Mesilla Valley Model Airplane Club
AMA Club Charter #1466
WE WANT YOU TO JOIN OUR CLUB!
Download and print our club application HERE
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
On Saturday, May 1st we held our annual Scale Fly In. Despite a dire forcast, winds were reasonable throughout the
morning and early afternoon, and we had excellent participation. Some photos of the event:
May 2010 Scale Fly In 1
May 2010 Scale Fly In 2
May 2010 Scale Fly In 3
May 2010 Scale Fly In 4
May 2010 Scale Fly In 5
May 2010 Scale Fly In 6
May 2010 Scale Fly In 6
May 2010 Scale Fly In 6
May 2010 Scale Fly In 6
Flier for 1 May 2010 MVMAC Scale Fly In
Learning the Radio Control Model Airplane Hobby. Starting June 1st, Jerry Delong will conduct a series of
classes / workshops / discussions for anyone interested in flying radio controlled model airplanes. This will
include the basics of our hobby, equipment, flying on computer simlators, live flight training, and more. For
more information contact Jerry
- see Flier for Learning the Radio Control Model Airplane Hobby.
Our next General Membership Meeting (4th Wednesday, each month) will start at 7:00 PM
on July 28th at our 1103 Solano, Rawson's Self Storage, Club House. Following the meeting, Greg McGill will hold a workshop titled
"Introduction to RC Soaring". Greg is a long time RC glider hobbyist and competitor. Outline for Greg's presentation.
Our next Planning Meeting (2nd Wednesday, each month) will start at 7:00 PM on August 11th
at our 1103 Solano, Rawson's Self Storage, Club House. At these informal meetings Club Officers
consider ways to improve the Club, plan events, prepare the agenda for the next General Membership
meeting, etc. All members are invited to attend, particularly anyone with ideas for future
activities or thoughts on improving the Club.
Our next flying event will our annual Electric Fly In Scale Fly In on Saturday, 6 November at the NM State University
Intramurral field. Watch this space for details. John Womack is the contact for this event 575-522-0785, womack5495@comcast.net.
STEVE DEMAR'S ELECTRIC POWER WORKSHOP SERIES
Download Steve's Note sheets for the previous workshops here. Electric Power Workshop Notes
ITEMS FOR SALE OR DESIRED
Check our For Sale or Desired page for great buys or items that members are looking for! Bill
Hansen is currently offering items for sale. John Womack is looking to borrow a back issue of "Radio Control Modeler" magazine.
If you would like to list items for sale or desired, contact me, Dean Herman.
CLUB GLOW FUEL
We are gathering orders for our next Club fuel purchase. Interested members can sign up at
the Field, sign up with Steve Preston at at one of our monthly General Membership meetings, or contact Steve directly
575-522-7295. Orders must be in full case (4 gallons per case) increments.
Some of our members also fly electric powered models at New Mexico State University,
for information on this please e-mail me, Dean Herman
MVMAC Since 1959
Come visit our field or our meetings!
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MVMAC is a model club dedicated to having fun flying and building miniature
aircraft. R/C pilots are the largest group. We encourage model builders, both young and old, to join our club and show off your
building techniques. For static display, we do not require an AMA membership! Please come and join our club and let us see your work!
At club meetings,
show and tell might include a fun-fly plane and a peanut-sized indoor rubber
ship.
If you are interested in becoming a member or learning more about MVMAC
please e-mail me, Dean Herman
Need to contact one of our members? Proceed to our Members List and click on their name!
If you want to learn more about flying or you want to find a club in your area go to the Academy of Model Aeronautics. They have many different links to Free Flight, Control Line, and Radio Control and are dedicated to the preservation of all model flying and building. You can also join on-line here at, AMA Membership Applications Center. Just click on the link, answer some questions and you will be registered and insured with our National Organization!
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