Our field is conveniently located for anyone in the Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee county areas. From Hwy. 41/45 North or South take the Silver Spring Exit West to Pilgrim Rd. Pilgrim Rd. North to the first overpass. Turn right before the overpass onto Shawn Drive and then left at the stop sign to Kohler Lane. Watch for Flying Field signs. At the big water tower turn right to the field access road. From Pilgrim Rd. southbound, go over the bridge, turn left at Shawn Drive and follow the directions above. GPS Coordinates: N 43° 07.799' W 88° 07.408'. We fly from 6 am to 10 pm.
Welcome to the Flying Electron's Website
We are one of Wisconsin's largest radio controlled aircraft clubs. It all started out in 1961 when a small group of guys, who were into radio controlled airplanes, got together and formed our club.
The purpose of our club is to educate its members, and the general public, in the hobby of radio controlled model aircraft construction and operation; to further the aim and purposes of the Academy of Model Aeronautics; to encourage and regulate safety concerning the operation of such aircraft; and to engage in such charitable activities relating to that hobby as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors.
Free Flight Instruction for New pilots!
Our primary purpose is to provide those new to the hobby a means of successfully learning how to fly. Assistance will be provided with all aspects of "getting airborne" from our members. From the selection of your first plane and equipment, to flying your second or third aircraft, we can help. We use a "Buddy Box" for the training lessons because this method, which uses the student's radio transmitter and a second unit connected by a cable, allows the instructor to quickly recover the model in mosts situations. Our membership consists of a large number of very skilled, knowledgeable, and experienced pilots. There is no additional cost beyond Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and Flying Elections dues.
If you're interested in getting involved in RC modeling you're in the right place.
You will find the answers to most of your questions on this page. Here are some steps to follow if you're thinking of joining. Visit us at our flying field or meetings. Get to know the club and some of our members. Ask lots of questions. We an even arrange for you to take an introductory flight lesson to see if you really like it.
If you're hooked, and we know you will be, join the AMA . You must join them before you can join our club. Joining is easy as going to their site . Once you get that taken care of, you can fill out one of our applications, pay the proper amount and send it in along with a copy of your AMA card or receipt. Below you will find the application document, a new member orientation, pilot to instructor qualifications, field rules, and club bylaws.
2012 Application.pdf
2011 New Member Orientation.pdf
Pilot-Instructor Checkride.pdf
2011 Field Rules.pdf
2011 BYLAWS.pdf
What you see at our field, you may one day fly!
Park flyers and trainers. The HobbyZone Cub is a great plane to learn on but there are others.
ParkZone T-28 is a great 2nd plane and a great confidence builder. Extremely docile to fly and it can take a beating.
Scale models which have much more detail than the T-28. They could be a B-25, a P-51 Mustang, electric or glow powered. If you really feal the need for speed, there are electric ducted fan jets (EDF's) which can go in excess of 100 mph! Now if you really get the bug for jets, and who wouldn't, the ultimate is one powered by a turbine. The real deal only much smaller than the jets you've flow in to get to your vacation spot. Many of them have the same details as their bigger brothers. These will go 200+ mph and with that speed comes a cost, some about the same as a small car!
3D flying: These planes will do much more than rolls, loops and stalls. Many of the pilots flying them are discovering new manuvers as they fly. They are a hoot to watch and come in electric, glow and gas.
Gliders: Most of them are 3-channel like the trainer you might have had. Many have electric motors which can get you up to the altitude where the birds hang out in the thermals.
Helicopters add an entirely new twist. You will have to know the basics like you learned flying a fixed-wing plane but in this case the wing is the rotor which makes the heli go up, down, sideways, backwards and lots of other ways.
2012 Newsletters
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2011 Newsletters
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RC Groups, RC Universe and Wattflyer are great places to see the latest, unusual builds and other stuff. Wattflyer is just for electric flight.
We love aviation and this page contains links to sites you'll will find interesting. If you would like us to add any, just send and e-mail and we'll get it up.
Any airplane ever built in the World, old, new, military, civilian. Browse this site for a few minutes. The amount of info available is unbelievable.
Like is says, airshows, pictures and videos many exclusive to their site.
Not only airliners but civilian along with helis.
Hear controllers and pilots talk in real time. There is also and App for this you will find in iTunes.
Tons of aviation-related videos. If you're not sure where to start, go to my channel and check out what I have subscribed to. While you're there, check out some of my videos including my journey with prostate cancer in 2009.
Track commercial flights to see if they are on time or where they are at.
ROLL TAPE!
Have a really cool plane that you'd like to show off, a build, or one you blinged up? Here's your chance with videos.
All you have to do is set up a YouTube account which is easy and FREE.
Once you do that, shoot me an e-mail and I'll post the links. Wait, what are you still doing here, go, go, go!
Say Cheeeese!
Everybody has a camera and of course loves to show off their greatest creation or pictures from an event they were at. This is the place. All you have to do is set up a flickr account by going here and then shoot me an e-mail and I'll post the link.
Our 2011 Scale Event
Big Bird Fly In at Pebble Creek on 7/9
Pictures from the Sky Ranchers Fly In on 6/25 and our electric fly in on 6/26.
Joe Kavanaugh's Yak 54 . There is also a video of it on the videos page.
More pictures to come!
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