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Our club flies all types of models, Large and small, electric and gas. The HCRCM, an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) chartered club, is a group of folks who enjoy building, flying, and generally tinkering with remote controlled model aircraft. Our home field, provided for us by local government, is at the site of the closed and sealed former Hardin County landfill. We continually accept new members, with or without prior experience, and train new pilots by free of charge. We welcome anyone come out to the field and visit, talk to members, and see how much fun the sport generates. We feel that anyone can learn to fly!. Our field is approximately 60 x 500 feet in dimension, with a surface of grass. You can get to the Field from exit 94 off I-65 by traveling west on US-62 (in the direction of the Tourism Center, to US-31W (3 miles perhaps?). Turning left on US-31W and, half-circling the courthouse, continue approximately 1.5 miles to Springfield road, which is a small road to your left, immediately beside a "Show's Batteries". Continue down Springfield road approximately 4.1 miles and turn left onto the old landfill drive, marked by a landfill office trailer at the entrance. Continue through the gate (if locked, the field is empty) and follow the sign up the hill to the field. Most flying at the site is done in the evenings and mornings as the weather permits. Our Club dues are currently $40 per year. We require soloed pilots to acquire AMA insurance to fly at the field, since this protects pilots and spectators from any damages to persons or property due to accidents. AMA dues are $58, and included 2.5 million dollars of insurance coverage, plus a year's subscription to Model Aviation. Formal Club
meetings are held at the flying field on the first Sunday of every
month in the summer. During the winter, we meet on Wednesday nights in
the Woodland Elementary Gymnasium. We sponsor several events each year, including a float-fly in at Freeman Lake Park in Elizabethtown. We also perform demonstrations on request. We also support and participate in Control-Line Flying, Model Rocketry, RC Helicopters, and RC Boats (all covered by AMA insurance as well). We fly all types of planes, such as Sport, Scale, Glider, Pattern, etc. Come see us. The more the
merrier! A closing bit of advice: If you buy a plane, get an experienced flyer
to check it out and help you learn to fly it. It usually only takes a few
lessons, and will save you many dollars and much frustration. After the initial
flights, RC planes are quite easy to fly, but can prove a handful to the
first-time flyer. Learn to fly right, and you’ll enjoy this sport for years. Get
off on the right foot!
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