About Us

The Radio Control Flying Club of Toronto is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the building and flying of radio controlled model aircraft.  Our field is located on the north side of Passmore Avenue between Tapscott Road and Neilson Road in the north east section of Scarborough.   We have about 140 members at the present time varying in age from fourteen to about eighty years young.  The members' interests vary from .25 size Sport to Scale to Giant Scale. Power varies from glow to gas to electric.  The majority of members fly sport and scale glow type aircraft, although larger models powered by gas engines are quickly gaining in popularity.

Our club was founded in 1957 by six gentlemen who were interested in furthering the interests of radio control model flying.  In those days the club was known as the Toronto Radio Control Club.  In 1967 the club was incorporated as the Radio Control Flying Club of Toronto (RCFCT) as it exists today.  More information concerning the history of our club can be found in the History menu item under About. Map to School

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Meeting Location

We hold monthly meetings at Sir Alexander MacKenzie Senior Public School, 33 Heather Road, Agincourt in the school cafetorium. Starting this year, they will be held on the first Wednesday of the month between October and April beginning at 8:00 PM (no meetings in Feb or May).  The school is located on the south side of Heather Road between Brimley Road and Glen Watford Drive, just north of Sheppard Avenue East.  See map on right.  Parking is located at the west side of the school.  Additional  parking at the rear access from the east end of the school.  The entrance to use is also located there.  Doors are opened at about 7:00 pm.  The cafetorium is straight along the corridor on your right about 200 feet from the entrance.  Guests are welcome anytime.  Free coffee and donuts are usually available.

Our flying season officially begins on January 1st. at 10:00 AM. each year when a bunch of hearty souls, some of whom are hung over from the festivities of New Years Eve, brave the cold Canadian weather (eh!) to see who can be first to get their aircraft into the air successfully.  There is usually a very good turn-out (20-30 members) considering the time of year and weather.  Coffee  is usually served, and sometimes donuts.

Except for that particular day, the majority of the members are content to stay indoors to work on their latest creation which they unveil at the club's Annual Beauty Show held during the May meeting.  A few brave members fly during the warm and sunny days in the winter, sometimes on skis if we get some decent snowfalls.

Club membership fees for 2009 are $75.00 for Open members, $55.00 for Seniors (over 60) and $25.00 for Junior members under 18.  There is a $25.00 initiation fee for all new members (except Juniors) for the first year.  If you wish to become a member of our club,  you can download all of the necessary forms from the Forms menu item under Membership.  To join our club and fly model aircraft, it is mandatory that you also join the Model Aeronautic Association of Canada (MAAC) .  Among other things, they provide members with $5,000,000.00 in liability insurance.  MAAC fees are $75.00 for Open members and $10.00 for Junior members.  There is no longer a Senior category.  You can join MAAC on your own or the club can submit your MAAC application on your behalf when you join our club.  Proof of MAAC membership is mandatory when you join our club.

We have a Wings Program for new members to assist them in becoming competent pilots.  Several of the more experienced members provide free instruction to student pilots.  Flying instruction usually begins on the first Monday evening in May and continues until the end of September.  Ground instructors are sometimes available to assist the new students on the ground in getting their engines started, ensuring that their aircraft are air worthy, and other such things.  This year (2009) student times will be Monday and Wednesday evenings from about 5:00 PM until dusk.  There will be no training on weekends.  Students must demonstrate that they can take off, perform some simple manoeuvres and land a training type aircraft safely and successfully several times in order to receive their "Wings".  The length of time required to become proficient varies from a few weeks to more than a season in some cases.  It really just depends upon each person's capabilities and the amount of "stick" time the new student is able to get in each week.  Younger students usually require less time than more mature students.  After receiving their "Wings", new pilots may fly on their own.