INSTRUCTORS
Ready to learn how to fly? You've come to the right place! One of the benefits of being a member of HRCC is the help you can receive from a flight instructor. Anyone who flies will tell you that "It's not as easy as it looks", and you're smart not to try to learn on your own. With proper guidance, you'll be flying on your own in no time at all!
When you are ready to fly, or even if you are still getting your aircraft together, feel free to contact one of our instructors for advice and guidance. You'll soon be learning how to get your airplane into the air and back down again safely and before long you'll solo.
As a student, you are encouraged to visit the flying field and talk to a couple of instructors and/or students and pick someone whom you are comfortable with. Instructors vary in their teaching style, so if you aren't comfortable with one, get instruction from another. It is perfectly acceptable to get instruction from multiple instructors or to switch instructors if you are not comfortable with the way that a particular instructor teaches.
Instruction is "free" and considered a benefit of membership in the HRCC. You should be aware that with free, volunteer based instruction, the instructor carries no liability in the case of a crash. Obviously, the instructor is there to prevent you from getting your aircraft into a situation that may cause a crash, but crashes are an accepted and understood reality in aeromodeling and some situations are not recoverable no matter how good the pilot.
This is a great hobby and most of those who begin their instruction finish without major incident and continue on to enjoy the hobby on their own. Compare this to those who try to learn on their own and are almost certain to crash their aircraft, become frustrated and possibly never learn to fly. So find an instructor and get in the air soon!
AMA Introduction to Aeromodeling - Great info for new aeromodelers!
The following is a list of Active, Volunteer Instructors:
Charlie Criss: 863-471-3844
