Metrolina Control Line Society

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AMA Club # 1811

Flying Control Line Since 1981

Updated: March 19

MCLS Members

Will Davis, Don Jenkins, Max Flowe, James Duckworth, Scott Seiler, Trevor Sayer , Gerry Glier, Graham Webster, Stan Powell, Fred Brigeman, Kermit Payne, David Green, David Nyce, Wayne Robinson ,Jo Shoemaker, Mike Londke ,Everette Shoemaker, Sonny Williams , Watt Moore , John Uchima , Larry Hillier .

March 25 ••• MCLS club meeting , Fun fly and Birthday party for Watt Moore at his home field 10 :00 am till 5:00 pm Lunch at noon Meeting at 2:00 . Then fly some more if you wish .
If you plan to attend. Please let Will Davis know so we can plan for the meal. Everyone is welcome .
April 22 ••• Club Meeting Date Huntersville NC field 2:00
May 27 ••• Club Meting Date Huntersville NC field 2:00
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Trevor Sayer ( Vector ), Will Davis (SV-11)and Scott Seiler ( KA-10) enjoy a break in the flying at Triple Tree Aerodrome’s Frosty Dog Fly in

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Scott Seiler’s Thorp T-18 . Scott got this T-18 from a GA Pilot from McAlpine Florida . The same field that host the KOI each year and the home and airport community of Ron Waldron .
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The Next meeting will be March 25 At the home of Watt Moore in Chester SC To celebrate Watt’s 90 th trip around the sun ,

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Will Davis

Club Meeting:

Will Davis , James Duckworth , Trevor Sayer, Don Jenkins and Max Flowe attended the Feb 25 club meeting for a chilly February flying day at Huntersville , Don flew his SV 22 , Will flew the SV 11 and Trevor had his newly finished brodak electric Vector , lots of depleted batteries by the time for club meeting . Cold and wet but a great day to go out and fly in February in North Carolina .

Don Jenkins recommended a hot dog that I had not tried ,Nathan’s Colossal 1/4 pound hot dog ,so I brought the black stone grill and cooked lunch for all that attended . Betty Duckworth made a Amish cake and we had a fun day at David B Waymer field .

Flying at Huntersville field March 2 . Don Jenkins , Will Davis and Max Flowe went to David B Waymer field

Weather forecast was predicting a 4 hour window with no rain. It was a perfect day to fly. No rain, light wind and no sun. We flew till noon with lots of flight trim changes. I flew the BRODAK SV11 with Igor system. I have several flights with BadAss wood Elect props 12/6 wood pusher prop. Shows promise

Today Don flew a N-30 vector and SV22 lots of good flights , See video below

I have a carbon handle from Ruslan Kuranlov that has kevlar leads. Great feeling handle , different and will keep trying it. Nice handle but the jury is still out , I really like the Smith Brothers Handle and Jaz Minato handle , now I have a third option

Flying at Huntersville field March 2 . Don Jenkins , Will Davis and Max Flowe went to David B Waymer field,

Weather forecast was predicting a window with no rain. It was a perfect day to fly. No rain, light wind and no sun. We flew till noon with lots of flight trim changes. I flew the BRODAK SV11 with Igor system. I have several flights with BadAss wood Elect props 12/6 wood pusher prop. Shows promise

Today Don flew a N-30 vector and SV22 lots of good flights

I have a carbon handle from Ruslan Kurenkov that has kevlar leads. Great feeling handle , different and will keep trying it.

I usually fly with a Smith Brothers handle or a Kaz Minato handle , a third option is still tempting .

We fly at David B Waymer field in Huntersville NC .Go to http://wacama.com for park pass application and membership info .

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 and Video

Contest Season :
I updated the list of control line events in 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

PAMPA turns 50 :

PAMPA , the SIG for AMA was formed at the 1973 AMA NATS , PAMPA celebrates 50 years of promoting Precision Aerobatics at the 2023 NATS . A special event is planned including a Banquet , Special Guest , display of historic models . Join us in Muncie Indiana for this anniversary event.

For information on PAMPA membership go to pampacl.org

pampa 50th anniversary banquet tickets at Ball State university are available on the pampa web site , get them quick , limited capacity will sell out quick .

Join the Fun:

We plan to fly more during week due to schedule changes ,if you want to fly, contact me at willddavis@msn.com

Will Davis
MCLS President

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Metrolina Control Line Society Meeting Minutes from 25 February 2023

Metrolina Control Line Society (MCLS) held their regular monthly meeting at the Waymer Flying Field in Huntersville, NC. Will Davis, Don Jenkins, Max Flowe, Trevor Sayer, and James (Duck) Duckworth braved a cold and rainy day, with mild wind that turned out to be pretty good for flying. Will got in many patterns with his SV-11, Don flew his SV-22 and Trevor got in several flights with his new Vector 40. Will grilled up some colossal ¼ pound hotdogs, and Duck brought a loaf of Amish bread baked by his wife Betty.

The meeting was brought to order at 2:00 PM.

Financial Report:

The club remains financially stable and has the funds available to support control line modeling for another year. The meeting minutes from our meeting in November were read and approved by those in attendance.

President’s Report:

1. We lost another fellow control line enthusiast, Terry McDowell. He battled health issues for a while, and he is now at rest. Keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

2. If you fly at Waymer Field, purchase a Park Pass to support our only flying site.

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

• Triple Tree Contest during Joe Nall Week, 18-20 May, Combat event held the first weekend of Joe Nall

• Brodak Fly-In, 12-17 June

• US Nationals, 9-14 July 50 th anniversary of PAMPA

• Golden Oldies, Roanoke Rapids, NC, 1-3 September

• Canton, Ga, 15-17 September

• Nall in the Fall at Triple Tree, 29 September-8 October

• Ringmaster Fly-a-thon, 7-8 October

•Southeast Regionals , KOI at McAlpin Fl, 13-15 October

Old Business:

1. No old business was discussed.

New Business:

1. There will be a contest during the week of Joe Nall at Triple Tree. Stunt camp, 18 May, N-30/profile, 19 May, and PAMPA (all skill levels) 20 May.

2. The solar panels/charging station at Waymer sustained some damage, more info to follow.

3. The next club meeting will be held at the home of Watt Moore in Chester, SC on 25 March where we will celebrate Watt’s birthday.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:35 PM.

Respectfully,

Don Jenkins

Secretary and Treasurer

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See the letter below from our Friend Tom Dixon :

Tom has been a constant promoter of Control line for over 40 Years , He has ran a contest in the Atlanta Area since the early 80’s and is a past President of PAMPA .

I have several good useable engines that I will contribute to helping get the retreads back into modeling . I hope you can too ,
Will Davis

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••••••On the Workbench ••••••

Below is a John Simpson built classic design Cavalier. I will fly it in a couple contest in Classic or N-30 . Aerotigre 36 . 38.5 ounces. Very light , straight and great flying model.

John builds his models with traditional Dope finish . It has cloth hinges and Veco 1.75 spinner.

Each model has a number on the rudder to show the history. This is number 20.

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1996 photo Golden Oldies Competition Ga .

Gus Urtubey did the maiden flight on his new Yak at Huntersville .. Molded fuselage , lost foam wing , Igor Burger active timer , Igor Prop , bad ass motor , Klass Kote finish .