Flying Lessons

Mission Statement: 

To instruct each and every person to solo within a reasonable time frame.

Novice Training Program 2024
Chief Instructor: Bill Lairsey

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). Thursday 4-7 PM at the Propsnappers field has been designated for training use, but not mandatory. The student instructor will notify the Chief Instructor when the student is eligible for his/her Solo certification.

Club Instructors:             Availability                                       Type of Aircraft
Bill Lairsey               by appointment only                                Electric, Nitro, Gas
Tony Blanchard         by appointment only                               Electric, Nitro, Gas
Elliott Randall           by appointment only                                        Electric                          

 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.
 

Propsnappers Solo Guide: Link 

Directions to our Flying Field!