AMA Club # 1811
Flying Control Line Since 1981
Flying Control Line Since 1981Official Web Site of :Metrolina Control Line Society
Updated : Feb 12
Next Club Meeting : MCLS will hold their monthly club meeting 2:00 pm Saturday Feb 28 at David B Waymer field. , meeting at 2:00 PM
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Uncle Scott Seiler with Wesley and Conner at Triple Tree
Next Club Meeting : MCLS will hold their monthly club meeting 2:00 pm Feb .28 at David B Waymer, Huntersville NC Saturday meeting at 2:00
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Don Jenkins 2025
Advanced National Champion and”Concours d’Elegance”
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MCLS 2025 Membership
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MCLS OFFICERS
President ••• Will Davis
Vice President ••• Max Flowe
Sec Treasurer ••• Don Jenkins
Safety Officer ••• James Duckworth
Membership ••• Everette Shoemaker
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Metrolina Control Line Society
Metrolina Control Line Society Meeting Minutes from 24January 2026
Metrolina Control Line Society (MCLS) held their regular monthly meeting via ZOOM due to inclement weather. The following were in attendance: Will Davis, Don Jenkins, Everette and Jo Shoemaker, Phil Bailey, Stan Powell and Max Flowe.
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 2025 were read and approved by those in attendance.
President’s Report:
Old Business:
New Business:
The meeting was adjourned at 2:32 PM.
Respectfully,
Don Jenkins
Secretary and Treasurer
Will , Curtis , Pat and Watt
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2026 Control Line Schedule :
March 21 Watt Moore’s 94 th Birthday party
- April 22-25 2026••• PAMPA Stunt Camp at Triple Tree Aerodrome. Woodruff SC
- May 2-8 2026••• FAI Control Line World Championships Perth Australia
- May 8-15 ••• Joe Nall , Nats Practice
- July 5 -July 11 ••• Control Line Stunt Events At AMA Nats
- Smithfield NC Contest
- Canton Ga Contest
- Oct 3 & 4….Ringmaster Fly A Thon, Worldwide
- KOI SE Regionals
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Past 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 Jan 24 by Zoom , Due to weather , Zoom invitations will be sent out at 1:45 pm. Saturday meeting at 2:00 Pm
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.
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
If you want to meet up to fly at Huntersville , contact Will , Don or Gus to meet up at the field
Will Davis
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2024 Nats and WC. Mongolia Team pose with Max Bee
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Quote of the Month
Kids Corner
Wesley, Connor, and the Brodak Circle
Wesley and Connor had been counting down the days with a big red marker on the calendar.
“BRODAK FLY-IN,” it said in bold letters.
To them, it wasn’t just a contest. It was the place. The grass circle. The tents.The Hobby Shop , the Factory , The sound of engines. The smell of castor oil in the morning air.
And this year, they were flying in it.
Wesley had something a little different. His Ringmaster looked classic — bright red nose, cream wings, bold trim — but inside it was quiet and modern. It was electric powered. Igor System ,No fuel. No glow plug. Just batteries, wires, and a smooth whirring motor.
Connor’s airplane was pure classic beauty — a deep Blue Humbug, shining in the sun, with a polished tank and a steady-running Veco 19 engine that sang its happy two-stroke song.
They set up early that morning under a small shade of big oak Tree . Wesley carefully checked his battery pack.
“Fully charged,99 percent “ he said proudly.
Connor flipped his prop gently. “Mine smells better,” he teased, sniffing the castor oil on his fingers.
Wesley laughed. “Mine’s cleaner.”
When their event was called, butterflies fluttered in their stomachs.
Connor flew first.
The Blue Humbug started with a confident bark and settled into a steady run. Connor walked into the circle, handle steady in his hands.
Release.
The Humbug lifted into the sky like it had been waiting all year for this moment. Smooth level laps. A big round loop. A wingover that reached high into the blue Pennsylvania sky. The lines stayed tight and humming.
The crowd along the fence nodded approvingly. Buzz BRODAK was there on her golf cart too.
Connor finished with a gentle landing, wheels rolling straight in the grass.Stopping right in front of the judges . Dalton and Denny gave a thumbs up .
Then it was Wesley’s turn.
No flipping a prop.
No fuel to prime.
He connected his battery, took a breath, and armed the motor. 23 seconds later it would start ,
With a soft rising whir, the Ringmaster came alive — smooth and steady, almost futuristic compared to the crackling glow engines around the field.
Release.
The electric Ringmaster leapt forward quietly and climbed with strong, even power. The sound was different — a smooth hum instead of a roar — but it pulled just as confidently.
Wesley flew big round loops, careful eights, and a clean overhead maneuver. The power never sagged. The speed stayed constant. The Ringmaster tracked like it was on invisible rails.
Some of the older flyers smiled.
“Electric, huh?” one of them said. “Flies nice.”
Wesley beamed.
When he landed, the Ringmaster rolled to a soft stop. No oily wipe-down. No fuel drips. Just a happy pilot with bright eyes.
The judges turned in the sheets. Sandy posted the scores.
They didn’t win the top trophy that day.
But they won something even better.
They proved that a classic Ringmaster could hum through the sky on electric power…
and that a Blue Humbug could still sing like it always had.
That evening, after the flying was done, the boys walked the field one last time. The sun was low. The circle was quiet.
Connor carried the Blue Humbug carefully by the fuselage.
Wesley carried the Ringmaster, battery removed, prop still.
“Same time next year?” Connor asked.
“Definitely,” Wesley said.But Next year we will be flying with Kyle Palko , we will need more practice ,
As they loaded the airplanes into the car, both boys felt taller somehow.
Because at Brodak, in the middle of that big green circle, they weren’t just kids.
They were flyers.
And that night, as they drifted off to sleep, they dreamed of smooth lines, steady hands, and two airplanes — one humming, one singing — drawing perfect circles in Buzz Brodak’s Back Yard
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In the workshop :
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2025 Nats Champion Advanced
“ Frosty Dog flyers “
