Welcome New Pilots!
Date Solo:
October 4, 2025
Sean Harris
New Pilot:
Instructor:
Mark Anderson
Sean Harris soloed today, October 4,2025. Sean began flying during our Summer Monday night events and joined the club afterward to complete his lessons. He flew his Turbo Timber Evolution beautifully several times today - congratulations Sean!
Date Solo:
August 30, 2025
Dhilan Patel
New Pilot:
Instructor:
Dru Marquardt
Dhilan had an awesome Solo Flight Evaluation on Saturday August 30, 2025
- Dru
Palomar RC Flyers September Coming Events & More!
9/3/25
Dear Members,
Below is a list of some of our upcoming events. We think you will enjoy attending at least one of these listed programs.
Board Meeting October 15th
General Meeting October 18th 9:00AM 10:00AM
Annual Club Auction October 18th 10:00 AM- 12:00
Did you know that we have a new visitor pass available for our club? A big thanks to Jim Christy for taking the time to set up and develop the pass. To access the pass, please take a look at the attachment, which has the seven steps to flying at PRCF. You can also visit our website where Richard Torres has listed our new visitor pass: https://www.palomarrcflyers.com/membership Or, you can access the pass application directly by clicking on the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctRjzsNGTJJ7Z7T9qRDE2rj901RyzXC7xFewB3aRvjp8_a2Q/viewform
We, your chosen board, are interested in what you want for our club. Please feel free to direct your questions and/or concerns to any board member. Remember that we have your best interest in mind when making decisions at our board meetings. You, the membership, make our club what it is!
Don Davis
PRCF Club President
Change in November Combat
10/2/25
The November Trifecta is being changed from November 2 to November 1 to accommodate our Trifecta
Ace, Tim Hitchcock, who will be in town for a visit on Saturday, November 1.
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Steve Gebler
Auction at Johnson Field
10/18/25
It is that time of year. We are having our annual auction on October 18 . starting right after the meeting. Come Early to the meeting and start your hunt for hidden treasures.
Don Davis
Membership
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Join AMA with a Full Membership and abide by all rules.
(Park Flyer membership will not be accepted.) -
Register with FAA under the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations and abide by all rules. (“Home built” aircraft satisfies for aircraft type on registration application)
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Take The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST)
(Easy test, Answers are provided. Allow 20 – 30 minutes) -
Fill out New Member application
(If Renewing, PRCF Renewal ) -
PayPal Dues to: Palomarrcf@gmail.com
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PRCF will send you a Welcome Letter and Membership Card + Aircraft Labels to attach to the outside of your airplanes.
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Post the Aircraft ID Label on the outside of all your RC Aircraft.
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Read/abide by the PRCF bylaws and Flying Site rules.
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Meet with a Club Instructor at the field to review of the Field and Flight procedures. He will issue a Gate Key Card.
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FAA Renewal
For those of you who are coming up on their FAA Registration renewal process, the FAA changed things slightly back in 2022 and now want an aircraft of some sort attached to the registration.
The AMA created a great article for the process, and they walk through, step by step, how to sign up and renew your FAA Registration all in one, at: https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amagov/2022/08/09/update-to-the-faa-dronezone-and-registration-renewal-process/
Make sure you read through the process completely BEFORE you start, as you may need to skip certain steps if you are RENEWING your registration!!!
Find Us!
Flying Field
We have a 600'x40' asphalt runway, four separate helicopter pads, a pit area with tables and chairs, toilet facilities, plenty of parking, and an RV parking area (no facilities).
Johnson Field is located on about 70 acres on the Northeast corner of the intersection of I-15 and State Highway 76. We are about 16 miles North of Escondido on I-15. From I-15, take Highway 76 East towards Pala less than 1/2 mile and turn North on Pankey Rd. Enter the Palomar Flying site through the green gate. On weekdays, members must have a key to unlock the gate. The gate is open on weekends and holidays from about 8am to 1pm or when events are scheduled. The public is welcome to come and visit us during those hours. If you are interested in joining, come out anytime – mornings are the most active period. We have separate flying sites on the property devoted to RC airplanes and RC helicopters.
Club Meeting Location:
At the field the third Saturday of the month
Events
Come and enjoy our Club Events! We have a varied list of Events throughout the year with great fun to be had by club members, family, visitors and friends. One of the most popular is the Combat Trifecta, combat wings at it's best! We have regular Sail Plane soaring events and other forms of entertainment. If you have a family and would like to spend some time just watching the events please join us to enjoy the beauty of the planes, the carnage of the combat and the occasional walk of shame, Come join us and see!!!
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Newsletter
Catch up on all the club news!
Our Newsletters are graciously crafted by none other than our own Mr. Joe 'Buko' with talent beyond our wildest hopes. He has spent countless hours crafting our Club's Newsletters, adding many of his outstanding photos, quips, humor, stories and exceptional homegrown wit... In short we have the best!
See our current Newsletters or travel back in time with us to 2005. If you have copies that we do not have please share them with us and we'll place them online.
Come in and enjoy the humor, the stories, the outstanding photos and take a trip back in time with us!
October
2025
President’s Message:
There are many highlights this month involving members volunteering and stepping-up to make us the best club we can be.
As a club, it has always been our objective to provide a safe and relaxed environment for our members and guests. Mark Olsen spent countless hours with the AMA evaluating our existing safety procedures and how these rules can be implemented in our safety program and existing by-laws. Mark spoke at our board meeting this month for 40 minutes on AMA compliance and how best to integrate our club to be in full compliance. Mark also gave some incredible insight to the board on modifying safety issues for our club. Thank you, Mark, for working so hard as our safety officer.
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PRCF is not responsible for sale/trades between members or visitors.
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