no charge to you.
• When you arrive at the field ask for your instructor. He will provide direction on where and how to set up the airplane for instruction.
• Pay attention to what your instructor has to say and show you. He will show you proper flying field procedures and etiquette. You can learn by observing how pilots set up and fly their aircraft.
• Relax and take your time. If you feel tired or worn out call it a day and schedule a lesson for another day. When learning to fly it may take more lessons than expected.
• When your instructor says you are ready you will complete a check flight, where you will be asked to do three takeoffs and landings, demonstrate the correct pattern and flying field etiquette. After successful completion you will then be considered a qualified R/C Pilot and allowed to fly solo without an instructor.
• You can request additional lessons at any time. These can include aerobatic maneuvers.

Attachments:

File	Description	Creator	File size	Created
Marion RC Membership Form.pdf		Wayne Brown	131 kB	11-20-17