What have you been up to?

Mad River members haven't gone into hobby hibernation since the end of the summer. During the cold, wet weather we move from the flying field to our work shops. Here's what some of our members have been up to lately:

Association President Dick K. has been busy with several projects in his workshop, including learning how to make parts with his new 3-D plastic printer. (You can get one of these printer kits for $185 shipped!) In the above picture, the printer is finishing the root sections of wings for a Spitfire.

The model prints in sections that glue together. Here are the sections of the Spitfire he had completed. He'll have a cool 38" wingspan electric model when he's done.

He's also printing formers and hatches for his giant scale Cessna 172h.

Association Secretary Rob C. is making the leap to building, including recovering a Balsa USA Stick 40, finishing a Great Planes Trainer 60 kit, and rebuilding a twin-engine Cermark BN-2 Islander.

Members- share  your winter project by sending pics to flyurbana. We'd love to see what you have been up to!

Meeting Minutes and News

Happy Holidays to MRFA members and fellow modelers! Here are the December meeting minutes and a brief note about 2017 pylon racing:

December Meeting Minutes

Meeting called to order 6:07 PM

Members present: G. Bert, B. Alhoff, D. Millner, C. Merrow, D.

Wells, B.Huck and D. Kaczmarek.

There will not be a January meeting, next will be February 3.

2017 Dates:

-Military Approbation Day July 17

-Rotor Challenge June 3

-Need to finalize racing and get planes ordered.

-Treasurer report read and closed meeting 6:35 PM

Pylon Racing Update

- Get your Tower Hobbies Corsair or Hellcat soon with holiday discounts.

-  In order to expand the field of planes, we may accept other aircraft for war bird racing, IF a model meets the following criteria (similar to the Tower Hobbies specs):

 38-40" wingspan

1000 kV motor

ESC with max 30A rating

45 - 55 g/sq dm wing loading

Balsa, Foam, or Printed Plastic acceptable, as long as it within the variances specified- final approval rests with MRFA.

 

 - A second class for Parkzone war birds (Corsair, FW-190, Mustang, T-28, Wildcat) may be created if there is enough interest! Email Rob at flyurbana@gmail.com if you are interested ASAP. Please mention which stock Parkzone plane you would like to use. 

December Meeting

Well folks, the days where we can fly outside are far and few between. The cold, wet season is here to stay for a few months-  time to start planning for 2017's flying season. MRFA will be meeting this Thursday, 6:00 at the Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, OH. Members are encouraged to attend and have a voice in the event planning for next season- and potential members are welcome to come and learn more about the association. Speaking of events for next season...

Now is the time to order your Tower Hobbies war birds for 2017 pylon racing! Free shipping and season deals can land you a Corsair or Hellcat for under $100. 

PLEASE RENEW YOUR AMA and MRFA MEMBERSHIP FOR 2017.

Want to relive the glorious summer days of 2016 on these cold, wet nights? Check out the photo tab on our web page for pictures from the 2016 season.

Mark, Bill, and Dick help Tracy out with his Four-Star 120, days before we packed up the plane stands in November.

Pylon Racing

Hey RC Flyers! Check out the new PYLON RACING page link at the top of this web site. If you think that you are an ACE PILOT put your skills to the test this coming summer. Now is the time to sign up and get your plane ready!

November Meeting Minutes

This was the first meeting of the off-season at the Champaign Aviation Museum.

• Members in attendance: Dave M., Dave Mg., Mark M. (VP), Tracy S,, Mike U., Todd P., Gary B., Richard K. (Pres.), Bill H. (Treas.) and Bill A.
• Treasurer's report read and approved.
• The current landfill work was discussed.
• Swap Meet Items: The B-25 raffle signs were shown, and the number of tables were discussed. 
•  We discussed events that everyone would like to see for next season, including: pylon racing, a renewed emphasis on Rotor Challenge, Fun Fly, F3C helicopter clinic, the association picnic, and invite the public day (MRFA air show).
• The meeting started 6:00 pm and ended at 7:00 pm.

NEWS ITEMS

MEMBERS:

November Association Meeting THURSDAY, November 3rd, 6:00 PM at CHAMPAIGN AVIATION MUSEUM

 FIELD CLOSING DAY

SATURDAY -  NOVEMBER 5TH AT NOON
(That means put stuff away for winter.)

END OF SEASON = END OF HOBBY? HECK NO!
 We can still fly, of course! We'll get together for MAN CAVE NIGHTS and SWAP MEET SEASON! We'll get together to work on projects, fix up your swap meet purchases, and get your air racers ready for next season's racing championship!