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Osoyoos Model Aviation Club - Private RC Club




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*** Welcome to the Osoyoos Model Aviation Club..... We are the only Private RC flying club currently in BC..... If you are interested in joining a club, flying as a guest or just wanting to watch us fly, we have you covered..... We have something for everyone, even a youth program..... We offer FREE Flight training..... Including Flight School and Simulator Training!..... Use our club's planes to learn to fly before you purchase one...... Come fly with us at the 40 Creek Flying Field or the Keogan Sports Field.....New Members are always Welcome.... Get your application in today!..... Just go to the "JOIN OUR CLUB" page for more information or to join our fantastic club..............***

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  • Membership dues for 2025 are due by November 30th 2024.
  • Members page password will be changed December 1st - Check your e-mail.
  • Gate code will be Changed January 1st, 2025.  Code will be sent in an email.
  • New updated documents added to the Members Page!



 

Website Updated Daily!
Last Update:  12/4/24    09:45



Meet Our Executive Staff


Cowboy Rowland
President


Bob Fallon
Vice-President

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Bill Cockerill
Director


Gail Greenough
Secretary / Treasurer

***** Reasons to Join OMAC RC  *****
 

365 Days a year access to the field.
Beautiful Flying Fields.
Great Soaring Location.
Fly with friends or alone.
Over-nite camping available.
You do not have to belong to a national organization to fly.
Private insurance covers all of our flying sites.
One low fee covers membership, logbook and insurance.
No application or initiation fees.
No club meetings, politics, field maintenance or work days, just FUN!
Youth program
Free flight school training.
Club BBQ's, Float Fly's - Family Days.

What more could you ask for?  We even have 'Free" Coffee and Donuts!

Forty Creek Flying Field
Runway - 75 x 495 Ft.

 

 

40 Creek Flying Field
Located at:  2760 Marron Valley Rd.
Coordinates: 
49° 22'  13.37" N.  -  119° 41'  16.68" W.  

Osoyoos Lake Flying Site

 

  

Private Beach and Flying Area
Located at Osoyoos Lake
Coordinates:
49° 4' 16.2408'' N   119° 29' 52.9008'' W

Keogan Sports Field

  

   

Keogan Flying Field
1512 Cedar St. Okanogan Falls, BC.
Coordinates:
40°20'11" N. - 119° 34' 28" W.

The 40 Creek Field and the Osoyoos Lake Float Fly area are exclusive to the Osoyoos Model Aviation Club Members only.  The 40 Creek Field sports a nice
75' x 495' dirt runway with start up tables, range check area and table, picnic tables for family and guests, and club house area.  Dry camping is also available for club members and guests to enjoy.

Acceptable Aircraft to fly at 40 Creek Field: 

Gas or Electric - Planes,  Sailplanes-Gliders (Hi Start, Aero Tow, Gas or Elect.) Helicopters, Drones, Jets No Turbines,  3-D Planes -  No loud gas engines.
(Safety Officers have access to a DB Meter).
 

Flight School - Instruction
Learn to fly with our aircraft before you buy yours!

                  

About us

    The Osoyoos Model Aviation Club (OMAC) with its headquarters in Oliver, BC. is a private non-profit club with its own governing body, private insurance and operating within the boundaries of Transport Canada and NAVCAN.  The purpose of the club is to have fun, foster and advance interest and fellowship of its members in the hobby of building and flying radio controlled model aircraft; to encourage the study and discussion of the problems and techniques with the flying of radio controlled aircraft; to promote and to encourage interest in the hobby in non-members and to provide a meeting place and flying site or sites for members of the association.

   New members are welcome and we offer a variety of memberships for students and pilots.  The various types of memberships may be viewed on the 'Join Our Club"page.

    The Osoyoos Model Aviation Club is on the cutting edge of the new private Model Aviation clubs in Canada under the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARS).  New student members will receive; free of charge with their paid membership to the Osoyoos Model Aviation Club: "Ground School to Air" Student Handbook and Study Guide.  This will take a new member from the ground up - starting with ground school and flight simulator training.  The student will learn aviation safety, the mechanics of flying, simulator training, basic flying techniques, logbook entries and what must be recorded, sight surveys and how to use NAV Drone and how to prepare and study for the Transport Canada "Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems" or RPAS License.   Fly with your instructor, and finally the solo flight and obtaining your certification within the Osoyoos Model Aviation Club to fly as a pilot.  Instructors:  Former MAAC, AMA and current FAA RPAS Certified Instructor.
 

We can't wait for you to join us!