BCRC's seventh aerobatic pattern contest will be held on 26-27 Sep 2009 at the BCRC flying site on the SW corner of the Fort Scott city airport. Field will be open for practice on Friday afternoon, 25 Sep, for practice. For further information contact Todd Schmidt 620-223-6306 (H) or 620-223-3370 (W).
Our Flying Field!
Meetings
Club meetings are held at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month from November thru April, except December. During the months of May thru October meetings will be at 1:00 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Meetings are held at the flying site when weather permits, otherwise they are held in the Fort Scott Airport Terminal building. Occasionally, some meetings are at member’s homes or at other locations for some special event. Advance notice of meeting change is made through a newsletter, by e-mail, or by phone.
Membership
Any radio control model enthusiast is eligible for
membership in the Bourbon County RC Flyer club.
Categories of membership are:
* Open Members - 19 through 64 years of age
* Senior Members – 65 years and older
* Junior Members – 18 years and younger
Each member must be a member of the AMA.
Application for membership can be made through any club member.
About The Bourbon County RC Flyers
The Bourbon County RC Flyers is a chartered club of
the Academy of Model Aeronautics
The objectives of this club are:
·To promote radio control model construction and
operation in Bourbon County.
·To aid, insofar as possible, the national program
of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), looking
toward the continual advancement of model aviation in
all its phases in the United States.
·To provide an association for individuals interested
in radio control model airplane building and flying.
·To promote safety in, and enjoyment of, radio control
model airplane building and flying.
·To establish, equip, and maintain a flying field and
facilities for flying radio control model airplanes.
·To do anything in keeping with the foregoing objectives
permitted by law, alone, or in cooperation with others
Officers
Todd Schmidt – President
Mike True – Vice-President
Ken Lyon – Secretary
Kevin Lyon – Treasurer
Scott Murray – Safety Officer
The BCRC Flyers completed their fifth pattern contest on the weekend of 27 - 28 September 2008. Weather was great! Twenty-three flyers participated in the two day event from Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Of special note were two young flyers, Adam Barry-Ford, age 13, from Lee's Summit, Mo., and Jarrett Lyon, age 9, from Fort Scott. Participants and placement were:
SPORTSMAN - Adam Barry-Ford (1st), Mike Lollis (2nd), and Jarrett Lyon (3rd);
INTERMEDIATE - Forrest Wilhite (1st), George Ashley (2nd), John DeLuca(3rd);
ADVANCED - John Konneker (1st), Ken Kaut (2nd); Steve Ford (3rd);
MASTERS - Brian Young (1st), Dan Curtis (2nd), Joe Dunnaway (3rd); and,
FAI/F3A - Orland McKee.
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