Tennessee Eagles RC Club – AMA Chapter 4276

When the Sky Gets Busy, Bring a Spotter This one isn’t a rule. It’s a smart habit. When several planes are airborne, depth perception gets tricky. Orientation can get confusing. Traffic builds quickly. A spotter gives you: • Another set of eyes• Traffic awareness• Runway status updates• Backup if something…

Never Fly Over the Pits or Spectator Area This one is not flexible. Never fly behind the flight line. Never fly over the pits. Never fly over spectators. Stay in front of the safety fence at all times. The fence is not decoration. It’s the boundary between controlled risk and…

Fly the Pattern When multiple airplanes are in the air, chaos is not a flight plan. The established traffic pattern exists for a reason. It gives everyone predictability. If we’re flying left-hand pattern, fly left-hand pattern. (this is our normal pattern) Mid-airs don’t usually happen because someone is a bad…

Engine Cut Before the Pits This one is simple. Before your plane enters the pit area — cut the engine. No taxiing through the pits. No slow “it’ll be fine.” No easing through between tables. Propellers don’t care how careful you think you are. Taxiing in the pits introduces spinning…

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The Tennessee Eagles club officers for 2026 are as follows President: Bob FreelsVice President: Derrick HeadrickTreasurer: Mike FoleySafety Officer: Randy DaughertySafety Officer: Allen Rockwell

Today’s event was a great success. About 10 pilots showed up, several brought donuts, Mike brought coffee, and I brought a portable fire pit thingy. We had a great time and the weather was actually pretty nice after 10am. I didn’t get very many photos because I was too busy…

The 3rd annual Allen Rockwell Memorial Winter Fun Fly is happening on New Years Day. I’m not sure why it’s “memorial”, I plan on being alive. But, that’s what it’s called according to Bob. The last two years it has been really cold on New Years Day, this year it…