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Find your nearest Flying Club
We have over 70 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.
Clubs in Profile
Dubbo Model Aero Club
All types of aircraft and helicopters welcome. Electric, gas, glow, turbine and free flight.
Field is available to members Monday through Sunday 0800 to 1600 with a regular Fly day on Sundays from 0830 to 1200
Hawkesbury Model Air Sports
7 days operations – field is locked so visitor access will need to be pre-arranged. Best days Saturday and Sunday
Electric nitro gas turbine – Helicopters Fixed Wing Scale Models Gliders Ducted Fans Multi Rotor Turbine Water based aircraft. All types. Radio. Enough area to provide Control Line Circles. Only electric models can be flown before 8.00 am
Sydney Radio Control Society
All types flown. Small to giant. Powered and non powered nitro glider electric gas and turbine.
Gunderman Wiseman’s Ferry RD. From Sydney’s Hill’s district simply follow Old Northern Road until you get to Wisemans Ferry. Take Wisemans Ferry across the river and turn right off the ferry You are now on Wisemans Ferry road. Follow this for about 8.5 km and our field in on the right.
Looking to Book the State Field at Cootamundra?
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
Upcoming Events
Radio Control Flight
Safety around aircraft
Calendar of Events
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Read or download the newsletter
A NSW Newsletter is published approximately once a month. You can read about all the latest news and events going on around the country.
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 …
