Welcome To BAMS - The Boerne Area Model Society
BAMS is an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) chartered Gold Leader RC model airplane flying club located in Boerne, Texas for over 25 years. Our FRIA designated flying field is located within Kendall County's modern and beautiful Joshua Springs Park, north of San Antonio (take IH-10 exit 533, to Welfare). For information on finding the field and to see our airspace, click here to go to the map. These two links show the full NOAA or Air Sports Network weather forecast for the field. Another good source for wind information is Sailflow. For a look at conditions in the area within the last 15 minutes, try this link to NOAA's MADIS site about 3 miles northeast of the field.
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If you are a new pilot and want to learn to fly or are experienced (or maybe just a little out of practice) and want to check things out, or are just looking for more information about BAMS, please use the "Contact Us" link to the right. Check out our introductory flight program - BAMS provides everything you need: radio, plane, and flight instructor. We invite you you to come out to our club meeting on the first Saturday of every month at 9:00 AM at the flying field - everyone's welcome. If you would like more information on becoming a BAMS member, visit our New Member Page. To check out BAMS' complete flight certification program, click here to see the Guide and here to see the Proficiency Checklist. Our U-Control pilots enjoy a 65' flying circle and invite anyone interested in honing their skills or trying control line for the first time to stop by and check it out. Training planes and instructor pilots for both RC and U-Control are available on request.
Use These Links To Contact Us
- If you would like some general information about BAMS or would like to visit our flying field, click here to send an email to a BAMS officer.
- If you want to arrange for flight training or would like to take a demo flight, click here to send an email to our flight instructor team.
- If you are having a problem with our website (or you have a suggestion for improvement), click here to send an email to our web administrator.
- Please feel free to come to our monthly meeting at 9AM on the first Saturday of each month at the flying field (if the weather is bad, please contact an officer for the alternate location). It's a great opportunity to meet each other. Click here for directions and a map to the field showing our airspace.
Upcoming And Recent Events
October 12, 2024BAMS annual AMA sanctioned Fall Fun Fly is coming up soon, so be sure to reserve this date. This year's event is dedicated to the memory of longtime BAMS member and past president Chris Tompkins. As in past years, there will giveaways galore with pilot prizes, a raffle, and auctions for everyone. Check out the flyer here for more details. A partial list of the swag on offer will be available soon. The $20 pilot registration also gets you a burger lunch. Other activities will include simulator flying, buddy box flying, u-control activities, demonstration flights and contest events. This a charity event with the net proceeds going to the Hill Country Mission For Health.October 6, 2024The results are in for the worldwide Ringmaster Fly-A-Thon. A whopping 11,160 flights were recorded during this event. BAMS pilots did their share recoding 73 flights throughout the day. A fun time was had by all, participants and spectators alike.October 21, 2023The 2023 BAMS Fall Fun Fly was held as planned on this Saturday date. There were events galore, spectator activities (demo flights, a flight simulator, auction, etc.) plus much more that kept the crowd engaged. Check out the flyer here for more details. The net result of all this fun was aonther BAMS donation to the surrounding community. This time $1,600 was raised and donated to Kendall County's Joshua Springs Park on November 13, 2023. The donation was covered by the Boerne Star on November 22, 2023.BAMS Featured Video (use the gear icon to view in 1080p)