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Hello everyone,
I am Gurbir Singh Sidhu from chandigarh I am a beginner to aeromodelling I started with a .40 size high wing trainer using a 0.46 OS engine and a futaba 6ex 2.4ghz radio now I am plannig to buy online a realflight g7.5 simulator from towerhobbies.com i need to know the following

1. Will I have to pay custom duty for realflight simulator
2. Do I need to have a membership of any flying club etc
valuable comments from experienced members regarding my queries will be highly appreciated

Regards
Gurbir

Welcome Gurbir!

If you handle this purchase correctly, you should not have to pay any customs duty. Just ask them to name it "Computer Software" in the Invoice. That is exempt from Duty. Do remember though, that there is nothing 100% sure with Indian Customs  ;)

It would be good to be a member of a club. Check in the forum using the search facilities for other members from C'garh. There is supposed to be a sort of Parent Body, AIMA, visit www.aima.in (http://) and you should get some details and find other flyers and clubs in your region, though recent reports (rumoured, unproven) say AIMA is going through a bit of a hiccup.

AIMA has in the past organized some wonderful All India Aeromodelling meets at Pinjore Flying Club

buy it from www.singahobby.com (http://)          americans will never underinvoice ..

Thanks a lot Mr. Sanjay and Mr Arjun

My apologies - a typo. It is www.amai.in (http://)

Welcome to the forum, and hope to see lots of posts from you  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Check http://www.amai.in/chnd.php (http://www.amai.in/chnd.php)

Mr Sanjay I had sent my application form duly filled and the money deposited into amai's axis bank account on 19/08/2013 neither I have received my membership nor have they replied to my queries, I used to fly at patiala civil aviation club with Mr Inderjeet Singh Sidhu (Bobby Sidhu) as my trainer, he is also a famous gunsmith, they have a club by the name of PAS (patiala aeromodellers society) so our club president Mr Shivraj Singh Ghuman had asked me to send the form duly filled to amai office but still I haven't got my membership

Contact Laxman Suthar through this forum. He will help you. Or Hemant Verma on FB

You can find Laxman here: http://www.rcindia.org/rc-events/5th-national-aero-modellers-meet-to-be-held-at-pinjore-airport/ (http://www.rcindia.org/rc-events/5th-national-aero-modellers-meet-to-be-held-at-pinjore-airport/)