Flying Lessons

Novice Training Program 2024
Chief Instructor: Bill Lairsey

Mission Statement: 
To instruct each student to solo proficiency within a reasonable time frame.

Solo Requirements:

1. Safely control the aircraft.
2. Complete a minimum of three takeoffs and landings in each direction.
3. At the end of training instruct the student "Not to hit the solar pannels" :)
Propsnappers Training Guide: Link 

Training Schedule:

Training sessions are from May through September, or longer at instructors discretion. Each student will be assigned an Instructor by the Chief Instructor. The student and Instructor will coordinate the training sessions upon mutually agreed day(s) and time(s). Use of Text Messages and E-Mails are incouraged. The students instructor will notify the Chief Instructor when the student has completed solo requirements. The solo certificate will normally be presented at the next club event.

Club Instructors:             Availability                                       Type of Aircraft
Bill Lairsey               by appointment only                              Electric, Nitro, Gas
Peter Sarvas             by appointment only                              Electric, Nitro, Gas

 What club instructors expect from students:
 
• Join the Portland Propsnappers R/C Club, join AMA and register with the FAA.
• Training requires students to provide their own plane that is a 4 channel trainer or equivalent with a transmitter that is Spektrum buddy box capable. If not Spektrum provide your own buddy box that is compatable. Novice pilots have had good success with the E-Flite Apprentice 1.5 meter aircraft available at the local hobby shop in both the Transmitter included and the Bind & Fly version that comes without the transmitter. All E-Flite aircraft are Spektrum compatable.
• Have a fully charged transmitter & receiver (nitro/gas planes) battery. 
• Plane fully checked out for flight worthiness at the hobby shop. Or by your instructor at the field.
• Additional field equipment needed: Glow starter, chicken stick or electric start, and fuel for nitro planes. It is recommended that students have three charged batteries for electric planes, or bring a battery charger to the field.
Note: Propsnappers field is equiped with a high capacity solar charging station.
• Each modeler to observe all rules of the club and AMA.

Club Appication and links on home page of website.

Directions to our Flying Field!