The Annual Club Christmas Party is scheduled for Tuesday 12-11-18. (details to follow)
The Field Winter prep (Rain Date: 10/15) is scheduled for Saturday 10-13-18 at the RCCD flying field. (details to follow)
The Tom Brett Memorial Pattern Contest is scheduled for Fri/Sat/Sun 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 2018 held at the RCCD flying field. (details to follow)
The 2nd Annual Russell Hope-4-stroke Memorial Fly is scheduled for Saturday 8-4-18 held at the RCCD flying field.(details to follow)
The Club Fun Fly , Club Project planes, Steak out & C/L Event is scheduled for Saturday 7-21-18 held at the RCCD flying field.
RCCD Club Fun-Fly Announcement 7-21-18
This is also our Steak Cook Out. The dinner will be served starting at 4:30 pm.
Let Jerry Laperriere know if you’re coming.
The price this year is $10.50 per dinner. This is the same as last year.
Dinner will be the 8oz sirloin steak along with potato salad, tossed salad with a choice of dressings, a hot vegetable and a desert.
Coffee and soft drinks will be available.
Please get your request for a reservation in by Thursday the 19th of July (the meeting night ).
You may also E-Mail him at … jplaperriere@wowway.com
I look forward to seeing all of you there.
Peter
RCCD President
The Field Clean Up is scheduled for Saturday 7-14-18 held at the RCCD flying field. (details to follow) Cancelled
The Big Bird- Large Scale Event was held as scheduled. The weather Gods were finally cooperative this weekend with temps in the mid 80’s with low humidity and a favorable mild breeze. The event went very well. It was well attended by a large number of visiting fliers with their crews. The bleachers were filled with spectators spilling out onto lawn chairs and standing room along the safety fence line. The club members supported the event with their hard work and with their flying of their large aircraft. The flight line was well organized thanks to the “Air Boss” Karl Graebner sending out a continuous stream of large aircraft filling the sky at the Wetzel Memorial Field. There were large aircraft from all eras of flight including a turbine powered jet. The Kitchen was busy and the culinary crew was outstanding supplying the delicious meals and treats. A special thanks to the CD’s Lou Tisch, Mike Schafka, Don Veres, and Jim Lundberg our promotional coordinator. A very special thanks to the sponsors donating their products as prizes for this event. (For photos of the event, see below)
2018 BIG BIRD LARGE SCALE EVENT PHOTOS BY GEORGE DUDEK
The Big Bird – Large Scale Event is scheduled for Saturday 7-7-18 held at the RCCD flying field. Pilot meeting starts at 9:45 am and flying starts at 10:00 am. For further information see 2018 BIG BIRD promo below.
For the Free Press write up click on this link https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2018/07/02/macomb-model-airplanes-airshow/752522002/
6-30-18 E.A.A. BREAKFAST @ 7:30 am – 11:30am (We need to do this to help RCCD retain its Gold Leader Club designation and reputation as a premier club.) Bring your best looking model for static display.
The E.A.A. Fly-in Breakfast was held as scheduled. The weather was uncooperative with almost record breaking heat and humidity creating a rather unfavorable flying condition for the full scale aircraft flying in. Many pilots and their passengers drove in instead to enjoy the delicious breakfast and enjoy the camaraderie of all the fellow aircraft enthusiast whether full scale or model. The weather also affected the participation of the RCCD members and their aircraft on static display. The heat, humidity and bright sunshine also took it’s toll on the models on display. Many RCCD members came for the breakfast and a short review of the full scale planes and models that were there. Jim Lundberg (the CD for RCCD) along with Phil laperriere were well prepared for the event and brought the club tables, handout flyers, magazines, and a pop up canopy and had it all set up by 6:45 am anticipating a larger crowd. Discounting the weather, the event did attract a lot of spectators that enjoyed all the aircraft on display.
RCCD War Birds & Scale 2018 flyer
6-17-18
The War Bird and Scale Event was held at the RCCD flying field as scheduled on Saturday 6-16-18. This was another weekend with threatening weather, but that didn’t detour the adventurous visiting fliers, crews, spectators, club members fliers and working club members. They all pitched in to make this event a success. A special thanks to the culinary crew for their great grilled lunches and treats. The co- CD’s did a great job in organizing the event and gathering the pilot raffle prizes donated by the generous sponsors of the event…………Thank you all……..For photos, see the next two items below.
2018 WAR BIRDS & SCALE PAGE #1 OF 2 PHOTOS BY WILLIE McMATH
2018 WAR BIRDS & SCALE PAGE #2 OF 2 PHOTOS BY WILLIE McMATH
6-4-18
The 2018 WOW Event was held at the RCCD flying field as scheduled on Saturday 6-2-18 and on Sunday 6-3-18. Despite the threatening and intermittent rainy weather on both days, the event was well attended by club members, visiting pilots and their crews, and spectators in the stands. The flying was great and there were no major crashes or losses. A deserving “THANK YOU” to all that participated in the event, whether you were flying or spotting, working in registration, working the flight line, selling the raffle tickets, setting up the equipment, cooking and serving the delicious lunches and snacks, announcing on the PA, or cleaning up afterwards. A special thanks to the co- CD’s John McCormick and Phil Laperriere…….For photos, See the next three items below.
2018 WOW EVENT #1 of 2 Saturday photos by Willie McMath
2018 WOW EVENT #2 of 2 Saturday photos by Willie McMath
2018 WOW EVENT Sunday 6-3-18 photos by Willie McMath