We are an AMA chartered Club. We are committed to promoting the enjoyment of safe R/C flying in accordance with AMA and Southern Arizona Modelers rules and guidelines.

SAMS By-laws: The By Laws and Rules of the Southern Arizona Modelers provide basic information about how the club is organized and how the club operates. The rules by which the club is operated allow all members to take an active part in the club have fun and keep it safe. View club By-Laws HERE (PDF viewer required)

Meetings of the Southern Arizona Modelers are held on the first Sunday of each month at the flying field.  See website home page for times. Visitors are always welcome so feel free to come by and see what we are all about. A map to OUR FIELD is available for your convenience and you are always welcome to contact our members shown below if you need additional information.

Membership: Membership in Southern Arizona Modelers is open to all persons.

Membership Application : While we do not have any means by which to accept membership applications directly from the web, we have provided a membership application that you can print and bring with you to the next monthly club meeting that you attend. Please provide all of the requested information and submit the application with your initial membership dues to the Corresponding Secretary for processing. View Club Membership application HERE (PDF viewer required)

Membership Dues:

A. Standard Membership Initiation Fee: $50.00

B. Standard Membership Annual Dues: $50.00/year Initiation fee and dues for Standard Membership can be paid all at once or in 2 consecutive monthly payments of $50.00 a month for the first two months.

C. Junior Membership [18 years of age or younger]
Initiation Fee: $25.00, which includes the first year’s duesD. Junior Membership Annual Dues: $1.00/year

E. Winter Membership Initiation fee: $50.00

F. Winter Membership Annual Dues $25.00
(6 months or less)

G. Family Membership (All members living in the same household): Only one member needs to pay the $50.00 initiation fee. All household members pay dues according to above schedule.

AMA Introductory Pilot Program:

This program is intended to introduce the non-AMA member to aeromodeling while providing liability insurance coverage to the non-AMA member and the chartered club. A non-AMA member may fly at a chartered club site and receive member liability insurance protection as long as he/she is flying under the direct supervision of a club-designated Introductory Pilot Instructor. Supervised instruction must take place at an AMA chartered club’s site and must be closely supervised. The non-AMA member will have the same liability insurance coverage as other AMA members receive, solely while under the direct one-on-one supervision of the Intro Pilot Instructor, for a period of 60 consecutive days starting with the first session.

Southern Arizona Modelers has five designated Intro Pilots for airplanes and one designated Intro Pilot for helicopters. To set up one-on-one instructions simply give one of us a call. We will provide the airplane, radios and fuel at no cost to you. If you want to fly your own plane, the Intro Pilot will have to thoroughly check it out and fly it first to become familiar with it.

Airplanes:

Jack P. Shafer 298-7005

Bear Brock 628-7501

Mike Burns 406-9351

Steve Montenegro 574-2462

Helicopters:

Jerry Ibanez 664-1899

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