The MIDWEST R/C SOCIETY AMA Charter Club 711 Northville Township, MI, USA |
Winter Indoor Flying at the Legacy Center in Brighton, MI Indoor flying is now taking place through 2024 at the Legacy Center Sports Complex, 9299 Goble Dr., Brighton, MI, 48116 phone: 810-231-9288 The cost is $10 per drop-in session. SPECTATORS ARE FREE Upcoming Midwest Events 2024 Every Tuesday, May through Oct. Sailplane league (6 p.m.) Larry Markey CD. Tentative 2024 Midwest Events Schedule
The Upcoming Keith Shaw Birthday Party Electric Fly-in, Saturday, June 1, 2024
The Balsa Butchers are hosting the "Keith Shaw Birthday Party Electric Fly-In", for the 22nd year, at their field near Coldwater, MI. The event takes place on Saturday, June 1, 2024. It is a one day event. The event consists of Open Electric Flying with a "Special Guest of Honor Theme", Happy Birthday Keith Shaw [June 6]. Enjoy a day with the "Pioneering Master of Electric R/C Flight". 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday. NO LANDING FEE! Donations for field maintenance and lunch appreciated. For additional information contact;
The field will be open for guests to fly on Sunday as well. 40th Annual Mid-America Electric Flies 2024 &
AMA Sanctioned Event (Proof of AMA membership required to fly - Sorry MAAC membership is no longer accepted)
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Registration: 9 A.M. Saturday
(Open Flying Saturday after the Event & All Day Sunday
No Pilot Landing Fee
No Parking Donation Will Be Requested from Spectators or Those Participating in the Open Air Swap Shop
Awards on Saturday Only!
Planes Must Fly To Be Considered for Any Award
The Field is Open for Open Flying All Day Friday
The NCM (Not Conventional Materials) Event Traditionally, model aircraft airframes have been mostly constructed from balsa wood, plywood, spruce, and fiberglass. For the purposes of this meet, NCM airframes are mostly constructed from not conventional materials i.e.; sheet foam, foam board, cardboard, block foam, foam insulation material, etc. Foam Flurry for NCM aircraft: This is a true event. It is based upon the all up/last down event of early electric meets. Any NCM aircraft may be used (no ARF types). Power systems are limited to a maximum of 3S (no paralleling) LiPo batteries or 4S maximum, no paralleling, for A123 packs. All planes qualifying for this event will launch at the same time, and the last one to land will be declared the winner. The old entrance to the Midwest RC Society flying field is permanently closed!!! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE IT!!!
The field entrance is on the north side of Seven Mile Road about 1.5 Miles west of Currie Rd.
To locate the Midwest R/C Society 7 Mile Rd. flying field, site of the Mid-America Electric Flies, look near top left corner of the map, where the star marks the spot, near Seven Mile Road and Currie Rd. Because of their convenient location and the easy drive to the flying field, the Comfort Suites and Holiday Inn Express in Wixom, MI have been added to the hotels' listing. They are only 10 miles northeast of the field and located near I-96 and Wixom Road. See the map-hotel .pdf for more details. There is a designated area for swappers. Please check-in at the event registration table before setting up. Someone from registration will point out where you may set up. Bring your own table(s) and chair(s). There is no swap meet fee. A donation to the Midwest RC Society for the use of their flying field would be greatly appreciated. |
Once again, the Midwest RC Society annual swap shop was a huge success thanks to Rudi Reinhard's organizational efforts. The membership really pitched in this year with their help. Thanks so very much to all of you who helped make this a continuing success story for our club! Cub Scout Day at the Field Held at the Midwest RC Society 7 Mile Rd. field, September 2009. John Kilsdonk Memorial Control Line Fly-in Held at the Midwest RC Society 5 Mile Rd. field on October 8, 2006. Annual November Swap Shop Photos Held in the Northville Senior Community Center Annual September Air Show Photos Our BIG end of summer event. Annual July Mid-America Electric Flies Biggest All Electric Event in the Midwest! Over 20 years of tradition. Q-500 & AT-6 Texan Race Photos Racing, another intrest of the MRCS. Past Holiday Party Photos A tribute to Bob Strobel! Monthly Meeting Demo Photos Learn from the Pros MRCS Reaches Out to the Community - Photos MRCS youth days and more. |
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