The Top O' New Jersey R/C Club offers free training to it's active members. Our goal is to develop competent, responsible pilots through an orderly process that includes both ground school and in-flight training curriculum. You must have a current AMA membership as well as a full membership in the TONJ in order to participate in the flight instruction portions of the program. Membership applications and processing instructions are available as downloads from our website.

Official Club Training Schedule

Hardyston Field 
Training Officer: John Hagedoorm  (973) 764-2201
Training Officer: Mike Shauger (973) 271-1170
Training Officer: Peter Toms (973) 839-4385

Squatrito Field 
Training Officer: Bill Reynolds (908) 876-5357
Training Officer: Scott Geller (973) 464-5995

 For training our students Mondays are designated for Hardyston and Wednesdays for Squatrito. Feel free to contact our training officers,  if you have any questions about the program. An appointment is necessary for instruction so please call ahead.

All training outside of the official scheduled training days for each field, should be coordinated via appointment with the TONJ instructor. Although you are welcome to show up at the field at any time, there are no guarantees that a qualified instructor will be available if you do not schedule an appointment. Remember, TONJ instructors are avid modelers that enjoy flying their own planes too! Please be understanding if an instructor wants to fly his own aircraft outside of the hours he has set aside for this volunteer activity.