Primary Flight Training at the SCCMAS has a staff of volunteer instructors to provide R/C aircraft (fixed wing, drone, helicopter) primary flight training to SCCMAS members free of charge as a benefit of membership. To ensure the safety of everyone, anyone who wishes to fly an R/C aircraft at the field alone must pass the solo pilot certification test flight given by a SCCMAS check pilot. The solo pilot flight certification ensures that everyone on the flight line can safely operate and control their R/C aircraft, following the essential field safety protocols and flight line requirements. SCCMAS is an AMA Chartered organization. AMA membership is required of everyone flying their R/C aircraft at the field. The SCCMAS flight training program leads to the organization’s solo pilot certificate and is designed to cover all the basic flight skills which include:

• Flight equipment & engine familiarization, A/C inspection.
• Radio, field and flight protocols.
• Flight maneuvers, accuracy maneuvers, orientation maneuvers.
• A/C take off & landings
• Recovery from unusual attitudes & disorientation.
• Approach and landing techniques.
• Emergency procedures.
• Basic aerobatics.
• Precheck flight preparation.
• Flight certification test with a club check pilot.