General Membership Information

• Membership Types and Annual Fees:
• Adult Memberships   are $100 annually.
• Junior Memberships   (under 18 on January 1st) are FREE for the first year and $25.00 annually thereafter.
• Prior to completing either our Online or Mail-in application process (described below), you must read and accept the FlyingCardinals Club Bylaws, and AMA Safety Code
• Membership in the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is required to be a club member (to provide your liability insurance).  You can join the AMA from their website www.modelaircraft.org or contact FlyingCardinalsMembership@outlook.com for assistance.
• Pit Passes (to grant permissions to fly at our field) will be issued to applicants upon receipt of the application, payment and confirmation of AMA membership.
• All new members are required to take a competency flight test to confirm the member’s ability to safely and reliably control an RC Aircraft – before they may fly without supervision or assistance at the Flying Field.
• Members new to flying will be offered flying lessons, provided free of charge, by other Members.
• Renewal membership dues are to be paid by April 15th each year, otherwise the member is considered delinquent in accordance with the club bylaws.
• No current-year pit pass means "no flying privileges".
• If your while flying your aircraft at the Flying Field, it goes down in the Farm Field, the Farmer Must Be Notified before going into the Field to retrieve it.   You will need to contact one of the Members Names posted with their contact phone numbers in the Flying Field Shelter to retrieve your aircraft – No Exceptions.
• All members and approved visitors are now required to have an operational GPS module on their Aircraft when they fly at the Flying Field to facilitate the retrieval of their aircraft if it should go down in the Farm Field.  The GPS module does not need to be registered with the FAA, but must allow the Member to easily locate their aircraft.
• If you have any questions about our Membership process, please email FlyingCardinalsMembership@outlook.com, for assistance.

New Members – How to Join       

The Flying Cardinals offer two methods to apply for membership:

Online

The Flying Cardinals offer an online membership application for your convenience.

There are three items required for an online membership application to be considered:

1.    Properly completed application

2.    AMA membership number for verification

3.    Payment process completion

Please use the Apply Online buttons at the top of this page.  Online application payments will be processed via PayPal in a safe, secure environment. You are "not required" to have an existing PayPal account to participate, simply choose the "continue" option to pay with your credit card to the left of the PayPal login. All online applications include a nominal convenience fee which the club incurs in order to accept credit cards via PayPal and postage/envelope cost to mail your pit pass.

Postal Mail

If you chose to apply via postal mail, please include the following:

1.    Properly completed application (download here) . This is an acrobat fillable form where you can simply type in the fields and print out. Note: (Form cannot be saved.)

2.    Copy of AMA membership card. If you don't have the card yet, you can download a verification form at the AMA site.

3.    Check or Money Order payable to "Flying Cardinals"

4.    Include a self-addressed, stamped return envelope.

Failure to include all four items will result in a delay to the issuance of your Pit Pass.

Renewals For Current Members

• Renewal memberships are due the first of the year.  If not paid by April 15, the member is considered delinquent in accordance with the club bylaws.
• Without a current year pit pass, the expired member will have "no flying privileges".

Our Mission

The Flying Cardinals of Northern KY is an AMA Chartered Radio Control Flying Club dedicated to exploring and promoting the hobby of building and safely flying all types and sizes of radio-controlled model aircraft. 

We believe this hobby can be enjoyed by all and cordially invite anyone interested to come and see what our club is all about!  Guests are always welcome at our flying field (when the gates are open with Members present). Come and observe our members "in action" flying their model aircraft.

We are a Kentucky not-for-profit 501.7c corporation.

Come Fly with Us!