For pilots

Sign up, save your hangar, fly.

Set up a pilot profile once and every future event registration takes about ten seconds. This guide walks the whole flow end-to-end — account creation, AMA #, hangar, registration, the waiver, and what happens at event check-in.

1 · Create your account

Pilots register by email and password. There's no email confirmation gating on dev/preview, but on production Supabase Auth may require you to click a verification link before you can sign in.

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Visit /signup. Pick the Pilot chip at the top.
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Enter your first + last name, email, and a password (8 chars minimum). Hit Create account.
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You're dropped on /account with a setup checklist — that's your home base.

2 · Fill out your pilot info

The minimum required: city + state. That's what ends up on the AMA Form 10 roster. Address fields are optional and will auto-fill from Stripe once card payments ship.

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From the account dashboard, click Pilot info.
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Fill City and State (these populate every Form 10 you sign).
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Add your AMA number if you have one. Vanity / lifetime numbers with letters (like REKIT) work — the field accepts letters, numbers, and dashes.
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Optionally fill a call sign / nickname, home field, primary discipline (3D, speed, sport, scale), and a short bio.

Why we ask for AMA #

The AMA Form 10 (Contest & Event Sanction package) lists every paid pilot with their AMA #, signature, age class, and aircraft flags. Storing yours on the profile means you sign it once, ever — not every time you register.

3 · Populate your hangar

The Hangar is your fleet on file. Pick which helis to bring at each event registration in two taps. Aggregated brands across pilots power the public Models Flying chart on event pages — sponsors look at it before they commit.

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Go to Hangar.
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Pick a Brandfrom the curated dropdown (SAB, OMP, Mikado, XLPower, etc.). If your brand isn't listed, brand requests are coming soon.
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Enter the Model (e.g. Goblin Raw 700), choose a Motor type (electric / nitro / gas / turbine / other), and add optional notes (canopy color, motor size).
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Optional: tick Mark private to keep this build off the public Models Flying chart.
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Click on a heli's photo slot to upload a 16:9 photo (under 5 MB, JPEG/PNG/WebP/AVIF/GIF). Hover later to replace it.

Retired vs. deleted

Retire keeps a heli on your profile but hides it from new registrations — good for builds you sold but want to remember. Deleteremoves it permanently; we'll ask you to confirm.

4 · Add a profile photo

Optional but it's nice — your avatar shows on event rosters and in the nav chip at the top of every page. Square photos work best.

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Go to Profile.
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Click Upload photo— pick any image under 5 MB. It uploads and saves automatically; you don't have to hit Save.

5 · Register for an event

Once your profile + hangar are set up, registering takes seconds. Every field auto-fills from your account.

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Browse /events, the month view at /events/calendar, or the map. On the map, allow location (or type a ZIP) and pick a radius to see just the events near you, nearest first. Click into an event.
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Hit Register. Pick your registration type (Pilot Entry, Spectator Day Pass, etc).
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Confirm your pilot info — pre-filled from your profile. Edit anything that's wrong; edits save back to your profile too.
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Choose your age class. Tick Turbine if your helicopter is turbine (Form 10 page 10 fills in your waiver number) and Over 55 lbs if applicable (Form 10 page 11).
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Pick which helis you're bringing from your hangar. These get snapshotted onto the registration so the Models Flying chart stays accurate even if you change your hangar later.
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Add any optional add-ons (T-shirts, banquet tickets, etc).
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Read the waiver, tick the box, and sign on the signature pad (finger or mouse).
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Hit Reserve my spot. You're on the roster.

You're locked in, even without paying

Online card payment ships in a future phase. Today, hitting Submit puts your row on the organizer's roster in pending status. Pay any way you want at the gate — cash, Venmo, PayPal, or check. The organizer marks you paid at check-in.

Some events register on the host's own site

A few big events (like the IRCHA Jamboree) take entry and payment on their own website. On those, the event page shows a Register on [host] button instead of the on-site form — it sends you to the host to finish, and the event page still shows the pricing and counts you as headed over.

Prices can step up as the event gets closer — a pilot entry might be $110 today and $115 after June 1. You always pay the price in effect on the day you register, so signing up early locks in the lower rate. The event page shows the current price and any upcoming step-up. Your My registrations page shows the amount due for every pending row, plus an "Email the organizer" link to coordinate pre-payment.

Changed your mind? Cancel → Restore within 24h

On your My registrations page, every pending row has a Cancel registration button. Once cancelled, the row moves to a Cancelled section at the bottom of the page and sits there for 24 hours with two buttons:

Restore — undo the cancel and put the row back in Upcoming. Re-uses your helicopter, addons, and signature; you don't re-enter anything. The amount due is recomputed at today's price, so if a price step has passed in the meantime you'll see the current price.
Permanently delete — removes the row from your history immediately.

If you don't restore within 24 hours the row auto-deletes on your next visit. Each cancelled card shows a countdown ("Auto-deletes in Xh Ym unless you restore it") so nothing disappears without warning. If the event closes or fills up before you click Restore, the row auto-deletes — go back to the event page if you want to try again.

6 · At the event

The contest director (CD) prints your AMA Form 10 page with your name, AMA #, helis, age class, and signature already filled in. You hand them cash / Venmo / etc; they tap Mark paidon the roster and you're cleared to fly.

If you forgot to pre-register, no problem — find the on-site Kiosk screen at the registration desk and self-serve. Same form, same paperwork; just walked up instead of online.

7 · After the event

Every event page stays live. Photos, sponsor list, final pilot count, Models Flying chart — all preserved. Next year's edition links back to this year's automatically.

See your past registrations any time at My registrations.

Joined a club? Manage it from your account

Every club you belong to shows on /account with a Leavecontrol next to it. If you're a club's only owner, hand ownership to a co-owner before you step away so the club always has someone running it.

8 · Install the app + turn on notifications

RCHeliEvents installs to your phone like a native app — no App Store needed. You get a home-screen icon, a full-screen experience, offline access to your registrations, and optional push notifications.

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iPhone (Safari): tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. Android (Chrome): tap the Install app prompt, or the ⋮ menu → Install app.
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Open the app from your home screen and sign in. On /account you'll see an Enable notifications card — tap it and allow.
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Done. You'll get a push when your registration is confirmed or cancelled, when an event you're registered for is cancelled, and a reminder the day before.

Works offline at the field

Your registrations, pilot info, and the flying-fields directory stay readable with no signal — handy at a field with bad reception. A banner reminds you when you're offline so you know it's your last-synced copy. (Registering and edits still need a connection.)

iPhone: install first, then notifications

On iOS, push only works afteryou've added the app to your home screen — so do step 1 before step 2.

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