PRF's membership comprises of the following types:

• Ordinary membership
• Student membership
• Junior membership
• Temporary/Day membership
• Courtesy membership
• Pensioner membership
• Life/Fixed Term membership
• Honorary Life membership

Please refer to the bottom of this page for the definitions of the type of memberships.

Please ensure you have read the Conditions of Acceptance before applying for membership. See bottom of this page.

Below is the cost of membership (revised Annually 1st September each year)

Click here for PRF's Application Forme

PLEASE NOTE, NEW MEMBERS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SUBJECT TO A 3 MONTHS PROBATION PERIOD

Important notice.

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As per the Constitution. Go to Constitution Page

MEMBERSHIP

ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP

Ordinary membership shall consist of and be limited to persons interested in Radio Control Flying and shall be decided upon by the Committee on application in writing. Members may be accepted by the Committee subject to the provisions of Clause 8 of the Constitution.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Student membership shall consist of and be limited to persons who are bona fide full-time students at a University or Technikon, or doing National Service in the Defence Force of South Africa, and are interested in Radio Control Flying and shall be decided upon by the Committee on application in writing. Members may be accepted by the Committee subject to the provisions of Clause 8. Student Members shall be entitled to all the benefits of Ordinary Members save that they shall have no vote at meetings of the Club.

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP

Junior membership shall consist of and be limited to all persons under the age of eighteen years interested in Radio Control Flying and shall be decided upon by the Committee on application in writing. Members may be accepted by the Committee subject to the provisions of Clause 8. Junior Members shall be entitled to all the benefits of Ordinary Members save that they shall have no vote at meetings of the Club.

TEMPORARY/DAY MEMBERSHIP

Non-members of The Club who wish to fly at The Club must pay a landing fee, as determined by the Committee, before being allowed to fly.

The landing fee is valid only for the current day and is not transferable. A person may only make use of this facility on three occasions in any one Club year.

COURTESY MEMBERSHIP

 Courtesy membership may be extended by the Committee to accommodate membership types and conditions not previously defined in this document. Such members shall have no vote at any Club meetings.

 PENSIONER MEMBERSHIP

 Pensioner is defined as a person over the age of 60 years

LIFE MEMBERSHIP/FIXED TERM

Life or Fixed term membership may be purchased by a member in good standing under specific terms and conditions as set out by the Committee.

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

Any person that The Club wishes to honor may be elected as an Honorary Life Member by a two-thirds majority of votes at an Annual General Meeting. Honorary Life Members shall be entitled to all the benefits of Ordinary Members including the right to vote at meetings of the Club. The number of Honorary Life Members shall not exceed ten percent of the total membership. Further; a member on reaching 70 years of age, and being in good standing with the Club for 10 years shall in the next financial year be deemed a paid up Honorary Life Member.

 

CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE

All persons accepted by the Committee only become members on payment of the correct subscription and entrance fees. The Committee shall have the right to refuse membership without assigning any reason for such refusal. All persons accepted by the Committee shall serve a period of three months probation before becoming full members. The Committee may cancel an applicant’s membership during this time without assigning any reason for such refusal. Membership and entrance fees of the person so refused will be refunded as laid down in Clause 9.2 of this Constitution.