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The MIDWEST R/C SOCIETY AMA Charter Club 711 Northville Township, MI, USA The Midwest RC Society Monitor |
Newsletter Editor: Ken Myers - kmyersefo@theampeer.org
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Tuesday July 1, Combo with Sailplane guys Place: 7 Mile Rd. Flying Field Time: 5 p.m. Everyone with an interest is ALWAYS WELCOME! |
Reminder: Please get any information you want in an upcoming Monitor to Ken by the 15th of the month.
 Please be aware that all summer meeting dates are tentative and may need to be changed/moved due to weather related issues. Please check your email and the club Website, as the tentative date approaches, for possible last minute changes. Midwest RC Society and EFO Freeze Fly and Season Opener Saturday, May 26, was the Season Opener for both clubs and, as it turned out, Freeze Fly, held at the Midwest RC Society 7 Mile Road flying field.  Well, it was not really freezing, but it sure felt like it, as shown how we are dressed in the photo with all of the guys bundled up. The temperature was in the low 50s with a harsh and brisk wind blowing. The sky remained mostly cloudy for the whole day. Denny Sumner did get in a couple of nice flights on his new Cub. 
The photos were taken at the brightest part of the day. Shortly after the photos were taken, the clouds rolled in and stayed the rest of the day.  AMA Hall of Fame members, Pete Waters and Ken Myers, had a nice chat about aeromodeling's past and future.  Pete Waters brought over an early, large jacket back patch for Denny Sumner to put into his build room. How cool was that?! A field lunch of hot dogs and chips was provided by Greg Eilers, of the Midwest RC Society. Greg was also the chief cook at the grill. Thank you Greg and the Midwest RC Society!  Although there was not a lot of flying, it was still a great day to get together and enjoy each others flying stories. The cloud cover can be seen in these photos.  A very special guest also showed up for the meeting. It was great to see Mark Rittinger at the flying field again after his very trying times with long COVID and its after effects. Thanks also to Mark for his Sig Seniorita as a club trainer. While it was not the best "day", it was still a great day at the flying field. Field Mowing Information Please Note:
2. As shown each of the 4 mowing teams usually have a period of 4 weeks between their respective turns to mow, but this is subject to change (see below). 3. The schedule is NOT intended to be an unbending, all encompassing rule that covers every situation. 4. Each Team Captain is empowered to adjust his team's mowing time and day if required due to weather, special events or another reason; he is responsible for communicating his adjustments to all the members of his team. 5. In case of vacation or a leave of absence, it is the Team Captains responsibility to swap weeks with another Team Captain. 6. Additional cuttings are at the discretion of the Team Captains. 7. The attached schedule will NOT be modified for any of the changes listed in items 4, 5 or 6. Respectfully Submitted,
Wednesday is mowing day (weather permitting) otherwise Thursday before 6 p.m. Flight Instructors, please consult the mowing schedule and mowing team leader prior to scheduling training sessions to avoid conflicts.  Team members, PLEASE call your team leader if you are unable to show up for field work.
 Any team member whose personal schedule conflicts with his team's mowing schedule should contact Bill Brown, 248 379-4935, for reassignment to another team. All TEAM LEADERS AND MEMBERS MUST BE CHECKED OUT BEFORE RUNNING ANY OFTHE EQUIPMENT USED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PARKING AREA OR FLYING FIELD. NO SMOKING IN OR AROUND THE STORAGE AREAS! NO REFUELING of EQUIPMENT INSIDE THE STORAGE CONTAINERS! All hand and Riding mowers: ***Check oil before mowing!*** Ford Tractor Rules:
Report any equipment problems to Bill Brown, Jr. 313-268-4167 or Roger Wilfong 248-349-9079. 41st Annual Mid-America Electric Flies 2025 & FREE Open Air Swap Meet
AMA Sanctioned Event (Proof of AMA membership required to fly - Sorry MAAC membership is no longer accepted)
Hosted by the:
Midwest R/C Society Contest Directors are:
Keith Shaw (734) 973-6309 Flying both days is at the Midwest R/C Society Flying Field - 7 Mile Rd., Salem Twp., MI Registration: 9 A.M. Saturday Event Flying from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Saturday Open Flying 10 A.M. Until You Leave Sunday (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
Come and join us for two days of fun and relaxed electric flying. 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. 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!!!  This is what the flying field entrance looks like. Please Drive SAFELY The field entrance is on the north side of Seven Mile Road about 1.5 Miles west of Currie Rd. entrance is on the north side of Seven Mile Road about 1.6 Miles west of Currie Rd. The address is 7621 Seven Mile Road, Northville, MI 48167. The entrance is through a private residence drive and out past the barn. How to enter the flying field, by going past the farm buildings, is shown in the following photo.  Directions from Google Maps to the flying field Directions from Google Maps to the flying field To locate the Midwest R/C Society 7 Mile Rd. flying field, site of the Mid-America Electric Flies, use the link for the map above. 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. The Midwest RC Society 2025 Membership Application has been posted to our Website. Please use PayPal or send a check to Lynn Morgan ASAP. To Reach Ken Myers, you can use the US Postal Service to the address on the site homepage.
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