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Featured Photos

Below:   Over the weekend of the 16th and 17th of March at the Train and Hobby Fair at Sandown, Roger Chapman assisted Reeve Marsh (President of the VMAA) in promoting our hobby. The display also included fixed wing, ducted fan and control line. Jeff Sussman kindly lent a couple of models from his impressive scale collection and Roger Chapman is never short on models.  Below Jeff’s yellow Kamov and classic very large and heavy Huey.

Below – Jeff’s Huey making a 700 size Align Trex look small and a blast from the past – a nitro Raptor 50 made by Thunder Tiger that sadly not around anymore. 

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WEATHER FORECAST LINKS and WEATHER RADAR LINK

Wind Willeyweather:      https://wind.willyweather.com.au/vic/melbourne/bangholme.html

If above link doesn’t work copy and paste into ‘Google’ or just do a Google search for Wind Willyweather Bangholme.  I find this the most accurate in terms of wind and weather for our field

Weather Radar: http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml#skip

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EVENTS Up Coming Events

14/04/24 (Sun) BBQ (12.00pm) and General Meeting (12.30pm)

Note: Meeting moved to following week to allow any members that wish to support and go to the Festival of Flight which is to be held at the State Field (Home to Northern Flying Group) over the weekend of the 6th and 7th of April

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MRCHC NEWS

29/3/24 Site Updated

31/1/24 Site Updated

09/1/24 Site Updated

29/8/23 Site Updated

26/07/23 Site Updated

03/06/23 Site Updated

06/05/23 Site Updated

07/04/23 Site Updated

04/02/23 Site Updated

01/12/22 Site Updated

20/10/22 Site Updated

08/08/22 Site Updated

06/08/22 Site Updated

04/04/22 Site Updated

28/01/22 Site Updated

26/10/21 Site Updated – At long last restrictions have eased enough for us to get back into doing some flying

06/09/21 Site Updated.  Victoria is currently in lockdown so no flying but a time for maintenance.  Some of my projects have included to swapping over to Spektrum and resurrecting some old nitro models. In particular a 16 year old Thunder Tiger Raptor 50 – new electronics and a new engine with a Raptor 90 now in pieces and in the process of being refurbished – it is good therapy but hopefully we will be back into flying soon.

20/10/20 Site Updated

14/07/20 Site Updated

24/06/20 Site Updated – better forecasting link posted for Club Field

16/05/20 Site Updated

26/04/20 Site Updated

08/02/20 Site Updated

06/12/19 Site Updated

02/10/19 Site Updated

13/09/19 Site Updated

18/06/19 Site Updated: Club re-joining Fees updated.  Note:  MRCHC Club fees remain unchanged.  VMAA/ MAAA Fees have increased $30 for Full Membership and $15 for Juniors

1/06/19 Site Updated: Apologies for such a delay for an update

22/01/19 Site Updated:

08/12/18 Site Updated: Events, Contacts and photos

11/09/18 Site Updated: Events, Contacts and photos

03/08/18 Site Updated: Events and photos

01/06/18 Site Updated: Events and photos

06/02/18 Site Updated: Events and photos

15/01/18 Site Updated: Apologies but for a number of reasons the Web Site has not been updated as often as it should – more regular updates will now be occurring.

15/09/17 Site Updated: Membership Details updated

09/08/17 Site Updated

03/08/17 Site Updated

21/03/17 Site Updated:  Images updated

02/03/17 Site Updated:  Events updated

03/02/17 Site Updated:  latest (Feb) Newsletter uploaded

02/02/17 Site Updated:  Apologies for the delay in updates.

19/10/16 Site Updated:  Site Updated and latest Newsletter added

01/10/16 Site Updated:  Site Updated

08/08/16 Site Updated:  2016 to 2017 Committee list updated, August Newsletter uploaded

31/07/16 Site Updated:  Events

17/05/16 Site Updated:  Events/ Newsletter

2/04/16 Site Updated:  Events/ Images

16/02/16 Site Updated:  Events/ Images

25/11/15 Site Updated:  Events/ Committee Updated and October Newsletter uploaded

25/9/15 New Competition Schedule:  Click on the ‘Link” tab for a direct link to the new Sportsman, Advanced and Expert competition schedules. Well not totally new now but in case you have been out of the loop. These are the official MAAA descriptions and diagrams.

17/9/15 Flying Times over the School Holidays:  Flying 7 days a week – From Monday 14/09/15 to last day of flying Friday 2/10/15. 20/06/15 Membership Page Updated

26/03/15 Flying Times over the School Holidays:  Flying 7 days a week – From Monday 30/03/15 to last day of flying Friday 10/04/15.

24/03/15 Site Updated:  Events Updated and April Newsletter uploaded

27/01/15 Flying Times over the School Holidays:  Flying 7 days a week – last day of flying the Wednesday 28th January 2015.

11/10/14 Site Updated:  Events Updated and October Newsletter uploaded

30/9/14 Site Updated:  Events Updated

14/8/14  Site Updated: New Links including ‘Heligods’ Forum, Committee page updated and ‘In Memoriam’ added to the ‘About Us’ page.

14/8/14  Heligraphix:  Latest video of how these guys made and prepared for the stunt of lifting a woman with two Electric and awesomely powered RC helis – the links to the Ferrari tow and lifting the woman is on our ‘Links’ page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaAbKegyblM&feature=youtu.be

2/8/14   Newsletter: August 2014 Newsletter uploaded and weather links updated.

26/7/14  Facebook:  Facebook Link Added to ‘Links’ Page

26/7/14 Hourly Weather and Radar Links added:  We know all weather info comes form the same source – it is all a matter of who presents it in the clearest fashion.  Two to choose from for the hourly forecast.

22/7/14 Events Updated – refer below.

17/7/14 New Competition Schedule:  Click on the ‘Link” tab for a direct link to the new Sportsman, Advanced and Expert competition schedules.  These are the official MAAA descriptions and diagrams and will be the run at the Victorian State Helicopter Championships coming up in November.   Refer below for the Competition dates.

7/7/14 Membership:  Link to Tidy Club added to ‘Membership’ page.

15/6/14 Membership:  As of the 1 July 2014 all club memberships will be website managed.  Anyone wishing to join the club in the meantime, please contact the Treasurer, Brett Dargue, through the ‘Contacts’ page on this web site.

4/6/14  Newsletter: Web Editions posted

31/5/14  Newsletter: June 2014 Newsletter uploaded

26/5/14  Coxy’s Big Break – Check out the YouTube Video of the RC Model segment that went to air on 11/5/14.  Luke Annells was the Heli Flyer and flew brilliantly with his Raptor G4 Electric.  Here is the link: http://coxy.com.au/flying-model-aircraft-at-the-northern-flying-group/ Coxy’s Big Break airs on Channel 7, usually 5.30pm Sat and Sun but wont be back until after the footy on 20 September 2014.

6/4/14  Links Added: Link Menu added.

5/4/14  Newsletter: April 2014 Newsletter uploaded

3/4/14  Flying Times over the School Holidays:  Normal Flying times from Monday 7/4/14 to Wednesday 23/4/14 – NO FLYING GOOD FRIDAY 18/4/14  or EASTER DAY 20/4/14.

3/4/14  Newsletters: added – January 2013 to December 2013, flying times added to ‘Location Page’

2/4/14  Photo Gallery: Updated.  Image format is happy on a PC but not on an iPad or Smartphone.  Will be sorted in due course.

29/3/14  Web Site:   This web site is under construction in terms of relevant links and content under the various  menu tags above.    In the coming weeks as the site develops the format may change a little.  When viewed on a smart phone or iPad the format of the menu bar may cover part of the main image but on a PC it should look fine.  This will be sorted in due course.  Check in from time to time to see how things are going.

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