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