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Date, POSTPONED TO: Wednesday, March 20 - see note
Please keep in mind that winter and early spring monthly EFO meeting dates are to be determined (TBD), as well as the place. The meetings could be on Zoom or possibly at the Legacy Center in Brighton, MI. It all depends on the weather. Members will be notified, via email, as to the time and place. Everyone is welcome, with indoor type planes and proof of AMA membership, and a $10 fee, to fly at the Legacy Center. Spectators are free. The next EFO monthly meeting is scheduled for Wed., March 13 is postponed to Wed. March 20 at 12:30 p.m. at the Legacy Center in Brighton, MI. If the weather is not safe for driving on that date, the meeting will be postponed to a future date and members notified, via email, regarding any change in date, time or place. EFO Electric Flight Newsletter March 2024: Ampeer in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format March 2024 Ampeer in HTML format
ANNOUNCING THE 2024 KEITH SHAW BIRTHDAY FLY 2024, SATURDAY JUNE 1 ANNOUNCING THE 40th ANNUAL MID-AMERICA ELECTRIC FLIES 2024, JULY 13 & 14 |
RC Beginner's Corner Start your adventure into learning to fly RC airplanes with this article;
The article by Ken Myers walks you through the steps in purchasing your equipment and first plane and recommends several planes that make good trainers. |
Are you an RC Flight Instructor? I've edited and annotated EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ELECTRIC POWERED FLIGHT An E-Book by Ed Anderson, President, Long Island Silent Flyers. The link, using the book title, is in Adobe Acrobat format. In this beginner's guide, I've provided active links within the document for reading online to the sources and articles used to compliment the e-book. It is also formatted for printing, and it is 49 pages long. What's in the book?
Ken Myers, President EFO Special .pdf version formated for Smart Phones, NetPads, E-books, etc. by Partrick Surry. |
Including Conversions from Glow Planes By Ken Myers - March 2017 Updated: April 2021 Article includes links to the spreadsheets for the calculations. |
By Ken Myers - January 2011 HTML version of Ken Myers' Electric Power Basics. Updated: December 2015, reformatted presentation of aircraft at the beginning of the article. Includes active links to all references. Best for reading and researching online. Formatted for all online reading devices. Acrobat .pdf version of Ken Myers' Electric Power Basics. Best for printing. All sources are listed at the end of the article with no active links. |
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I am a retired Walled Lake Schools elementary Media Specialist/Computer Resource Teacher (4 years) and 5th grade teacher (27.6 years). I enjoy electrically powered, radio controlled aircraft. I am best known in the electric community for this Web site, as well as being an AMA Hall of Fame member, president of the EFO (Electric Flyers Only, Inc.), Ampeer newsletter editor, past president of NEAC (National Electric Aircraft Council), former Event Director for the Electric Nationals in Muncie, IN., former occasional magazine article author, co-Contest Director (CD) of the Mid-America Electric Flies, and flying buddy of Keith Shaw. I was one of five people in the USA to be awarded the AMA/Carl Goldberg Vital Person Award in 2011. Contact Ken Myers via email at: kmyersefo@theampeer.org |
Unlike other sites, there is NO paid advertising on this site! When you see an ad link, Ken Myers uses and recommends the product(s), supplier or manufacturer. He uses the "stuff" or supplier himself! |