Interested in Joining the Long Island Aero Radio Society (L.I.A.R.S)?
The club currently has openings on its roster! For information about the process of joining the club please see below. We encourage all those who are interested in joining to visit us at one our regular meetings. Directions and dates to meetings can be found here.
Membership Process
Junior memberships are available (19 years or younger).
Everything applies as below except that the initiation fee is waived and dues are half the current amount ($30.00 presently).
Everything applies as below except that the initiation fee is waived and dues are half the current amount ($30.00 presently).
1. Download, print, and review the following documents:
2. Non Brookhaven Town residents must check to see if a waiting list is in effect before application is submitted.
3. Have an existing member sponsor you: know a current member or visit us at the field or at a club meeting. Sponsors must be a member in good standing and a member for more than 1 year. A member can sponsor one person per year.
4. Prospective member must have valid full AMA membership. A copy of your AMA card must be submitted with application. To learn more about AMA membership or to find out how to get a membership please click here.
5. Prospective member must follow current FAA regulation and register themselves and their aircraft. Your sUAS registration number will be required to complete your membership application. For more information please click here.
6. Completed application must be submitted at a regular club meeting along with a check for the $60.00 annual dues. Read and sign that all field rules and bylaws have been read.
7. The Prospective member will then be issued a student permit. This allows the prospective member to fly with an instructor present, please click here to learn more about flight instruction.
8. Each Prospective member must attend 3 meetings or a sponsored club function such as field clean up, fun fly, etc.
9. A Student membership can be converted to a Pilot membership after completing flight training, and passing a pilot test. The test is administered by 2 present Instructors.
10. Upon passing the flight test, the Student is issued a Pilot permit along with a code to the flying field gate. Then can then fly without an Instructor being present.
Pilot classifications are:
11. All new members are on probation for 1 year.
2. Non Brookhaven Town residents must check to see if a waiting list is in effect before application is submitted.
3. Have an existing member sponsor you: know a current member or visit us at the field or at a club meeting. Sponsors must be a member in good standing and a member for more than 1 year. A member can sponsor one person per year.
4. Prospective member must have valid full AMA membership. A copy of your AMA card must be submitted with application. To learn more about AMA membership or to find out how to get a membership please click here.
5. Prospective member must follow current FAA regulation and register themselves and their aircraft. Your sUAS registration number will be required to complete your membership application. For more information please click here.
6. Completed application must be submitted at a regular club meeting along with a check for the $60.00 annual dues. Read and sign that all field rules and bylaws have been read.
7. The Prospective member will then be issued a student permit. This allows the prospective member to fly with an instructor present, please click here to learn more about flight instruction.
8. Each Prospective member must attend 3 meetings or a sponsored club function such as field clean up, fun fly, etc.
9. A Student membership can be converted to a Pilot membership after completing flight training, and passing a pilot test. The test is administered by 2 present Instructors.
10. Upon passing the flight test, the Student is issued a Pilot permit along with a code to the flying field gate. Then can then fly without an Instructor being present.
Pilot classifications are:
- E Pilot (fixed wing electric planes only)
- Pilot (fixed wing fuel and electric)
- Helicopter - Helicopters will be permitted for those members who have been members in good standing prior to OCTOBER 2020, and are current. For more information please see our field rules.
11. All new members are on probation for 1 year.