RARC Application
Make checks payable to: RARC and contact the treasurer via the website for contact information. Payment may also be made by PayPal at Richmond Area RC Club. ***Please add $5.20 to your total for PayPal fees the incurs (e.g. $130 + $5.20 = $135.20)
Membership is conditional upon applicant’s acceptance by RARC membership. Applicant’s acceptance will be voted on
after 90 days following application for membership.
It is each member’s responsibility to help maintain the club facilities and perform other functions that keep our club operating. It
is each member’s responsibility to renew his/her membership by December the 31st of the current year to be eligible to fly on Jan.
1st of a new membership year, regardless of whether he/she has received a renewal notice for the new membership year.
DECLARATION—- Please read
By submitting this application I agree to the conditions and responsibilities outlined below. I have read and will obey all club
and AMA rules and observe all safety regulations and recommendations. I also understand that I must have a CURRENT AMA
MEMBERSHIP CARD in my possession while flying my model aircraft at the club field or at club sponsored events.
Richmond Area Radio Control
Operating Rules
In addition to the regulations published in the AMA Official Model Aircraft Regulations Handbook, THE FOLLOWING
RULES MUST BE FOLLOWED: These rules are designated as a part of the club’s bylaws.
(1) All engines must be equipped with a functional muffler. An engine considered excessively loud in the opinion of
any club officer or appointee may not be run at the field.
(2) Student flyers may not fly in the presence of spectators without the assistance of a flyer of pilot or instructor status.
(3) Extreme caution must be exercised whenever taxiing into or out of the pits. When returning to the pits, engines
should be stopped twenty feet from the pit area. Helicopters must be carried either to the hovering pad or runway
before commencing any flight operations.
(4) Pilots on the flight line must stand in the pit boxes or no further than five feet to either side. [●] Up to two pilots
may fly airplanes from the designated flying positions located near the downwind end of the flight line. These
pilots must be accompanied by a spotter. No more than five pilots may fly airplanes at any time.
(5) Takeoffs must be away from the pit, spectators, and parking areas. Flight of any sort including landing approaches
may not be toward or over the pit, spectators or parking areas. NO hand launches will take place from the pit or
spectator areas.
(6) Before crossing or going onto the runway, ample notice must be given to all pilots flying. Notice must again be
given when the runway is clear.
(7) Everyone, including pilots, non-flyers guests and spectators is expected to help the club keep all areas of the field
clean and free of trash.
(8) Good Judgment and common sense must be exercised at all times. Anyone observed creating a safety hazard,
damaging club property or failing to observe club rules will be required to leave the field and will be subject to
expulsion fro