"MAM Spring Flying season is in Full Swing."
New Updates to Website 6/27/2009
These past two weekends have been absolutely wondermous for Flying!! Last weekend there were as many pilots at the field as for our Spring Flyin.
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From Jim Alvord, Webmaster, Macon Aero Modelers
If you haven't been out in the past couple weeks - you've missed some spectacular flying and some horendous crashes. What a blast it's been!
picture by Louis Vitale
picture by Bill Schadt,
From Left to Right - Commodore with his Extra, Gary Sorenson with his Ultimate Bipe, Greg Doster with his Extra, Paul Ramey with his Katana S, and Stan Penland with his Extra. Some real pretty machines.
picture by Bill Schadt
At one point last weekend there were three plane with 'smoke-on' flying aerobatic maneuvers for the crowd's enjoyment. In this case saying "it was a GAS" would be very accurate!
Saturday saw the initial flight of 'my' winter project the PTS - P51 Mustang sucessfully concluded. Along with three other non-eventful flights of sheer exuberation over Saturday and Sunday. It was like riding the "Mighty Materhorn at Disneyland" for the first time - pure joy! Then on the fourth flight I lost her in the Sun and the next sound was a sickening "THUD!" But it sure was fun while it lasted. I salvaged the important stuff, and it's going onto the 'Fashion 50 Pattern plane -- NEXT!'
Also this week we've added another Hanger page for our Secretary, Bill Schadt. Bill has some unique storage designs for those of you with limited shops or hanger spaces - 'go Verticle' chack it out.
A friend of mine from work stopped down last weekend with his two daughters and his camera. Jim Bowman took some really nice pictures of the action at OTX and has offered them to us. I've added some of the best to a NEW Picture Page, so check that out as well, Picture page 2.
Yesterday we had several visitors to OTX including Jason from over near Raleigh, NC. Jason is working on a project at Drake Software and noticed the planes in the air as he drove by OTX on Hwy 23, so he swung around and stopped in to visit for a few minutes. Jason has just recently relocated from Connecticut where he was a member of R/C Giant Plane club near Hartford. Thanks for stopping by and saying hello Jason - it's always good to talk with fellow flyers from anywhere.
Wonderful camaraderie we share in this hobby/sport!.
Here's the next 7 weeks of mowing schedule for OTX in case you need a reminder. The entire schedule is listed under the menu item "OTX Mowing Schedule."
06/12/09 |
Paul Ramey |
06/19/09 |
Bill Duncan |
06/26/09 |
Bill Fountain |
07/03/09 |
Gary Sorenson |
07/10/09 |
Erwin Gribble |
07/17/09 |
Kenny Hayes |
07/24/09 |
Dan Lange |
Well, that's it for now.
'Jim'
4 Big Gassers over OTX with Smoke
A Big Something EXTRA and Sky Dancer
A Sample of the Club Video from Lou!
Gerry's GeeBee Flys as Good as it Looks!
Hilights of 09/13/08 Invitational Fly-in
Greg's Hot Muffler Chicken Dance
Helicopter Break-in at OTX with Tristen
Splashdown on Heron Lake
Bloopers at OTX and Radio Hill
Ultimate Taxi
Giants at OTX
Kenyon Lewis & Bob 'Commodore' Wilson - Extra 260
Gerry Doubleday's Electro Kadett Video
Gary's Giant 46% Ultimate
Bob's One Wheel Yak Landing
Greg's New Monster
Helicopter Madness at OTX 11/10/07
We're still looking for new - Members' Hangar Pages!! Read about it in P.R. Posts. And submit your pictures and write-up! Six now online Williams, Commodore, Ramey, Doubleday, Doster, and Alvord.
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