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Metrolina Control Line Society

AMA Club # 1811

Flying Control Line Since 1981

Update: April 17

MCLS News

•••Next MCLS Club meeting April 27 at David B Waymer Field Huntersville NC 2:00 pm

April 6 Fun Fly and Contest

Gerry Glier placed first in Profile Stunt with a Watt Moore Built Brodak P-40 powered by Randy Smith PA 51

Profile. Gerry Glier , Larry Draughn and Larry Hillier

Buddy Barbee placed first N30 Stunt flying A Vintage Bob Pitkin built Chizzler powered by Fox 35 .

N30. Buddy Barbee , Gerry Glier and Don Jenkins

Lunch served by Flying Aces RC Club

Long time MCLS member Ed Ruane catches up with Don Jenkins at the Huntersville Contest .

Connor and Wesley Smith after a full day of practice on Friday before the contest

March 23 2024 Watt Moore Fun fly

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MCLS Membership

Will Davis, Don Jenkins, Max Flowe, James Duckworth, Phil Bailey ,Ray Copeland ,Fred Brigeman, Gerry Glier, David Green, Larry Hillier, Watt Moore ,Stan Powell, Kermit Payne, Scott Seiler, Trevor Sayer , David Nyce, Jo Shoemaker, Everette Shoemaker, Graham Webster, Sonny Williams ,Gustavo Urtubey

MCLS OFFICERS

President ••• Will Davis

Vice President ••• Max Flowe

Sec Treasurer ••• Don Jenkins

Safety Officer ••• James Duckworth

Membership ••• Everette Shoemaker

•• MCLS Notice ••

MCLS Club Meeting •••• Next meeting of MCLS will be Saturday April 27 , Huntersville 2:00 pm

Metrolina Control Line Society Meeting Minutes from 23 March 2024

Metrolina Control Line Society (MCLS) held their regular monthly meeting at the home and flying field of Watt Moore in Chester SC. We had a great turnout to celebrate Watt’s 91st birthday. Watt even got in some handle time on a Ringmaster with aid of the flying chair. Will Davis grilled up some hamburgers and hot dogs with all the fixings and Watt cut his birthday cake after blowing out the candles with an old greasy propeller. What a great Saturday afternoon of flying, fellowship, celebration, and dodging paper planes!

The following folks were present: Watt Moore, Will Davis, Don Jenkins, Max Flowe, Everett and Jo Shoemaker, James Duckworth, Wayne Robinson, Scott Seiler, Alan Buck, John Rakes, Charlene Hopkins, Wesleyand Connor Smith. The meeting was brought to order at 2:27 PM

Financial Report:

The club remains financially stable and has the funds available to supportcontrol line modeling for another year and to put on a one-day contest on 6 April 2024! The meeting minutes from our meeting in February were read and approved by those in attendance.

President’s Report:

1. Here is an updated list of upcoming contests and events:

• MCLS one-day contest, Profile and N-30, 6 April 2024.

• Joe Nall at Triple Tree, 10-17 May 2024. Stunt camp is on 16 May and a contest will be held on 17 and 18 May. Friday is N-30 and profile, and we will have the place to ourselves on Saturday for PAMPA competition with all skill classes.

• Brodak Fly-In, 10-15 June.

• US Nationals in Muncie, August 4-9.

• 2024 World Championship in Muncie, August 12-17.

• Canton Georgia Contest, September 13-15.

• KOI, McAlpin FL, September 27 – 29.

2. If you fly at Waymer Field get a Park Pass, and its time to renew your MCLS Membership! Dues remain at $20 so make your checks out to Don Jenkins or join via the Wacama Website.

Old Business:

1. MCLS will put on a one-day Contest and Fun Fly/Raffle/Vendors on Saturday, 6 April 2024. There will be two events, Profile and N-30 with all skill classes grouped together with 3 awards for each event. The grass circle will be available all day to fly anything you bring. Lunch will be served.

New Business:

1. The Flying Aces RC Club has volunteered to prepare our lunch at the April 6th contest. They will be grilling brats, hotdogs, burgers with all the good stuff to go along.

2. The next club meeting will be at the Waymer Flying Field on 20 April 2024 at 2:00 PM.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:15 PM.

Respectfully,

Don Jenkins

Secretary and Treasurer

Joe Nall Ringrat Training

MCLS December club meeting

Great story on Tom Dixon and Bob Elliott P40 Black Tiger

November Club meeting

Don Jenkins , Will Davis , Scott Seiler and Max Flowe with their Brodak SV 11 models

Carolina Gang at Golden Oldies Control Line Contest. Roanoke Rapids ,NC

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1/2 A Day

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Will Davis

Club Meeting •••

• The Next club meeting will be Saturday April 27 at Huntersville Field 2:00

Social Media •••
Facebook pages that might be of interest to control line flyers below

• Metrolina Control Line Society
• PAMPA control line
• Control Line flying
• Brodak Hobby

Contest Season •••
I updated the list of control line events that members attend from the southeast .

If your organization has a control line event scheduled , let me know and I will add it to our web site.

PAMPA •••

The Precision Aerobatics Model Pilots Association, Inc. (PAMPA) is recognized by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) as a Special Interest Group (SIG) representing Control Line Precision Aerobatics (CLPA) enthusiasts on a national and international basis.

The mission of PAMPA is to promote and improve control line precision aerobatics events.

The PAMPA web site has many digital articles available for download, pictures, District/Regional contact information

Club meeting •••

Next meeting Sat April 27 at Huntersville

Join the Fun •••

If you want to meet up to fly at Huntersville , contact Will Davis , Don Jenkins or Max Flowe to get together .

Will Davis

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Quote of the Day

“ Tell Jimmy to get on his horse “

Code message for Jimmy Doolittle to go ahead with Tokyo Raid April 18 1942.

Contest and Events

••••• 2024 SE USA Events •••••

••• April 20 ••• Raleigh NC RDRC Rodney Earp Swap meet and RDRC fun fly

••• May 10 -17 ••• Joe Nall •••

Woodruff SC

Combat Contest the first Sat and Sun weekend .

Ringrat Training and Stunt Nats practice all week

Triple Tree Stunt Championships. •

Profile and N30 stunt on Friday May 17 (all Skill Classes combined)..

Pampa PA Skill Classes on Saturday May 18 . 9 am Start Both Days,, Stunt camp and Swap meet on Thursday May 16 , Lunch served on Saturday , no appearance points any event.Registered Control line flyers stay on Saturday for competition

Contest Director: Will Davis ,Mark Weiss