About Us

Club Bio

North Texas Aeromodelers fly at a field located at a North Lakes Park in Denton, Texas. The park is owned by the City of Denton but the field and improvements at the field are provided and maintained by the Club.

 




We have a monthly meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at the Denton Recreation Center located to the West of the field at times specified in the monthly Newsletter. Everyone is encouraged to attend even if you're not a current member. 


We generally fly every weekend weather permitting, although you will find members flying at the field during the week as well. Club member skill levels range from beginner to advanced with flying styles that include scale, aerobatics and 3D. We also have helicopter pilots; we even have a special area set aside for them if they choose to avoid the airplanes.

Aspiring RC pilots are welcome even if they don't have a plane. If arranged in advance, we can have a club trainer airplane available for you to take an introductory flight with an instructor. Once you've purchased your plane, we can provide help setting it up and help you make sure it's safe to fly. We have 3 primary instructors, all of whom are very experienced at getting new flyers in the air.

Experienced pilots and visitors are equally welcome. We have some basic field rules which are oriented toward safety, common sense and being courteous to your fellow flyers. These include but not limited too:

  • No engines are to be started or run behind the safety fence. There are eight plane stands that are a shared resource for everyone to use for starting and running up engines.
  • Glow and Gas engine flight hours start at 9AM on Saturdays/Sundays, 8AM the rest if the week.
  • Flight boundaries include the power lines to the North, the trees to the West, the dam to the South, and the flight line (denoted by the 4 pilot stations at the edge of the runway).
  • A maximum of four aircraft are allowed in the air at any given time.
  • Pilots should respect their fellow flyers. There's enough airspace available such that everyone can have their own area away from others flying.
  • Frequencies you intend to use must be posted on the frequency board with your ID. If someone already has the frequency in use, you must arrange with that person to share it before turning on your radio.

Come on down to the field and join us, we'd like to get to know you!

   

 

   

President

Gary Saba

garysaba@gmail.com

940-637-2481

 

   
   

Vice President/Web Master

Darren Hook

darren.hook@verizon.net

817-371-4337

 

 
   

 

   

Treasurer/Newsletter Editor

John Larsen

jrlarsen@verizon.net

972-539-8576

 

   

 

   

Secretary/Safety Officer

   

 

   

Field Manager

Evan Wenger

ewenger@smartburst.com  

940-382-1027