Frequently Asked Questions

The Electrons lease our airfield from the Village of Menomonee Falls. The agreement between the Village our club stipulates that members carry insurance through the AMA and holds the Village as harmless and not responsible for any and all incidents related to club activities at the field.

Our membership cycle operates on a calendar year basis. The club does not police individual AMA member expiration dates throughout the year. The club begins its membership renewal cycle on September 1st and closes on March 31st of the following year. When club members renew their membership, that must have updated their AMA membership prior to renewing to maintain active status in the club.

The actual type of aircraft you register is not important. If you are asked for an aircraft to include in your inventory and you don’t yet have one, enter one that you hope to have one day. The purpose for the registration in to issue you a registration number that will be associated the plane you have now and all future aircraft.

One must be an adult to register with the FAA or have an adult register for you. Students under the age of 18 should use their parent’s contact information when registering with the FAA. If you are joining the club under our Family Membership plan, only the head of household or primary member need to register with the FAA. The registration number, however, must be placed on each aircraft flown under that family membership.

The $50.00 Initiation Fee only applies to new memberships or those that have expired and renewal is requested after the closing renewal date. This fee covers receipt, data entry into our database and follow-up assistance that may be required during the enrollment process. It also covers the cost of production, postage and mailing of membership cards. During your first year renewal, $20.00 of this Initiation Fee is returned to you as a rebate.

Any immediate family member living at your residence under the age of 18 years of age that wishes to be active in the club can become members under family membership plan. Once a child reaches the age of 18, they must apply for membership as an adult member.

The Junior Membership includes all the privileges associated with adult membership. To help encourage youth memberships, the club has elected to waive the $50.00 Initiation Fee making membership more affordable.

The rebate renewal is a onetime rebate and only applies to your first-year renewal. On the Membership & Renewal Application subtract the $20.00 rebate where indicated on the form. Our database is set up to catch the rebate owed to you to ensure that you get it properly.

Instructors dedicate their valuable time, equipment, and aircraft to help students through a most difficult learning curve without the risk of losing or crashing the student’s aircraft. Training requires special equipment now days and this can be quite expensive. The Instructor also needs to know that the student is giving training serious effort and the $10.00 fee per session helps to ensure this and keeps the student focused on making progress.

All Flying Electron members can participate in club events and are encouraged to do so. We also ask for volunteers to help service and run our events. As an RC pilot from outside the club, you must be a valid AMA member to participate and fly during one of our events. AMA Sanctioned events require pilot registration during the event.

The Flying Electrons became a club in 1960. Although membership numbers fluctuate, average count is about 125 members. We’re one of the largest and most successful clubs in Southeastern Wisconsin.

Yes. If you’re interested in RC and want to learn more a club meeting is a good place to get started. We hold meetings beginning in March and continue on through November where new club officers are elected.

Flight Simulators have reduced the time it takes to learn to fly by a considerable margin. It is said that one learns to fly using a flight simulator and then tests what they’ve learned at the field. Just about every member owns a flight simulator. During training, the club has a selection of flight simulators available through its lending library. After each training session at the field, you’re given a new set of maneuvers to practice using your simulator for next time. Once you’ve mastered all assigned maneuvers, you can take your pilot’s test.

Simulators are provided when available to any student that makes the request. Just contact our Flight Training Coordinator and he can arrange a 60-day checkout. Use the CONTACT US nav link at the top of this page to make your request.

The frequency of training at the field is mutually agreed upon between you and your assigned Instructor. One should practice on the flight simulator daily for at least 20 minutes per day and test your progress at the field at least once per week. If you are not making progress, then you should consider increasing your practice at home to improve your progress.

Once you’ve mastered all flight maneuvers and can complete each within a single flight, you’re ready to take your pilot test. Two Instructors will watch over your flight progress, use of audibles, and safety handling procedures. If all goes well, you’ll be upgraded to pilot status and be permitted to fly on your own anytime.

No. The Electron’s airfield is exempt from remote ID as long as all aircraft remain line-of-sight. The FAA has granted many AMA clubs FRIA status which releases clubs from the need for remote ID.

This depends on you. Some students complete training in just a couple of weeks while others take longer. It depends greatly on the amount of simulator practice you get in and your dedication to the task. Training should not take longer than 4 to 6 weeks mastering two maneuvers each week.

Although we do not have a dedicated training program for quad drones, we do have an area set aside for helicopters and quads. Also, field rules have been established governing the use of drones so that both fixed wing and quads can co-exist. See our field rules for flying various types of aircraft at our field.