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Metrolina Control Line Society

Updated : May 26

Next Club Meeting : MCLS will hold their monthly club meeting 2:00 pm Saturday June 27 at Huntersville , David B Waymer field . , meeting at 2:00 PM

Metrolina Control Line Society Meeting Minutes from 23May 2026

Metrolina Control Line Society (MCLS) held their regular monthly meeting at the Waymer Flying Field in Huntersville, NC. It was a rainy, dreary day and quite cool for this time of year, but Will Davis managed to get in a few flights on a Ringmaster between showers. Steven Soble brought a box of control line items to give away, and we all rifled through the goodies.

The following were in attendance: Will and Mellisa Davis, Don Jenkins, Max Flowe, James Duckworth, and Steven Soble.

The meeting was brought to order at 2:04 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 March 2026 were read and approved by those in attendance.

President’s Report:

1. It’s time to renew your MCLS Membership for 2026.

2. If you fly at Waymer Field, purchase a park pass and join PAMPA!

3. No new issues from the WACAMA Board.

4. Here is a listing of upcoming contests and events:

• Brodak Fly-In, 15-19 June
• US Nationals at Muncie, 5-11 July
• MCLS 45th Anniversary Contest at Huntersville, 19 September
• Contest at Canton, GA, 2-4 October
• Ringmaster Fly-a-thon, 3 and 4 October
• King Orange International at McAlpin, FL, 23-25 October

Old Business:

1. The club sanction renewal for 2026 is coming due and the club will also file the sanction for our 45th Anniversary Contest in September.

2. As the weather warms up, we must treat the two asphalt circles for weeds and fire ants.

New Business:

1. The control line community is saddened from the recent passing of two great gentlemen, Dave Hemstrought and Ron Waldron. They were builders, fliers and significant contributors to our wonderful hobby and they will be missed.

2. Don Jenkins is now officially the District 5 PAMPA Representative. If you have any input from District 5 that you would like to get published in Stunt News or to share with others through various media, email those items of interest to d.l.jenkins33@gmail.com.

3. One of Jim Vanloo’s original Chipmunk models is up for inclusion for the AMA Museum.

4. Steven Soble donated a Smoothie to Will Davis for his grandsons to use for practice.

5. The next club meeting will be held at Waymer Field on 27June.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:31 PM.

Respectfully,

Don Jenkins

Secretary and Treasurer

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MCLS 2026

Will Davis
Don Jenkins
Max Flowe
Watt Moore
James Duckworth
Sonny Williams
Gus Urtubey
Everett Shoemaker
Jo Shoemaker
Kermit Payne
Gerry Glier
Alan Buck
Steve Sobel
Brian Malin

MCLS OFFICERS

President ••• Will Davis

Vice President ••• Max Flowe

Sec Treasurer ••• Don Jenkins

Safety Officer ••• James Duckworth

Membership ••• Everette Shoemaker

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2026 Control Line Schedule :

June 15-19••• Bradak Fly In
July 5 -July 11 ••• Stunt AMA Nats
Sept 5 & 6 ••••Smithfield NC Contest
Sept 19 •••MCLS 45 th anniversary contest , Huntersville. N-30 and Profile
Oct 2,3 & 4 ••• Canton Ga Contest
Oct 3 & 4••• Ringmaster Fly A Thon,
Oct 23-25 •••KOI , SE Regionals Fla

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MCLS Club meeting pictures

MCLS December club meeting

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 2023

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Club Meeting •••

MCLS Club Meeting ••
Next Club Meeting : MCLS will hold their monthly club meeting 2:00 pm April 25

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

• Metrolina Control Line Society
• PAMPA Control line , FB
• Control Line flying FB
• Brodak Hobby FB

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.