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Your Next Big Flying Adventure

The Journey Begins Here

Find your nearest Flying Club

We have over 80 clubs around the state.  Find the nearest one to you and get flying! There are great people who can help you to build your skills in this great sport. They can also help you start off with a simple model or show you how to build one.

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      Clubs in Profile

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      Aircraft Essentials

      Getting to know
      your aircraft

      Before you take your aircraft to the skies you need to understand your aircraft and the principles of aviation.  A way of fast tracking you flying skills is to work with a flying instructor. We have over 200 in NSW. To find a flying instructor in your area contact our Chief Flying Instructor by emailing CFI@nsw.aeromodellers.org.au.  They will match you to an instructor who best suits your needs.

      Centre of gravity

      Centre of gravity - this is achieved by balancing the forces on the aircraft and the alignment of those forces.  So the shape is balanced and the weight needs to be balanced too. Think of a see-saw

      Lift thrust drag weight

      Lift thrust drag weight - 4 main forces in balance

      Flaps

      Flaps are on the edge closer to the aircraft. They work together on take off and landing. They usually contain fuel tanks in full size aircraft but not models. 

      Fuselage

      Fuselage - for the body of the aeroplane. Wings, tail, engine and undercarriage attached. Cockpit, controls, instruments and cabin form part of it. 

      Ailerons

      Ailerons are the outer edge of the wings. they move in opposite directions to allow the pilot to roll the aircraft

      • Centre of gravity

        Centre of gravity - this is achieved by balancing the forces on the aircraft and the alignment of those forces.  So the shape is balanced and the weight needs to be balanced too. Think of a see-saw

      • Lift thrust drag weight

        Lift thrust drag weight - 4 main forces in balance

      • Flaps

        Flaps are on the edge closer to the aircraft. They work together on take off and landing. They usually contain fuel tanks in full size aircraft but not models. 

      • Fuselage

        Fuselage - for the body of the aeroplane. Wings, tail, engine and undercarriage attached. Cockpit, controls, instruments and cabin form part of it. 

      • Ailerons

        Ailerons are the outer edge of the wings. they move in opposite directions to allow the pilot to roll the aircraft

      Bikepacking Essentials
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      Upcoming Events

      Radio Control Flight

      Safety around aircraft

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      The Model Aviation Family

      Models cover every flying discipline that you see in full size aircraft. These icons are mark the types of aircraft flow at different clubs and by pilots.  

      Turbine

      Turbine aircraft are the fastest of all models. They derive their power from a model turbine motor, normally operating Jet A1/Kerosene as a fuel.

      Helicopter

      A model that derives it's lift from a main rotor and it may or may not have a trail rotor for control. Main rotor and it may or may not have a trail rotor for contro.

      Scale

      Scale aircraft are miniature versions of a full sized aircraft. They can be models of any tyoe of aircraft that have flown from the earliest days ...

      Gliders

      Gliders derive their lift from their air around them. They characteristically have high aspect ratio wings (long and thin) and are streamlined in appearance.

      Multirotor

      These models have multiple motors, normally 4 but some up to 8 and they have sophisticated software and GDP equipment for control.

      Seaplanes

      Like the full size these are aircraft that take off and land on water. They can have floats or a fuselage similar to a boat hull.

      FPV

      First-person view (FPV) or remote-person view (RPV) is simply video piloting. Through a radio-controlled aircraft you get a pilot's view ...

      Old Timer

      Old time free flight models, circa 1935 to 1956, converted to radio control and flown competitively in mulitple classes ...


      About Aeromodellers

      Aeromodellers are all who are interested in the experimentation, innovation, design, construction, maintenance and flight of all or any model aircraft. Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing (Helicopters), Multirotors (drones), Gliders, Seaplanes, actually any airborne creation that takes to the sky and pushes the envelope of possibility. 

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