RCMB Membership Information

 

Membership Application (pdf)

RCMB & AMA Membership:

RCMB is a Chartered Club of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. We have an open membership and welcome both experienced and novice modelers of all ages into our club.  Members must comply with all AMA and RCMB Field and Safety Rules, as well as those laws recently enacted by the FAA. You must be a current member of the AMA to become a member of RCMB and to fly at our facility.  All flying members are required to keep their AMA membership current.

Membership Types:

RCMB provides a number of membership types with various dues structures.  Our fiscal year runs from April 1 through March 31, and dues cover this period of time with exceptions noted below:

  • Life Members - Pay a onetime membership fee of $950.00.  This fee is not combinable with any previously paid amount but is separate and distinct and stands on its own.  Life membership begins upon payment of the fee.
  • Regular Members - Annual Dues are $95.00 plus an Initiation fee of $50.00 the first year.  Members joining RCMB Between November 1 and April 1 will pay 1/2 years dues for the remainder of the current year. Regular Members are at least 18 years of age and are entitled to all rights and privileges of club membership.
  • Family Membership - $125.00 plus an Initiation fee of $50.00 the first year.  A Family membership covers the members spouse and all minors (Under 18 yrs.) in the Adult member’s immediate family.  Dues for subsequent years are $125.00 for family membership.  Only one family member may vote on Club business.
  • Junior Members:  $30.00 each year with no initiation fee.  Junior Members are either less than 18 years of age or a full time college student under the age of 21. They must be sponsored by a Life or Regular member.  They are entitled to flying and voting privileges but are not allowed to hold any office.
  • Associate Members: Annual Dues are $40.00 per year. Associate members are entitled to all rights and privileges of club membership except the right to fly at the club field and the right to vote.  Associate members do not have to maintain A.M.A. Membership.
Late Payment Penalties: If Renewal Dues are paid after April 30th, but are paid before June 30th of the year due, a Late Payment fee of $10.00 will be charged.  Any member not paying Renewal Dues by June 30th will be considered a “NEW MEMBER” and will be expected to pay an initiation fee of $50.00 in addition to their annual dues.

Partial Year: Members who join RCMB after June 30th will pay a pro-rated fee equal to 1/10 of the current annual membership times the number of months remaining in the fiscal year.

Student / Guest / New Member Pilots:

Student/guest pilots can fly one (1) time with an instructor without an AMA or RCMB membership. Guests can fly two (2) additional flying days without an RCMB membership if they have an AMA membership. Below are the required items to exercise flight privileges at our facility:

  1. Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) membership .
  2. RCMB membership
  3. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) registration
  4. Instructor Sign Off (if a Student Pilot or New Member)

Dues Payment:

Renewal dues are payable April 1, and for new members, at the time of joining, by either cash or check at the field.  Make checks payable to R.C.M.B.   Checks may also be mailed to our Treasurer at the address below.  New members must include a completed and signed application.

R. C. M. B.
Mr. Jonathan Yost, Treasurer
1910 Upper Forde Lane,
Hampstead, MD 21074

Links:

Academy of Model Aeronautics

RCMB Club Constitution (pdf)

RCMB Pamphlet  (pdf)

Club Field Rules

Beginner’s Info 

 

 ACTIVE & CURRENT INSTRUCTORS as of Apr. 1. 2024: