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The MIDWEST R/C SOCIETY AMA Charter Club 711 Northville Township, MI, USA | ||
Upcoming Events 2025 Hamburg Flyers Club Indoor Info, at this time:
The last day of indoor flying at the Legacy Center is Wednesday, April 24, 2025. Skymasters' Indoor Flying Info The last day of indoor flying in Pontiac, MI at the United Wholesale Mortgage Sports Complex is on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Tentative Midwest RC Society 2025 Events Schedule
May 7th In Person Meeting at Mettetal Airport 7:00 p.m. May 24th, Saturday season opener at the Field 10 a.m. Till 2:00 p.m. or whenever you leave June 4th, Wednesday June 4th Ladies' Pot Luck at the Field 6 p.m. June 15, Sunday, Fathers day EAA pancake Breakfast Table and flyers (Bill Jr. investigating) July 1st, Tuesday, Meeting at the field Sailplane Combo All Members Welcome July 11th-13th Mid-Am Electric fly at Midwest field (Club help), Friday is set up day in the morning with out-of-town guests arriving through the day. August 2nd, Midwest open house and flying meeting with hot dog lunch, Invite friends and family. September 3rd, Meeting at the field 6 p.m. Officer nominations open. October 1st, meeting at Mettetal Airport FBO, 7:00 p.m. / Per swap shop prep Officer Nominations November 2nd, Sunday, Swap shop Northville Mi Senior center. (all members help) November 5th, in person Meeting at Mettetal airport. 7:00 p.m. Club Officers voting. December 3rd, Christmas Snack Share and lightly used gift exchange. $50.00 and over FOF gift card raffle. 7:00 p.m.
The Balsa Butchers are hosting the "Keith Shaw Birthday Party Electric Fly-In", for the 23rd year, at their field near Coldwater, MI. The event takes place on Saturday, May 31, 2025. It is a one day event. The event consists of Open Electric Flying with a "Special Guest of Honor Theme". Happy Birthday Keith Shaw [June 6]. Enjoy a day with the "Pioneering Master of Electric R/C Flight". 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday. NO LANDING FEE! Donations for field maintenance and lunch appreciated. For additional information contact;
Please e-mail or call with any questions. The field will be open for guests to fly on Sunday as well. 41st Annual Mid-America Electric Flies 2025 & FREE Open Air Swap Meet
AMA Sanctioned Event (Proof of AMA membership required to fly - Sorry MAAC membership is no longer accepted)
Hosted by the:
Midwest R/C Society Contest Directors are:
Keith Shaw (734) 973-6309 Flying both days is at the Midwest R/C Society Flying Field - 7 Mile Rd., Salem Twp., MI Registration: 9 A.M. Saturday Event Flying from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Saturday Open Flying 10 A.M. Until You Leave Sunday (Open Flying Saturday after the Event & All Day Sunday
No Pilot Landing Fee
No Parking Donation Will Be Requested from Spectators or Those Participating in the Open Air Swap Shop
Awards on Saturday Only!
Planes Must Fly To Be Considered for Any Award
The Field is Open for Open Flying All Day Friday
Come and join us for two days of fun and relaxed electric flying. The NCM (Not Conventional Materials) Event Traditionally, model aircraft airframes have been mostly constructed from balsa wood, plywood, spruce, and fiberglass. For the purposes of this meet, NCM airframes are mostly constructed from not conventional materials i.e.; sheet foam, foam board, cardboard, block foam, foam insulation material, etc. Any NCM aircraft may be used (no ARF types). Power systems are limited to a maximum of 3S (no paralleling) LiPo batteries or 4S maximum, no paralleling, for A123 packs. All planes qualifying for this event will launch at the same time, and the last one to land will be declared the winner. The old entrance to the Midwest RC Society flying field is permanently closed!!! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE IT!!!  This is what the flying field entrance looks like. Please Drive SAFELY The field entrance is on the north side of Seven Mile Road about 1.5 Miles west of Currie Rd. entrance is on the north side of Seven Mile Road about 1.6 Miles west of Currie Rd. The address is 7621 Seven Mile Road, Northville, MI 48167. The entrance is through a private residence drive and out past the barn. How to enter the flying field, by going past the farm buildings, is shown in the following photo.  Directions from Google Maps to the flying field Directions from Google Maps to the flying field To locate the Midwest R/C Society 7 Mile Rd. flying field, site of the Mid-America Electric Flies, use the link for the map above. Because of their convenient location and the easy drive to the flying field, the Comfort Suites and Holiday Inn Express in Wixom, MI have been added to the hotels' listing. They are only 10 miles northeast of the field and located near I-96 and Wixom Road. See the map-hotel .pdf for more details. |
Once again, the Midwest RC Society annual swap shop was a huge success thanks to Rudi Reinhard's organizational efforts. The membership really pitched in this year with their help. Thanks so very much to all of you who helped make this a continuing success story for our club!  Cub Scout Day at the Field Held at the Midwest RC Society 7 Mile Rd. field, September 2009. John Kilsdonk Memorial Control Line Fly-in Held at the Midwest RC Society 5 Mile Rd. field on October 8, 2006. Annual November Swap Shop Photos Held in the Northville Senior Community Center Annual September Air Show Photos Our BIG end of summer event. Annual July Mid-America Electric Flies Biggest All Electric Event in the Midwest! Over 20 years of tradition. Q-500 & AT-6 Texan Race Photos Racing, another intrest of the MRCS. Past Holiday Party Photos A tribute to Bob Strobel! Monthly Meeting Demo Photos Learn from the Pros MRCS Reaches Out to the Community - Photos MRCS youth days and more. |
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